July 21st, 1974

Born on July 21st, 1974

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 18,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 825 days, exactly on July 28th, 2026, people who were born on July 21st, 1974 will be 19,000 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, 1974

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

49

Geoff Jenkins

American baseball player

*July 21st, 1974, Olympia

49

Boudewijn Revis

Dutch politician

*July 21st, 1974, Nijmegen

49

Trita Parsi

Founder, National Iranian American Council

*July 21st, 1974, Ahvaz

49

Steve Byrne

American actor and comedian

*July 21st, 1974, Freehold Township

49

Frédéric Biancalani

French footballer

*July 21st, 1974, Villerupt

49

Ruti Zisser

Israeli fashion designer

*July 21st, 1974, Haifa

49

Alexander Ladig

German handball player

*July 21st, 1974, Schwerin

49

Carlota Corredera

Spanish host

*July 21st, 1974, Vigo

49

Jordi Évole Requena

Spanish journalist, screenwriter and television presenter

*July 21st, 1974, Cornellà de Llobregat

49

Ibrahim Al-Shahrani

Saudi Arabian footballer

*July 21st, 1974, Abha

49

René Reinumägi

Estonian film director

*July 21st, 1974, Tallinn

49

Alina Chivulescu

Romanian actress

*July 21st, 1974, Mangalia

49

Iván Knez

Argentinian footballer

*July 21st, 1974, Buenos Aires

49

Priest West

German kickboxer

*July 21st, 1974, Mannheim

49

Maria Collett

American politician

*July 21st, 1974, Athens

49

Hayden Groves

English chef

*July 21st, 1974, Hertford

49

Brett Hinchliffe

American baseball player

*July 21st, 1974, Detroit

49

Abdul Al-Janoubi

Arabian football player

*July 21st, 1974, Saudi Arabia

49

Aleksandr Zernov

Russian footballer

*July 21st, 1974, Ivanovo

49

Sérgio Manuel Ferreira Nunes

Portuguese footballer

*July 21st, 1974, Matosinhos

49

John Bosco Ikojo

Ugandan politician

*July 21st, 1974, Bukedea

49

Paula Herts

Brazilian volleyball player

*July 21st, 1974, Santo André

49

Rajko Tavčar

Slovenian footballer

*July 21st, 1974, Kranj

49

Pavel Kokin

Russian long-distance runner

*July 21st, 1974, Bashkortostan

49

Daniel Thioune

German football player and coach

*July 21st, 1974, Georgsmarienhütte

49

Ray Galletti

American actor

*July 21st, 1974, Montreal

49

Darren Le Gallo

American artist and actor

*July 21st, 1974, United States of America

49

Otabek Shamuradov

Uzbekistani footballer

*July 21st, 1974, Fergana

Same Day
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

52

Charlotte Gainsbourg

English-French actress and singer (born 1971)

*July 21st, 1971, Marylebone

63

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

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

50

Mandy Wötzel

German pair skater

*July 21st, 1973, Chemnitz

26

Panji Ahmad Maulana

Indonesian badminton player

*July 21st, 1997, Tasikmalaya City

42

Stefan Schumacher

German road bicycle racer

*July 21st, 1981, Ostfildern

42

Anabelle Langlois

Figure skater

*July 21st, 1981, Grand-Mère

37

Livia Brito

Cuban actress

*July 21st, 1986, Ciego de Ávila

61

Ernest Hemingway

American author and journalist (1899–1961)

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

58

Francis Moreau

French cyclist

*July 21st, 1965, Saint-Quentin

45

Josh Hartnett

American actor and producer

*July 21st, 1978, Saint Paul

48

Cara Dillon

Northern-Irish singer

*July 21st, 1975, Dungiven

31

Rachael Flatt

American figure skater

*July 21st, 1992, Del Mar

45

Justin Bartha

American actor

*July 21st, 1978, Fort Lauderdale

66

Lovis Corinth

German painter (1858-1925)

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

46

Susann Rüthrich

German politician

*July 21st, 1977, Meissen

66

Stefan Löfven

Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 2014–2021

*July 21st, 1957, Hägerstens församling

36

Owen Edwards

Welsh ice dancer

*July 21st, 1987, Wrexham

48

Mike Sellers

Player of American and Canadian football

*July 21st, 1975, Frankfurt

Same year
Born in 1974

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

50

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

49

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

50

Maulik Pancholy

Indian American actor, author, activist, and speaker

*January 18th, 1974, Kissimmee

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

49

Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor and film producer (born 1974)

*November 11th, 1974, Los Angeles

50

Adrian Holmes

Welsh-Canadian actor

*March 31st, 1974, Wrexham

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

50

Steve Lomas

Northern Irish association football player and manager

*January 18th, 1974, Hanover

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

*March 24th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

50

Tri Kusharyanto

Badminton player

*January 18th, 1974, Yogyakarta City

49

Ye Zhaoying

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1974, Hangzhou

49

Kim Ji-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 10th, 1974, Busan

49

Bertrand Gallet

Badminton player

*May 24th, 1974, Lille

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 21st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on July 21st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on July 21st, 1974
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1974 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
July 1974