July 21st, 1946

Born on July 21st, 1946

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 28,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 599 days, exactly on December 13th, 2025, people who were born on July 21st, 1946 will be 29,000 days old!

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What happened on July 21st, 1946?

July 21st, 1946

After several weeks of unrest, rioters shot and lynched Bolivian President Gualberto Villarroel, desecrating and hanging his corpse in the streets of La Paz.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_La_Paz_riots

What else happened on July 21st?

July 21st, 2019

People returning from anti-extradition bill protests were attacked (pictured) by suspected triad members in Yuen Long, Hong Kong, leaving 45 people injured.

July 21st, 2007

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the popular Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, was released and sold 15 million copies in its first 24 hours, making it the fastest-selling book in history.

July 21st, 1990

The Taiwanese military ordered the deportation of dozens of illegal immigrants from mainland China in sealed boat holds, causing 25 deaths due to suffocation.

July 21st, 1977

Libyan forces carried out a raid at Sallum, sparking a four-day war with Egypt.

July 21st, 1972

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated twenty-two bombs throughout Belfast, Northern Ireland.

July 21st, 1960

Sirimavo Bandaranaike (pictured) was elected the prime minister of Ceylon, becoming the world's first democratically elected female head of government.

July 21st, 1959

The inaugural International Mathematical Olympiad, the leading mathematical competition for pre-university students, began in Romania.

July 21st, 1925

American high school biology teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty of violating Tennessee's Butler Act by teaching evolution in class.

July 21st, 1918

World War I: An Imperial German Navy U-boat opened fire on a small convoy of barges and defending aircraft near the American town of Orleans, Massachusetts.

July 21st, 1877

Much of central Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was burned and looted during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.

July 21st, 0365

A large earthquake occurred near Crete, triggering a tsunami, and causing widespread destruction around the eastern Mediterranean region.

July 21st, 0230

Pope Pontian began his pontificate, succeeding Urban I.

July 21st, 0230

Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope. After being exiled to Sardinia, he became the first pope to resign his office.

January 1st, 1970

The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 21st

Born on July 21st, 1946

76

Ken Starr

American judge and educational administrator

*July 21st, 1946, Vernon †September 13th, 2022, Houston

77

Domingo Cavallo

Argentine economist and politician (born 1946)

*July 21st, 1946, San Francisco

75

Jüri Tarmak

Estonian (Soviet) high jumper (1946–2022)

*July 21st, 1946, Tallinn †June 22nd, 2022, Tallinn

77

W. Brian Arthur

American economist

*July 21st, 1946, Belfast

77

Hamish Fulton

British photographer

*July 21st, 1946, London

77

Anna Freixas Farré

Feminist writer and university professor from Spain

*July 21st, 1946, Barcelona

77

Emilio Moran

Anthropologist

*July 21st, 1946, Cuba

77

Timothy Harris

American writer and producer

*July 21st, 1946, Los Angeles

77

Anne Libert

Belgian actress

*July 21st, 1946, City of Brussels

77

Paul Preston

British historian

*July 21st, 1946, Liverpool

66

Mark Aizikovitch

Soviet actor and composer (1946-2013)

*July 21st, 1946, Poltava †March 17th, 2013, Berlin

48

José Francisco Ruiz Massieu

Mexican politician (1946-1994)

*July 21st, 1946, Acapulco †September 28th, 1994, Mexico City

77

Midori Nakano

Japanese essayist

*July 21st, 1946, Saitama Prefecture

77

Fernando Canales Clariond

Mexican politician

*July 21st, 1946, Monterrey

77

Alberto José Poletti

Argentine footballer

*July 21st, 1946, Buenos Aires

77

Mel Damski

American film producer

*July 21st, 1946, Manhattan

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63

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

*July 21st, 1951, Chicago †August 11th, 2014, Tiburon

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

41

Miss Li

Swedish singer and songwriter

*July 21st, 1982, Borlänge

75

Garry Trudeau

American cartoonist (born 1948)

*July 21st, 1948, New York City

75

Cat Stevens

British musician (born 1948)

*July 21st, 1948, Marylebone

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

75

Beppe Grillo

Italian comedian, actor, blogger, and politician

*July 21st, 1948, San Fruttuoso

61

Ernest Hemingway

American author and journalist (1899–1961)

*July 21st, 1899, Oak Park †July 2nd, 1961, Ketchum

81

Shlomo Havlin

Israeli physicist

*July 21st, 1942, Jerusalem

52

Charlotte Gainsbourg

English-French actress and singer (born 1971)

*July 21st, 1971, Marylebone

91

Eero Aarnio

Finnish interior designer

*July 21st, 1932, Helsinki

83

Penny Fuller

American actress (b. 1940)

*July 21st, 1940, Lumberton

72

Eberhard Gienger

German gymnast and politician

*July 21st, 1951, Künzelsau

84

Norbert Blüm

German politician and minister, CDU (1935–2020)

*July 21st, 1935, Rüsselsheim am Main †April 23rd, 2020, Bonn

26

Panji Ahmad Maulana

Indonesian badminton player

*July 21st, 1997, Tasikmalaya City

97

Norman Jewison

Canadian film director, producer and actor (1926–2024)

*July 21st, 1926, Toronto †January 20th, 2024, Los Angeles

78

Leigh Lawson

English actor

*July 21st, 1945, Atherstone

66

Stefan Löfven

Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 2014–2021

*July 21st, 1957, Hägerstens församling

71

Edward Herrmann

American actor, director (1943–2014)

*July 21st, 1943, Washington, D.C. †December 31st, 2014, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

66

Lovis Corinth

German painter (1858-1925)

*July 21st, 1858, Gvardeysk †July 17th, 1925, Zandvoort

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Born in 1946

77

Donald Trump

President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 14th, 1946, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

77

George W. Bush

President of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*July 6th, 1946, New Haven

77

Bill Clinton

President of the United States from 1993 to 2001

*August 19th, 1946, Hope

77

Jean-Claude Arnault

Swedish photographer

*August 15th, 1946, Marseille

78

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

77

Steven Spielberg

American filmmaker (born 1946)

*December 18th, 1946, Cincinnati

76

Suzanne Somers

American actress, author, singer, businesswoman in alternative medicine (1946–2023)

*October 16th, 1946, San Bruno †October 15th, 2023, Palm Springs

77

Berti Vogts

German footballer and manager

*December 30th, 1946, Büttgen

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

*February 24th, 1946, Prague †May 31st, 2017, Prague

62

Lux Interior

American punk rock musician and a founding member of the band The Cramps

*October 21st, 1946, Akron †February 4th, 2009, Glendale

64

Michael Hansen

German cabaret artist (1946-2011)

*October 21st, 1946, Aalborg †March 15th, 2011, Berlin

69

Alan Rickman

British actor and director (1946–2016)

*February 21st, 1946, Hammersmith †January 14th, 2016, London

77

Rolf Konow

Danish photographer and actor

*July 22nd, 1946, Copenhagen

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

78

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

78

Tan Aik Huang

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1946, Singapore

77

Sylvester Stallone

American actor and film director

*July 6th, 1946, Hell's Kitchen

77

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

*July 5th, 1946, Den Helder

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1946 is a normal year and no leap year.

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