July 21st, 1968

Born on July 21st, 1968

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 20,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 633 days, exactly on January 18th, 2026, people who were born on July 21st, 1968 will be 21,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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.

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, 1968

55

Abrar-ul-Haq

Pakistani musician

*July 21st, 1968, Ghulam Muhammad Abad

55

Brandi Chastain

American soccer player

*July 21st, 1968, San Jose

55

Paul Nicklen

Canadian photojournalist and conservationist

*July 21st, 1968, Tisdale

55

Steve Requin

Canadian cartoonist

*July 21st, 1968, Montreal

55

Alexandra van Huffelen

Dutch politician

*July 21st, 1968, Leiden

55

Samuli Edelmann

Finnish actor and singer

*July 21st, 1968, Pori

55

Lyle Odelein

Canadian ice hockey player

*July 21st, 1968, Quill Lake

55

Claudia Brant

Singer and composer

*July 21st, 1968, Buenos Aires

55

Natália Kodajová

Slovak swimmer

*July 21st, 1968, Žilina

55

Robert Gamez

Professional golfer

*July 21st, 1968, Las Vegas Valley

55

Maria Kardum

Swimmer

*July 21st, 1968, Kristianstad

55

Johnnie Barnes

American football player

*July 21st, 1968, Suffolk

55

Errol Brain

New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach

*July 21st, 1968, New Zealand

55

Christian Perthaler

Austrian ice hockey player

*July 21st, 1968, Innsbruck

55

Altimont Butler

Jamaican footballer

*July 21st, 1968, Kingston

55

Aditya Shrivastava

Indian actor

*July 21st, 1968, Prayagraj

55

Nicola Ottaviani

Italian politician

*July 21st, 1968, Frosinone

55

Vicky Ratnani

Indian chef (born 1968)

*July 21st, 1968, Mumbai

55

Taher Fakhruddin

Claimant to the 54th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras

*July 21st, 1968, Mumbai

55

Álvaro Gutiérrez

Uruguayan footballer

*July 21st, 1968, Montevideo

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Who's birthday is on July 21st?

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

63

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

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

52

Charlotte Gainsbourg

English-French actress and singer (born 1971)

*July 21st, 1971, Marylebone

58

Francis Moreau

French cyclist

*July 21st, 1965, Saint-Quentin

26

Panji Ahmad Maulana

Indonesian badminton player

*July 21st, 1997, Tasikmalaya City

57

Arija Bareikis

American actress

*July 21st, 1966, Bloomington

50

Mandy Wötzel

German pair skater

*July 21st, 1973, Chemnitz

61

Ernest Hemingway

American author and journalist (1899–1961)

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

61

Curt Rice

American linguist and university rector

*July 21st, 1962, Minnesota

42

Stefan Schumacher

German road bicycle racer

*July 21st, 1981, Ostfildern

42

Anabelle Langlois

Figure skater

*July 21st, 1981, Grand-Mère

66

Stefan Löfven

Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 2014–2021

*July 21st, 1957, Hägerstens församling

57

Gabriel Schultz

Argentinian journalist

*July 21st, 1966, Buenos Aires

37

Livia Brito

Cuban actress

*July 21st, 1986, Ciego de Ávila

56

Mick Mulvaney

Former Trump Director of the Office of Management and Budget, White House Chief of Staff

*July 21st, 1967, Alexandria

66

Lovis Corinth

German painter (1858-1925)

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

75

Garry Trudeau

American cartoonist (born 1948)

*July 21st, 1948, New York City

56

Josef Schicklgruber

Association football player

*July 21st, 1967, Ansfelden

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Born in 1968

55

Casper Van Dien

American actor

*December 18th, 1968, Milton

55

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

55

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

55

Chris Hunt

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1968, Bolton

55

Massi Furlan

Italian-American actor and film producer

*September 29th, 1968, Treviso

56

Minarti Timur

Indonesian badminton player, coach

*March 24th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Alan Budikusuma

Badminton player

*March 29th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Céline Dion

Canadian singer (born 1968)

*March 30th, 1968, Charlemagne

56

Rexy Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 9th, 1968, Ternate Island

55

Hugh Jackman

Australian actor (born 1968)

*October 12th, 1968, Sydney

56

Petra Schubert

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1968, Finsterwalde

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

56

Árni Þór Hallgrímsson

Badminton player

*March 10th, 1968, Akranes

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

56

Monica Mæland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*February 6th, 1968, Bergen

55

Gillian Anderson

American-British actress (born 1968)

*August 9th, 1968, Chicago

55

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Croatian politician and diplomat

*April 29th, 1968, Rijeka

55

Larry Sanger

American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects

*July 16th, 1968, Bellevue

55

Ralph Brinkhaus

German politician

*June 15th, 1968, Wiedenbrück

55

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

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Born on July 21st, 1968
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Leap year

Yes: 1968 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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