Who are famous people born on June 21?

Famous people born on June 21 include Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646), Siméon Denis Poisson (1781), Machado de Assis (1839), Jean-Paul Sartre (1905), Benazir Bhutto (1953).

What star sign is someone born on June 21?

Someone born on June 21 is a Cancer.

What is the birthstone for June 21?

The birthstone for June is pearl.

How common is a birthday on June 21?

In the US, June 21 is the No. 116 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,605 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).

Famous birthdays on June 21

Famous people born on June 21, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.

♋ Star sign
Cancer
💎 Birthstone
Pearl
👶 How common
No. 116 of 366

Born on June 21

June 21 in history

2025A hot air balloon catches fire mid-flight and crashes in Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil, killing 8 of the 21 on board.
2006Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra.
2000Section 28 (of the Local Government Act 1988), outlawing the 'promotion' of homosexuality in the United Kingdom, is repealed in Scotland with a 99 to 17 vote.
1982John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
1970Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy in what was the largest U.S. corporate bankruptcy to date.
1945World War II: The Battle of Okinawa ends when the organized resistance of Imperial Japanese Army forces collapses in the Mabuni area on the southern tip of the main island.
1940World War II: Italy begins an unsuccessful invasion of France.
1919The Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire a volley into a crowd of unemployed war veterans, killing two, during the Winnipeg general strike.
1898The United States captures Guam from Spain. The few warning shots fired by the U.S. naval vessels are misinterpreted as salutes by the Spanish garrison, which was unaware that the two nations were at war.
1824Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea.
1788New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
1621Execution of 27 Czech noblemen on the Old Town Square in Prague as a consequence of the Battle of White Mountain.
870Caliph al-Muhtadi is killed by rebellious troops and is succeeded by his cousin Al-Mu'tamid.

Holidays and observances

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)

June 21 in every year

Pick a year to see the world on that exact day: the news, the No. 1 song and who else was born.

Questions about June 21 birthdays

Who are famous people born on June 21?: Famous people born on June 21 include Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646), Siméon Denis Poisson (1781), Machado de Assis (1839), Jean-Paul Sartre (1905), Benazir Bhutto (1953).
What star sign is someone born on June 21?: Someone born on June 21 is a Cancer.
What is the birthstone for June 21?: The birthstone for June is pearl.
How common is a birthday on June 21?: In the US, June 21 is the No. 116 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,605 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).