June 21st, 1978

Born on June 21st, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on June 21st, 1978?

June 21st, 1978

The original production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Evita, based on the life of Eva Perón, opens at the Prince Edward Theatre, London.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Rice

What else 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.

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

Born on June 21st, 1978

45

Erica Durance

Canadian actress

*June 21st, 1978, Calgary

45

Andreea Bănică

Romanian singer

*June 21st, 1978, Eforie

45

Luke Kirby

Canadian actor

*June 21st, 1978, Hamilton

45

Cristiano Lupatelli

Italian footballer

*June 21st, 1978, Perugia

45

Matt Kuchar

Professional golfer

*June 21st, 1978, Winter Park

45

Anthony Towns

Australian programmer

*June 21st, 1978, Melbourne

45

Jean-Pascal Lacoste

French television personality. Former actor and singer

*June 21st, 1978, Toulouse

45

Dejan Ognjanović

Montenegrin footballer

*June 21st, 1978, Kotor

45

Rim'K

French rapper

*June 21st, 1978, France

35

Thomas Blondeau

Belgian writer, poet and journalist

*June 21st, 1978, Poperinge †October 20th, 2013, Poperinge

45

Missy Rayder

American model

*June 21st, 1978, River Falls

45

Carter Hayden

Canadian actor and voice actor

*June 21st, 1978, Toronto

45

Jack Guzman

American actor

*June 21st, 1978, Ponedera

45

Garikayi Mutambirwa

American actor

*June 21st, 1978, New Jersey

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

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

41

Jussie Smollett

American actor and singer

*June 21st, 1982, Santa Rosa

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

41

William, Prince of Wales

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

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

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

43

Richard Jefferson

American professional basketball player

*June 21st, 1980, Los Angeles

74

Jean-Paul Sartre

French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)

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

50

Zuzana Čaputová

Slovak lawyer, environmental activist and politician

*June 21st, 1973, Bratislava

59

David Morrissey

English actor

*June 21st, 1964, Kensington

75

Ian McEwan

British author

*June 21st, 1948, Aldershot

50

Juliette Lewis

American actress and singer

*June 21st, 1973, Los Angeles

68

Michel Platini

French association football player, manager and executive

*June 21st, 1955, Jœuf

40

Edward Snowden

American whistleblower and former NSA contractor (born 1983)

*June 21st, 1983, Elizabeth City

44

Kostas Katsouranis

Greek footballer

*June 21st, 1979, Chalandritsa

73

Rainer Arnold

German politician

*June 21st, 1950, Stuttgart

57

Leticia Sabater

Spanish presenter, singer and journalist

*June 21st, 1966, Barcelona

44

Annett Fleischer

German actress and television presenter

*June 21st, 1979, Berlin

58

Lana Wachowski

Polish-American film director

*June 21st, 1965, Chicago

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

46

Jörn Wollschläger

German biathlete

*March 4th, 1978, Suhl

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Dicky Palyama

Dutch badminton player

*March 26th, 1978, Gouda

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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