Tukuk-OS📅 June 21
18 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on June 21? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 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.
Bill ClintonList of Asian Pacific American Medal of Honor recipients442nd Infantry Regiment
- 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.
Supreme Court of the United StatesList of landmark court decisions in the United StatesMiller v. California
- 1957 — Ellen Fairclough (pictured) became the first woman to be appointed to the cabinet of Canada.
- 1948 — The Manchester Baby (replica pictured), the world's first stored-program computer, ran its first program.
- 1940 — World War II: The main offensive of the unsuccessful Italian invasion of France began.
- 1921 — Irish War of Independence: Most of the village of Knockcroghery in County Roscommon was burned by British forces.
- 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.
Ludwig von ReuterScuttling of the German fleet at Scapa FlowHigh Seas Fleet
- 1919 — During a general strike in Winnipeg, Canada, members of the Royal North-West Mounted Police attacked a crowd of strikers, armed with clubs and revolvers.
- 1898 — The United States captured Guam from Spain in a bloodless event during the Spanish–American War.
- 1890 — Rudyard Kipling's poem Mandalay was published.
- 1864 — New Zealand Wars: A British victory against the Māori King Movement brought the Tauranga campaign to an end.
- 1848 — In the Wallachian Revolution, Ion Heliade Rădulescu and Christian Tell proclaimed a new republican government in present-day Romania.
Wallachian Revolution of 1848Ion Heliade RădulescuChristian Tell
- 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.
Greek War of IndependenceOttoman EmpireOttoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani
- 1788 — New Hampshire ratified the U.S. Constitution and was admitted as the ninth U.S. state.
- 1575 — French Wars of Religion: Catholic forces defeated an armed group of Huguenots attempting to capture Besançon, from which they had previously been expelled.
- 1529 — War of the League of Cognac: The French army under Francis de Bourbon was destroyed in Lombardy, Italy, by the Spanish army.
War of the League of CognacFrançois de Bourbon, Count of Saint-PolBattle of Landriano
- 1128 — William Clito defeated Thierry of Alsace in a battle over the succession to the title of Count of Flanders.
- -217 — Second Punic War: Commanded by Hannibal, the Carthaginians ambushed a Roman army at the Battle of Lake Trasimene, capturing or killing 25,000 men.
Births
- 2011 — Lil Bub, American celebrity cat (died 2019)
- 2007 — Nanou Philips, Belgian ASMR social media personality
- 2001 — Alexandra Obolentseva, Russian chess player
- 2000 — Dylan Brown, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1999 — Ky Rodwell, Australian rugby league player
- 1998 — Isabel Atkin, British-American freestyle skier
- 1997 — Rebecca Black, American singer-songwriter
- 1997 — Derrius Guice, American football player
- 1996 — Tyrone May, Australian rugby league player
- 1996 — Scottie Scheffler, American golfer
- 1994 — Başak Eraydın, Turkish tennis player
- 1993 — Hungrybox, Argentine-American esports player
Deaths
- 2024 — Frederick Crews, American essayist and literary critic (born 1933)
- 2023 — Winnie Ewing, Scottish politician (born 1929)
- 2018 — Charles Krauthammer, American columnist and conservative political commentator (born 1950)
- 2016 — Pierre Lalonde, Canadian television host and singer (born 1941)
- 2015 — Darryl Hamilton, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1964)
- 2015 — Veijo Meri, Finnish author and poet (born 1928)
- 2015 — Remo Remotti, Italian actor, playwright, and poet (born 1924)
- 2015 — Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski, German soldier and politician (born 1932)
- 2015 — Gunther Schuller, American horn player, composer, and conductor (born 1925)
- 2014 — Yozo Ishikawa, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Defense (born 1925)
- 2014 — Walter Kieber, Austrian-Liechtenstein politician, 7th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (born 1931)
- 2014 — Wong Ho Leng, Malaysian lawyer and politician (born 1959)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Alban of Mainz
- Christian feast day: Aloysius Gonzaga
- Christian feast day: Engelmund of Velsen
- Christian feast day: John Rigby
- Christian feast day: Martin of Tongres
- Christian feast day: Mewan
- Christian feast day: Onesimos Nesib (Lutheran)
- Christian feast day: June 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Day of the Martyrs (Togo)
- Father's Day (Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Uganda, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates)
- Go Skateboarding Day
- International Yoga Day (international)
- National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)
- Solstice-related observances (see also June 20): Day of Private Reflection (Northern Ireland)
- Solstice-related observances (see also June 20): National Day (Greenland)
- Solstice-related observances (see also June 20): We Tripantu, a winter solstice festival in the southern hemisphere. (Mapuche, southern Chile)
- Solstice-related observances (see also June 20): Willkakuti, an Andean-Amazonic New Year (Aymara)
- Solstice-related observances (see also June 20): Fête de la Musique
- World Humanist Day (Humanism)
- World Hydrography Day (international)
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