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June 21

25 years on from Alexandria, Virginia, June 21 is a date with an anniversary worth pausing on. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

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Cancer is the sign for June 21 — read more on the Cancer page, or see June's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on June 21?

June 21 is the 172nd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1788 and 2009. Famous people born on June 21 include Françoise Sagan, Michel Platini and Clara Immerwahr.

Released on June 21

Movies, games, albums & shows

2024

  • Game Dystopika
  • Game Tarisland

2023

  • Game Trepang2

2022

  • Game Good Company

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1788

    New Hampshire

  2. 1824

    Greek War of Independence

  3. 1848

    Wallachian Revolution of 1848

  4. 1919

    Ludwig von Reuter

  5. 1940

    World War II

  6. 1957

    Ellen Fairclough

  7. 1989

    Supreme Court of the United States

  8. 2001

    Alexandria, Virginia

  9. 2006

    Pluto

  10. 2009

    Greenland

Famous birthday twins

Born on June 21

Françoise Sagan

b. 1935

Michel Platini

b. 1955

Clara Immerwahr

b. 1870

Lluís Companys

b. 1882

Jean-Paul Sartre

b. 1905

Arnold Gesell

b. 1880

Rebecca Black

b. 1997

Luis Antonio Tagle

b. 1957

Deaths

  • 2001John Lee Hooker
  • 1985Tage Erlander
  • 1969Maureen Connolly
  • 1957Johannes Stark
  • 1914Bertha von Suttner
  • 1527Niccolò Machiavelli

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Alban of Mainz
  • —Christian feast day: Aloysius Gonzaga
  • —Christian feast day: Engelmund of Velsen
  • —Christian feast day: Martin of Tongres
  • —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)

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