Françoise Sagan
b. 1935
French author and playwright
On This Day · The 172nd day of the year
June 21
June 21 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1788 and 2009. New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
Compiled & reviewed by Roman Tailor · Last reviewed July 13, 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.
The shape of the day
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.
Cancer is the sign for June 21 — read more on the Cancer page, or see June's birthstone & birth flower.
Released on June 21
Movies, games, albums & shows2024
- Game Dystopika
- Game Tarisland
2023
- Game Trepang2
2022
- Game Good Company
Release data from TMDB & IGDB.
Events
10 notable moments- 1788
New Hampshire
New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
- 1824
Greek War of Independence
Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea.
- 1848
Wallachian Revolution of 1848
In the Wallachian Revolution, Ion Heliade Rădulescu and Christian Tell issue the Proclamation of Islaz and create a new republican government.
- 1919
Ludwig von Reuter
Admiral Ludwig von Reuter scuttles the German fleet at Scapa Flow, Orkney. The nine sailors killed are the last casualties of World War I.
- 1940
World War II
World War II: Italy begins an unsuccessful invasion of France.
- 1957
Ellen Fairclough
Ellen Fairclough is sworn in as Canada's first female Cabinet Minister.
- 1989
Supreme Court of the United States
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397, that American flag-burning is a form of political protest protected by the First Amendment.
- 2001
Alexandria, Virginia
A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 American servicemen.
- 2006
Pluto
Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra.
- 2009
Greenland
Greenland assumes self-rule.
Famous birthday twins
Born on June 21Michel Platini
b. 1955
French footballer and manager
Clara Immerwahr
b. 1870
Jewish-German chemist and academic
Lluís Companys
b. 1882
Spanish lawyer and politician, 123rd President of Catalonia
Jean-Paul Sartre
b. 1905
French philosopher and author
Arnold Gesell
b. 1880
American psychologist and pediatrician
Rebecca Black
b. 1997
American singer-songwriter
Luis Antonio Tagle
b. 1957
Filipino cardinal
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)
Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.
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