June 21st, 1962

Born on June 21st, 1962

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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, 1962

28

Viktor Tsoi

Soviet rock musician (1962-1990)

*June 21st, 1962, Saint Petersburg †August 15th, 1990, Tukums District

61

Marc Punt

Belgian film director

*June 21st, 1962, Antwerp

61

Pipilotti Rist

Swiss video and installation artist

*June 21st, 1962, Grabs

61

Chris Palmer

British motorcycle rider

*June 21st, 1962, Carlisle

61

Oliver Buslau

German writer

*June 21st, 1962, Giessen

61

Christopher Domínguez Michael

Mexican literary critic

*June 21st, 1962, Mexico City

61

Aitor Esteban

Spanish politician

*June 21st, 1962, Bilbao

61

Shōhei Takada

Japanese shogi player

*June 21st, 1962, Tokyo

61

Glenn Harrold

Hypnotherapist

*June 21st, 1962, Balham

61

Marc Copage

American actor

*June 21st, 1962, Los Angeles

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

62

Joko Widodo

President of Indonesia since 2014

*June 21st, 1961, Surakarta City

58

Reema Lagoo

Indian actress

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

59

David Morrissey

English actor

*June 21st, 1964, Kensington

41

Jussie Smollett

American actor and singer

*June 21st, 1982, Santa Rosa

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

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

68

Michel Platini

French association football player, manager and executive

*June 21st, 1955, Jœuf

58

Lana Wachowski

Polish-American film director

*June 21st, 1965, Chicago

75

Ian McEwan

British author

*June 21st, 1948, Aldershot

74

Jean-Paul Sartre

French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)

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

41

William, Prince of Wales

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

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

73

Rainer Arnold

German politician

*June 21st, 1950, Stuttgart

62

Manu Chao

French-Spanish singer, guitarist and record producer

*June 21st, 1961, Paris

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

54

Benazir Bhutto

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

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

58

Yang Liwei

Chinese astronaut

*June 21st, 1965, Suizhong County

60

Dario Marianelli

Italian composer

*June 21st, 1963, Pisa

50

Zuzana Čaputová

Slovak lawyer, environmental activist and politician

*June 21st, 1973, Bratislava

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Born in 1962

62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

61

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

61

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

61

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

61

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

*November 5th, 1962, Haugesund Municipality †December 24th, 2015, Oslo

61

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

61

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

61

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

61

Ginger Lynn

American pornographic actress

*December 14th, 1962, Rockford

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

61

Ong Beng Teong

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Kuala Lumpur

62

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

61

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

German politician, former federal minister of defence

*August 9th, 1962, Völklingen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1962 is a normal year and no leap year.

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