June 21 in History
June 21 is the birthday of Lil Bub (2011) and the anniversary of the death of Frederick Crews (2024). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for June 21, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Muhammad, Saffarid emir was born in 906, while Emperor Jiemin of Northern Wei, former Northern Wei emperor died in 532.
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Famous people born on June 21
Famous people who died on June 21
2024
Frederick Crews (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American essayist and literary critic (1933–2024)
2018
Charles Krauthammer (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American psychiatrist and journalist (1950–2018)
2012
Abid Hussain (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Indian economist, civil servant and diplomat (1926–2012)
2012
Sunil Janah (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Indian-American photojournalist and documentary photographer
2006
Jared C. Monti (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1975–2006)
What happened on June 21
- 2025
A hot air balloon catches fire mid-flight and crashes in Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil, killing 8 of the 21 on board.
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A boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsizes in the Indian Ocean between the Indonesian island of Java and Christmas Island, killing 17 people and leaving 70 others missing.
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An Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 Friendship crashes near Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, killing 11.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2009
Greenland assumes self-rule.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2006
Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2006
A Yeti Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes at Jumla Airport in Nepal, killing nine people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2005
Edgar Ray Killen, who had previously been unsuccessfully tried for the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Mickey Schwerner, is convicted of manslaughter 41 years afterwards (the case had been reopened in 2004).
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2004
SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2001
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.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2000
Section 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.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1993
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-57 to retrieve the European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) satellite. It is also the first shuttle mission to carry the Spacehab module.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1989
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.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1985
Braathens SAFE Flight 139 is hijacked on approach to Oslo Airport, Fornebu. Special forces arrest the hijacker and there are no fatalities.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1982
John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1978
The original production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Evita, based on the life of Eva Perón, opens at the Prince Edward Theatre, London.
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Editor's picks
Born on June 21
- 906 — Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Muhammad, Saffarid emir (died 963)
- 1002 — Pope Leo IX (died 1054)
- 1226 — Bolesław V the Chaste of Poland (died 1279)
Died on June 21
- 532 — Emperor Jiemin of Northern Wei, former Northern Wei emperor
- 866 — Rodulf, Frankish archbishop
- 868 — Ali al-Hadi, the tenth Imam of Shia Islam (born 829)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for June 21
Quick answers
Who was born on June 21? Lil Bub (2011), Nanou ASMR (2007), Alexandra Obolentseva (2001).
Who died on June 21? Frederick Crews (2024), Winnie Ewing (2023), Charles Krauthammer (2018).
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