On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
June 21 1968
Born on This Day
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Al Wilson🇺🇸
American football player, linebacker · b. 1977
Alastair G. W. Cameron🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian astrophysicist (1925–2005) · 1925–2005
Days lived
29,324
Alyson Annan🇦🇺
Australian field hockey player · b. 1973
Arnold Gesell🇺🇸
deceasedpsychologist and pediatrician (1880–1961) · 1880–1961
Days lived
29,561
Artem Dovbyk
association football player · b. 1997
Barbara Demmer🇦🇹
actor · b. 1969
Benazir Bhutto🇵🇰
deceasedNotable Trials · 1953–2007
Days lived
19,912
Brett Swain🇺🇸
American football wide receiver · b. 1985
Chris Pratt🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1979
Clara Immerwahr🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chemist (1870-1915) · 1870–1915
Days lived
16,385
Cristina Rus🇷🇴
Romanian singer and dancer · b. 1981
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Dorkas Kiefer🇩🇪
singer · b. 1972
Edward Nower🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian football player · 1921–2006
Days lived
31,136
Edward Snowden
Whistleblower · b. 1983
Erik Neutsch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1931–2013) · 1931–2013
Days lived
30,011
Ernst Fehr🇨🇭
scientist · b. 1956
Days alive
4,383
Ernst Zacharias🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1924–2020
Days lived
35,079
Ferdinand Kirchhof🇩🇪
German jurist · b. 1950
Days alive
6,575
Françoise Sagan
deceasedNotable Trials · 1935–2004
Days lived
25,298
Gautami Kapoor🇮🇳
Actor · b. 1974
Hermann Krukenberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman surgeon (1863-1935) · 1863–1935
Days lived
26,401
Hiroo Ishii🇯🇵
Japanese baseball player · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
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Jean-Paul Sartre🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1905–1980
Days lived
27,327
Jeff Baker🇺🇸
film director · b. 1981
Johanna Quandt🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1926–2015
Days lived
32,550
Johannes Schlaf🇩🇪
deceasedGerman playwright, author, and translator and an important exponent of Naturalism (1862 - 1941) · 1862–1941
Days lived
28,715
Joyce Jacobson Kaufman🇺🇸
deceasedJewish American chemist (1929–2016) · 1929–2016
Days lived
31,843
Judy Holliday🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965) · 1921–1965
Days lived
16,057
Kris Allen🇺🇸
singer · b. 1985
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Lalo Schifrin
deceasedcomposer · 1932–2025
Days lived
33,973
Lana Del Rey🇺🇸
actor · b. 1985
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Lee Dae-ho🇰🇷
film director · b. 1982
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Lex Luger🇺🇸
American professional wrestler · b. 1958
Days alive
3,653
Lluís Companys🇪🇸
deceasedpolitician · 1882–1940
Days lived
21,300
Markus Ronner🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss screenwriter and theologian (1938–2022) · 1938–2022
Days lived
30,566
Matt Kilroy🇺🇸
deceasedMajor League Baseball player (1866–1940) · 1866–1940
Days lived
26,917
Max Wolf🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astrophotography pioneer (1863–1932) · 1863–1932
Days lived
25,306
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Michel Platini🇫🇷
football player · b. 1955
Days alive
4,749
Mike MacDonald🇨🇦
deceasedFilm actor · 1954–2018
Days lived
23,280
Minya Diez-Dührkoop🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photographer (1873-1929) · 1873–1929
Days lived
20,602
Nadine Khouzam🇧🇪
Belgian field hockey player · b. 1990
Notker Wolf🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1940–2024
Days lived
30,601
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Pierre Omidyar
philanthropist · b. 1967
Days alive
366
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Přemysl Pitter
deceasedCzech pacifist and educator · 1895–1976
Days lived
29,458
Rebecca Black
singer · b. 1997
Robert Menasse🇦🇹
YouTube personality · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
Sandra Perković🇭🇷
politician · b. 1990
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Scottie Scheffler🇺🇸
Golfer · b. 1996
Sendy Rleal🇩🇴
film director · b. 1980
Sonique🇬🇧
British singer, musician and disc jockey · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Thaddeus Young🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1988
Tyronne Drakeford🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1971
Viktor Tsoi🇸🇺
deceasedPoet · 1962–1990
Days lived
10,282
Wilhelm Gliese🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1915-1993) · 1915–1993
Days lived
28,481
Willy Schürmann-Horster🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1900–1943
Days lived
15,785
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Yingluck Shinawatra
Notable Trials · b. 1967
Days alive
366
Zbigniew Tadeusz Kaczmarek🇵🇱
deceasedPolish-German weightlifter (1946-2023) · 1946–2023
Days lived
28,087
Died on This Day
Alexandra Freund🇩🇪
deceasedGerman television presenter (1967-2001) · 1967–2001
Days lived
12,526
Benedict Friedlaender🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer and sexuologist (1866–1908) · 1866–1908
Days lived
15,313
Dimitris Christofias
deceasedpolitician · 1946–2019
Days lived
26,594
Doreen Miller, Baroness Miller of Hendon🇬🇧
deceasedBritish politician (1933–2014) · 1933–2014
Days lived
29,593
Erich Brandenberger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1892–1955) · 1892–1955
Days lived
22,985
Ernst Dumcke🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1887-1940) · 1887–1940
Days lived
19,213
Felicia Langer🇵🇱
deceasedwriter · 1930–2018
Days lived
31,971
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Georg Danzer🇦🇹
deceasedsinger · 1946–2007
Days lived
22,172
John Lee Hooker🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1917–2001
Days lived
30,619
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June Christy🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer (1925–1990) · 1925–1990
Days lived
23,589
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Kailash Purryag🇺🇸
deceasedPresident of Mauritius from 2012 to 2015 · 1947–2025
Days lived
28,316
Maureen Connolly🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1934-1969) · 1934–1969
Days lived
12,696
Max Hirschberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman lawyer and scholar (1883–1964) · 1883–1964
Days lived
29,440
Ödön Tersztyánszky🇭🇺
deceasedmilitary person · 1890–1929
Days lived
14,351
Paul Alfred Biefeld🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican astronomer (1867-1943) · 1867–1943
Days lived
27,849
Ramaz Shengelia🇬🇪
deceasedathlete · 1957–2012
Days lived
20,260
Sukarno
deceasedNotable Trials · 1901–1970
Days lived
25,217
Walter Hasenclever🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1890–1940
Days lived
18,245
Walter Riml🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian cameraman, photographer and actor (1905-1994) · 1905–1994
Days lived
32,413
Who Was Alive
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
42,174
Bertrand Russell🇬🇧
deceasedYouTube personality · 1872–1970
Days lived
35,688
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1873–1969
Days lived
34,997
Charles Foulkes🇬🇧
deceasedBritish general and field hockey player (1875–1969) · 1875–1969
Days lived
34,427
Henry Hallett Dale🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish pharmacologist, Nobel laureate · 1875–1968
Days lived
34,012
Gertrud von Le Fort🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1876–1971
Days lived
34,718
Natalie Clifford Barney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972
Days lived
34,791
Lillian Moller Gilbreth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972
Days lived
34,190
E. M. Forster🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish novelist (1879-1970) · 1879–1970
Days lived
33,394
Margarete Bieber🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978
Days lived
36,003
Adolf Strauss🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Wehrmacht general (1879–1973) · 1879–1973
Days lived
34,163
Kenneth Edgeworth🇮🇪
deceasedIrish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,829
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Emma P. Carr🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,404
Paul Hausser🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,677
Fritz Achterberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971
Days lived
33,215
Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra🇵🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1880–1976
Days lived
34,807
Vladimir Zelenin
deceasedscientist · 1881–1968
Days lived
32,067
Wang Zi-Ping🇨🇳
deceasedathlete · 1881–1973
Days lived
33,602
Hans Reiter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Nazi physician (1881–1969) · 1881–1969
Days lived
32,413
Rudolf Pannwitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer and philosopher (1881–1969) · 1881–1969
Days lived
32,076
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Harriet🇦🇺
deceasedGalápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
49,845
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Lin Wang🇹🇼
deceasedAsian elephant · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,467
Ham🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1957–1983
Days lived
9,333
Shamu🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1962–1971
Days lived
3,521
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Digit🇷🇼
deceasedMountain gorilla · 1967–1977
Days lived
4,017
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,018
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,715
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,288
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,730
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,696
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,330
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,774
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,426
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,225
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,739
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,757
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,426
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,778
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,321
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,231
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,208
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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