June 21st, 1950

Born on June 21st, 1950

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What happened on June 21st?

June 21st, 2000

President Bill Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to 22 Asian Americans, mostly from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, for actions during World War II.

June 21st, 1973

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered its decision in the landmark case Miller v. California, establishing the Miller test for determining what is obscene material.

June 21st, 1957

Ellen Fairclough became the first woman to be appointed to the cabinet of Canada.

June 21st, 1948

The Manchester Baby (replica pictured), the world's first stored-program computer, ran its first computer program.

June 21st, 1940

World War II: The main offensive of the unsuccessful Italian invasion of France began.

June 21st, 1921

Irish War of Independence: Most of the village of Knockcroghery in County Roscommon was burned by British forces.

June 21st, 1919

Admiral Ludwig von Reuter scuttled the German High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow to prevent the ships from being seized and divided amongst the Allied Powers.

June 21st, 1898

In a bloodless event during the Spanish–American War, the United States captured Guam from Spain.

June 21st, 1890

Rudyard Kipling's poem Mandalay was published.

June 21st, 1864

New Zealand Wars: A British victory against the Māori King Movement brought the Tauranga campaign to an end.

June 21st, 1854

Crimean War: During the Battle of Bomarsund, Irish sailor Charles Davis Lucas (pictured) threw an artillery shell off his ship before it exploded, earning him the first Victoria Cross.

June 21st, 1848

In the Wallachian Revolution, Ion Heliade Rădulescu and Christian Tell proclaimed a new republican government in present-day Romania.

June 21st, 1826

Greek War of Independence: A combined Egyptian and Ottoman army began an invasion of the Mani Peninsula, but were initially held off by the Maniots at the fortifications of Vergas.

June 21st, 1788

New Hampshire ratified the U.S. Constitution and was admitted as the ninth U.S. state.

June 21st, 1575

French Wars of Religion: Catholic forces defeated an armed group of Huguenots attempting to capture Besançon, from which they had previously been expelled.

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

Born on June 21st, 1950

73

Rainer Arnold

German politician

*June 21st, 1950, Stuttgart

73

Anne Carson

Canadian poet and academic (born 1950)

*June 21st, 1950, Toronto

73

Joey Kramer

American rock drummer

*June 21st, 1950, The Bronx

73

John Paul Young

Australian singer

*June 21st, 1950, Glasgow

73

Gérard Lanvin

French actor

*June 21st, 1950, Boulogne-Billancourt

73

Jeanne Labrune

French writer, film director and screenwriter

*June 21st, 1950, Berry-Bouy

73

Enn Reitel

Scottish-Estonian actor

*June 21st, 1950, Forfar

71

Trygve Thue

Norwegian musician (1950–2022)

*June 21st, 1950, Bergen †April 14th, 2022, Fyllingsdalen

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 21st?

75

Ian McEwan

British author

*June 21st, 1948, Aldershot

58

Reema Lagoo

Indian actress

*June 21st, 1958, Mumbai †May 18th, 2017, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital

76

Shirin Ebadi

Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient

*June 21st, 1947, Hamadan

76

Meredith Baxter

American actress and producer (born 1947)

*June 21st, 1947, South Pasadena

41

Jussie Smollett

American actor and singer

*June 21st, 1982, Santa Rosa

68

Michel Platini

French association football player, manager and executive

*June 21st, 1955, Jœuf

62

Joko Widodo

President of Indonesia since 2014

*June 21st, 1961, Surakarta City

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

54

Benazir Bhutto

11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan (1953–2007)

*June 21st, 1953, Karachi †December 27th, 2007, Rawalpindi

74

Jean-Paul Sartre

French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)

*June 21st, 1905, Paris †April 15th, 1980, 14th arrondissement of Paris

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

38

Lana Del Rey

American singer (born 1985)

*June 21st, 1985, New York City

75

Andrzej Sapkowski

Polish novelist

*June 21st, 1948, Łódź

59

David Morrissey

English actor

*June 21st, 1964, Kensington

41

William, Prince of Wales

Heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom & 14 Commonwealth Realms

*June 21st, 1982, St. Mary's Hospital

88

Monte Markham

American actor

*June 21st, 1935, Manatee County

43

Judy Holliday

American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965)

*June 21st, 1921, New York City †June 7th, 1965, New York City

72

Nils Lofgren

American rock musician

*June 21st, 1951, Chicago

80

Maureen Stapleton

American actress (1925-2006)

*June 21st, 1925, Troy †March 13th, 2006, Lenox

63

Mike MacDonald

Canadian actor and comedian

*June 21st, 1954, Metz †March 17th, 2018, Ottawa

Same year
Born in 1950

67

Jeff Lowe

American mountain climber

*September 13th, 1950, Ogden †August 24th, 2018, Colorado

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

66

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

73

Øivind Blunck

Norwegian actor and comedian

*December 28th, 1950, Norway

73

Wayne Eagling

Canadian ballet dancer

*November 27th, 1950, Montreal

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

73

Pedro Barceló

Spanish historian of classical antiquity

*April 30th, 1950, Vinaròs

70

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson

Icelandic football player (1950-2021)

*September 3rd, 1950, Reykjavík †January 24th, 2021, Glasgow

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

73

Ed Harris

American actor and director (born 1950)

*November 28th, 1950, Englewood

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

73

Harriet Walter

British actress

*September 24th, 1950, London

74

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

74

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

74

Rick Perry

14th United States Secretary of Energy

*March 4th, 1950, Haskell

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Born on June 21st, 1950
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1950 is a normal year and no leap year.

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