July 21st, 1954

Born on July 21st, 1954

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 25,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 518 days, exactly on September 26th, 2025, people who were born on July 21st, 1954 will be 26,000 days old!

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What happened on July 21st, 1954?

July 21st, 1954

First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Indochina_War

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, 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.

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.

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

Born on July 21st, 1954

69

Hennie Stamsnijder

Dutch racing cyclist

*July 21st, 1954, Enter

69

Marleen Vanderpoorten

Belgian politician

*July 21st, 1954, Lier

69

Don Macek

American football player

*July 21st, 1954, Manchester

69

Tabu Osusa

Kenyan music producer

*July 21st, 1954, Mirogi

66

Pamela L. Reeves

United States District Judge

*July 21st, 1954, Marion †September 10th, 2020

69

Danièle Debernard

Alpine skier

*July 21st, 1954, Aime

69

Jean Bernier

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

*July 21st, 1954, Saint-Hyacinthe

69

Fabienne Égal

French television presenter

*July 21st, 1954, Rabat

69

Doru Toma

Romanian footballer

*July 21st, 1954, Romania

69

Gerald Pease

American politician

*July 21st, 1954, Hardin

69

Sarla Maheshwari

Indian politician

*July 21st, 1954, Bikaner

69

Rajkumar Sethupathi

Indian actor

*July 21st, 1954, Chennai

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Who's birthday is on July 21st?

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

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

66

Stefan Löfven

Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 2014–2021

*July 21st, 1957, Hägerstens församling

68

Marcelo Bielsa

Argentinian association football player and manager

*July 21st, 1955, Rosario

75

Garry Trudeau

American cartoonist (born 1948)

*July 21st, 1948, New York City

52

Charlotte Gainsbourg

English-French actress and singer (born 1971)

*July 21st, 1971, Marylebone

72

Eberhard Gienger

German gymnast and politician

*July 21st, 1951, Künzelsau

75

Cat Stevens

British musician (born 1948)

*July 21st, 1948, Marylebone

66

Jon Lovitz

American actor and comedian

*July 21st, 1957, Los Angeles

61

Ernest Hemingway

American author and journalist (1899–1961)

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

26

Panji Ahmad Maulana

Indonesian badminton player

*July 21st, 1997, Tasikmalaya City

68

Béla Tarr

Hungarian filmmaker (born 1955)

*July 21st, 1955, Pécs

76

Ken Starr

American judge and educational administrator

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

91

Eero Aarnio

Finnish interior designer

*July 21st, 1932, Helsinki

67

Franklin Kiermyer

Canadian Jazz drummer

*July 21st, 1956, Montreal

66

Lovis Corinth

German painter (1858-1925)

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

61

Curt Rice

American linguist and university rector

*July 21st, 1962, Minnesota

58

Francis Moreau

French cyclist

*July 21st, 1965, Saint-Quentin

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Born in 1954

69

François Hollande

President of France from 2012 to 2017

*August 12th, 1954, Rouen

69

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

*July 17th, 1954, Eimsbüttel

69

Lim Swee Say

Former Singaporean politician

*July 13th, 1954, Singapore

70

Rudolf Simek

Austrian philologist and Germanist

*February 21st, 1954, Eisenstadt

70

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014

*February 26th, 1954, Kasımpaşa

69

Lorraine Bracco

American actress

*October 2nd, 1954, Brooklyn

70

Jackie Chan

Hong Kong actor and martial artist (born 1954)

*April 7th, 1954, Victoria Peak

67

Shinzō Abe

Prime Minister of Japan from 2006–2007 and 2012–2020 (1954-2022)

*September 21st, 1954, Shinjuku †July 8th, 2022, Nara Medical University Hospital

58

Hugo Chávez

President of Venezuela, 1999–2002 and 2002–2013

*July 28th, 1954, Sabaneta †March 5th, 2013, Hospital Militar de Caracas

69

Uli Stielike

German association football player and manager

*November 15th, 1954, Ketsch

69

Karl-Heinz Körbel

German association football player and manager

*December 1st, 1954, Dossenheim

69

Sven-Erik Bucht

Swedish politician

*December 28th, 1954, Karungi

70

Eckhardt Rehberg

German politician

*April 3rd, 1954, Ribnitz-Damgarten

69

Emir Kusturica

Bosnian film director, actor and musician

*November 24th, 1954, Sarajevo

69

Caroline Cossey

English model and actress

*August 31st, 1954, Brooke

69

Kathy Kinney

American actress

*November 3rd, 1954, Stevens Point

69

Petra Uhlig

East German handball player

*July 22nd, 1954, Penig

69

Alexander Lukashenko

President of Belarus since 1994

*August 30th, 1954, Kopyś

70

Isabelle McEwen

Canadian film director

*January 6th, 1954, Montreal

69

Renate Franz

German journalist and sport historian

*November 18th, 1954, Solingen

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Born on July 21st, 1954
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1954 is a normal year and no leap year.

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