June 21 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on June 21, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♋︎ Cancer
Jun 21 – Jul 22
Birth stone
Pearl
Birth flower
Rose
How common
#116 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous June 21 birthdays
Jean-Paul Sartre · French existentialist philosopher1905
William Vickrey · Canadian-American professor of economics and Nobel Laureate1914
Jane Russell · American actress1921
Judy Holliday · American actress, comedian and singer1921
Maureen Stapleton · American actress1925
Françoise Sagan · French writer1935
Joe Flaherty · American actor, writer, and comedian1941
Shirin Ebadi · Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient1947
Benazir Bhutto · 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan1953
Michel Platini · French football player, manager and executive1955
Joko Widodo · 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia1961
Viktor Tsoi · Soviet rock musician1962
Yingluck Shinawatra · Prime Minister of Thailand from 2011 to 20141967
Robin Tunney · American actress1972
Zuzana Čaputová · Slovak lawyer, environmental activist and politician1973
Juliette Lewis · American actress and singer1973
Chris Pratt · American actor1979
William, Prince of Wales · Heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom and 14 Commonwealth1982
Edward Snowden · American whistleblower and former NSA contractor1983
Lana Del Rey · American singer-songwriter1985
On this day in history
1788New Hampshire ratified the U.S. Constitution and was admitted as the ninth U.S. state.
1898The United States captured Guam from Spain in a bloodless event during the Spanish–American War.
1973The U.S. Supreme Court delivered its decision in the landmark case Miller v. California, establishing the Miller test for determining what is obscene material.
2000President Bill Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to 22 Asian Americans, mostly from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, for actions during World War II.
1948The Manchester Baby (replica pictured), the world's first stored-program computer, ran its first program.
1957Ellen Fairclough became the first woman to be appointed to the cabinet of Canada.
1970Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy in what was the largest U.S. corporate bankruptcy to date.
1989The 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.
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