June 21

In common years it is always in 25.

This day marks the  in the  and the  solstice in the southern hemisphere, and thus is the day of the year with the longest hours of daylight in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern hemisphere.

Events

 * -, King of the defeats the  at the.
 * - in,.
 * - Execution of 27  noblemen on the Old Town Square in  as a consequence of the.
 * - First soldiers of arrive at  to invade  territories.
 * - In in  (today primarily ), a black slave known by the French name of, having been convicted of the  that destroyed much of the city, was d and  by the  authorities in a public ceremony that involved her disgrace and the  of a hand.
 * -, , founded.
 * - ratifies the  and is thus admitted as the 9th state in the.
 * - : The British Army defeats Irish rebels at
 * 1813  -  sets out to warn  forces of an impending  attack on,  during the.
 * - : ian forces capture in the.
 * - defeat ians under  in the
 * - First won during bombardment of  in the.
 * - : The ends.
 * - The, ten immigrants, are hanged at the  and  Prisons.
 * - becomes a U.S. territory.
 * - The hands down its decision in  238 US 347 1915, striking down an Oklahoma law denying the right to vote to some citizens.
 * - fire a volley into a crowd of unemployed war veterans, killing two, during the.
 * 1919  - Admiral  scuttles the  fleet in, . The nine sailors killed were the last casualties of the.
 * - : surrenders to.
 * 1940  - First successful west-to-east navigation of  begins at,.
 * - World War II: falls to  and  forces.
 * 1942  - World War II: A ese  surfaces near the  in, firing 17 shells at nearby  in one of only a handful of attacks by the Japanese against the  mainland.
 * - World War II: ends.
 * - The "Manchester Baby" (SSEM) runs the first ever computer program stored in electronic memory.
 * - Philippine School of Commerce, through a republic act, was converted to Philippine College of Commerce; later to be the.
 * - sworn in as 's first woman
 * - Three workers,,  and , are murdered in , , , by members of the.
 * - In handing down the decision in  413 US 15, the establishes the, which now governs obscenity in U.S. law.
 * - is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted  of.
 * - (outlawing the 'promotion' of  in the ) repealed in  with a 99 to 17 vote.
 * - A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va., indicted 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the in  that killed 19 American servicemen.
 * - The declares Europe  free.
 * - becomes the first privately funded  to achieve.
 * - 's newly discovered are officially christened  &.
 * - 's newly discovered are officially christened  &.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Holy Roman Empire Empress
 * -, German physician and botanist (d. )
 * (O.S.) -, New England Puritan minister (d. )
 * (O.S.) -, German philosopher and scientist (d. )
 * 1646  -, queen of portugal (d. )
 * (O.S.) -, English philosopher (d. )
 * -, French admiral (d. )
 * -, Japanese scholar (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * (O.S.) -, American general in the Continental Army (d. )
 * -, American statesman and financier (d. )
 * -, French philosopher (d. )
 * -, British admiral (d. )
 * -, Congressman, Governor of New York, and sixth (d. )
 * -, French mathematician and physicist (d. )
 * -, Russian general (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, British engineer (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, American scientist, polymath (d. )
 * -, Italian physicist (d. )
 * -, Jewish socialist and nationalist (d. )
 * -, French astronomer (d. )
 * -, English historian and Anglican bishop of Oxford (d. )
 * -, French geologist (d. )
 * -, Brazilian writer (d. )
 * -, founder of the (d. )
 * -, Italian sculptor (d. )
 * -, American painter (d. )
 * -, Thai prince and historian (d. )
 * -, German astronomer (d. )
 * -, Swiss art historian (d. )
 * -, English zoologist (d. )
 * -, German chemist (d. )
 * -, Dutch physicist (d. )
 * -, American psychologist and pediatrician (d. )
 * 1880  -, British civil servant, industrialist, economist, statistician and banker (d. )
 * -, American artist (d. )
 * 1882  -, Spanish politician (d. )
 * 1883  -, Russian writer (d. )
 * -, British field marshal (d. )
 * -, Canadian petrologist (d. )
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * -, Italian architect (d. )
 * 1891  -, German conductor (d. )
 * -, Protestant theologian (d. )
 * -, Czech composer (d. )
 * -, American inventor (d. )
 * -, American botanist and writer (d. )
 * -, professional ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * -, French philosopher and writer, laureate (declined) (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, American philosopher (d. )
 * -, Soviet poet (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * 1912 -, Polish engineer, fighter pilot and officer of the Home Army's intelligence and counter-intelligence (d. )
 * -, Canadian economist, laureate (d. )
 * -, English inventor and industrialist
 * 1916  -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, English sociologist and anthropologist
 * -, French Canadian journalist, politician, and diplomat (d. )
 * 1919  -, Russian chess master and teacher
 * 1919  -, Italian-born American architect
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1921  -, American actress
 * 1921  -, French politician
 * -, French Canadian author, journalist and politician
 * -, Swedish art collector and pioneering museum director (d. )
 * 1924  -, French psychoanalytic thinker
 * 1924  -, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. )
 * -, Italian politician (d. )
 * 1925  -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Tahitian-born cinematographer (d. )
 * -, Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio (d. )
 * -, ian singer and actor (d. )
 * 1929  -, Greek-Italian classical guitarist (d. )
 * - Sir, British politician
 * 1930  -, American professional football player
 * -, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * 1932  -,  pianist and composer
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, Puerto Rican politician
 * -, American actress
 * 1940  -, Canadian philosopher
 * -, American-Canadian actor
 * 1941  -, Welsh rally driver
 * -, American attorney and public official
 * 1942  -, American football player
 * 1942  -, American writer
 * -, Spanish singer
 * -, English musician
 * 1944  -, Greek beauty pageant winner, the first Greek
 * -, Polish philosopher, poet
 * -, American musician
 * -, Norwegian comedian and author
 * -, American actress
 * 1947  -, American actor
 * 1947  -, Iranian lawyer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
 * 1947  -, English musician
 * -, English writer
 * 1948  -, Australian boxer
 * 1948  -, Polish writer
 * -, Canadian poet
 * 1950  -, American drummer and percussionist
 * 1950  -, Greek singer and musician
 * 1950  -, French actor
 * -, American musician
 * -, Japanese anime director
 * 1953  -, American actor
 * -, Austrian writer
 * 1954  -, American actor (d. )
 * 1954  -, Jamaican musician (d. )
 * 1954  -, Turkish actress
 * 1954  -,  general
 * -, Canadian computer programmer
 * 1955  -, American actor
 * 1955  -, French footballer
 * -, American cartoonist and author
 * 1957  -, professional ice hockey player
 * -, cosmonaut
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, singer and songwriter
 * 1959  -, American country singer
 * -, American musician
 * -, Russian musician
 * 1962  -, Japanese racing driver
 * -, American actor
 * 1964  -, British actor
 * -, film director
 * 1965  -, Chinese astronaut
 * -, American journalist
 * 1966  -, American radio personality
 * 1966  -, American actress
 * 1966  -, American journalist
 * 1966  -, American journalist
 * -, American comedian
 * 1967  -, Iranian-American billionaire
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, British DJ
 * -, Italian skier
 * -, American pornographic actress
 * 1970  -, American rapper/producer
 * -, Norwegian philosopher
 * 1971  -, Swedish singer
 * -, Israeli writer
 * 1972  -, former Irish cricketer
 * -, American actress
 * -, British radio personality
 * 1974  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, American musician
 * 1976  -, Australian footballer
 * -, German ice hockey player
 * -, Italian footballer
 * 1978  -, American actor
 * 1978  -, Canadian actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American singer and keyboardist
 * 1981  -, French Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, British prince
 * -, American pornographic actress
 * 1984  -, French racing driver
 * -, American football player
 * -, AFL footballer
 * -, AFL footballer
 * -, AFL footballer

Deaths

 * - King and Poland (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Italian historian and political author (b. )
 * -, English poet
 * -, Italian painter (b. )
 * -, Japanese warlord (b. )
 * -, Italian saint (b. )
 * -, Polish soldier, writer, and composer (b. )
 * -, English architect (b. )
 * -, English statesman (b. )
 * -, American Revolutionary soldier (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, wife of  (b. )
 * -, Swedish physicist (b. )
 * -, American business tycoon and founder of
 * -, Russian composer (b. )
 * -, Austrian writer and pacifist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, American Marine general (b. )
 * -, American astronomer (b. )
 * -, Canadian aviation pioneer (b. )
 * -, German physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American civil rights activist (b. )
 * 1964  -, American civil rights activist (b. )
 * 1964  -, American civil rights activist (b. )
 * -, American tennis player (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences director (b. )
 * -, American mystic, shaman, musician, and composer (b. )
 * -, German orchestra leader and songwriter (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Lebanese composer and author (b. )
 * -, Danish tenor (b. )
 * -, Japanese entertainer (b. )
 * 1997  -, Mexican labour leader (b. )
 * -, American baseball executive (b. )
 * -, Japanese drummer (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * 2001  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey coach (b. )
 * 2003  -, American writer (b. )
 * -, Brazilian politician (b. )
 * -, Filipino Catholic Archbishop of Manila (b. )
 * -, American restaurateur (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * Summer  and   celebrations
 * in (starting in )
 * – festival –
 * of
 * , since.
 * National Go Skateboarding Day

Liturgical feasts

 * (died 1591, patron saint of youth)
 * (died 350)
 * (died 350)
 * (died 350)