June 21st, 1981

Born on June 21st, 1981

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 15,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 350 days, exactly on April 11th, 2025, people who were born on June 21st, 1981 will be 16,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1981

42

Brandon Flowers

American indie rock singer

*June 21st, 1981, Henderson

42

Nicola Correia-Damude

Canadian actress

*June 21st, 1981, Toronto

42

Christian Montanari

Sammarinese racing driver

*June 21st, 1981, San Marino

42

Michael Hackert

German ice hockey player

*June 21st, 1981, Heilbronn

42

Brad Walker

American pole vaulter

*June 21st, 1981, Aberdeen

42

Garrett Jones

American baseball player

*June 21st, 1981, Harvey

42

Yann Danis

Canadian ice hockey player

*June 21st, 1981, Saint-Jérôme

42

An Qi

Chinese footballer

*June 21st, 1981, Dalian

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

41

Jussie Smollett

American actor and singer

*June 21st, 1982, Santa Rosa

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

41

William, Prince of Wales

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

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

38

Lana Del Rey

American singer (born 1985)

*June 21st, 1985, New York City

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

43

Richard Jefferson

American professional basketball player

*June 21st, 1980, Los Angeles

58

Reema Lagoo

Indian actress

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

40

Edward Snowden

American whistleblower and former NSA contractor (born 1983)

*June 21st, 1983, Elizabeth City

62

Joko Widodo

President of Indonesia since 2014

*June 21st, 1961, Surakarta City

74

Jean-Paul Sartre

French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)

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

59

David Morrissey

English actor

*June 21st, 1964, Kensington

39

Ben Clark

Spanish writer

*June 21st, 1984, Ibiza

75

Ian McEwan

British author

*June 21st, 1948, Aldershot

50

Zuzana Čaputová

Slovak lawyer, environmental activist and politician

*June 21st, 1973, Bratislava

68

Michel Platini

French association football player, manager and executive

*June 21st, 1955, Jœuf

73

Rainer Arnold

German politician

*June 21st, 1950, Stuttgart

30

Dylan Groenewegen

Dutch cyclist

*June 21st, 1993, Amsterdam

50

Juliette Lewis

American actress and singer

*June 21st, 1973, Los Angeles

43

Silvina Luna

Argentine actress model (1980-2023)

*June 21st, 1980, Rosario †August 31st, 2023, Buenos Aires

76

Shirin Ebadi

Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient

*June 21st, 1947, Hamadan

Same year
Born in 1981

42

MS Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

42

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung City

43

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

42

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

42

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

*August 8th, 1981, Basel

43

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

42

Beyoncé

American singer (born 1981)

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

43

Zhang Jiewen

Badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Guangzhou

42

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

43

Gong Ruina

Badminton player

*January 23rd, 1981, Anhua County

42

Dorian James

Badminton player

*June 19th, 1981, Cape Town

42

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

42

Anna Carina

Peruvian musician

*August 14th, 1981, Lima

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

43

Björn Joppien

Badminton player

*January 30th, 1981, Langenfeld

43

Jürgen Wouters

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1981, Gilze en Rijen

42

Miyo Akao

Badminton player

*August 29th, 1981, Hita

42

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

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Public holidays on June 21st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Solstice-related observances) which are celebrated on June 21st.

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Born on June 21st, 1981
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1981 is a normal year and no leap year.

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