On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
June 21 2025
Born on This Day
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Al Wilson🇺🇸
American football player, linebacker · b. 1977
Days alive
17,532
Alastair G. W. Cameron🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian astrophysicist (1925–2005) · 1925–2005
Days lived
29,324
Alyson Annan🇦🇺
Australian field hockey player · b. 1973
Days alive
18,993
Arnold Gesell🇺🇸
deceasedpsychologist and pediatrician (1880–1961) · 1880–1961
Days lived
29,561
Artem Dovbyk
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
10,227
Barbara Demmer🇦🇹
actor · b. 1969
Days alive
20,454
Benazir Bhutto🇵🇰
deceasedNotable Trials · 1953–2007
Days lived
19,912
Brett Swain🇺🇸
American football wide receiver · b. 1985
Days alive
14,610
Chris Pratt🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1979
Days alive
16,802
Clara Immerwahr🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chemist (1870-1915) · 1870–1915
Days lived
16,385
Cristina Rus🇷🇴
Romanian singer and dancer · b. 1981
Days alive
16,071
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Dorkas Kiefer🇩🇪
singer · b. 1972
Days alive
19,358
Edward Nower🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian football player · 1921–2006
Days lived
31,136
Edward Snowden
Whistleblower · b. 1983
Days alive
15,341
Erik Neutsch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1931–2013) · 1931–2013
Days lived
30,011
Ernst Fehr🇨🇭
scientist · b. 1956
Days alive
25,202
Ernst Zacharias🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1924–2020
Days lived
35,079
Ferdinand Kirchhof🇩🇪
German jurist · b. 1950
Days alive
27,394
Françoise Sagan
deceasedNotable Trials · 1935–2004
Days lived
25,298
Gautami Kapoor🇮🇳
Actor · b. 1974
Days alive
18,628
Hermann Krukenberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman surgeon (1863-1935) · 1863–1935
Days lived
26,401
Hiroo Ishii🇯🇵
Japanese baseball player · b. 1964
Days alive
22,280
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Jean-Paul Sartre🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1905–1980
Days lived
27,327
Jeff Baker🇺🇸
film director · b. 1981
Days alive
16,071
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
Days alive
14,610
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Lalo Schifrin
deceasedcomposer · 1932–2025
Days lived
33,973
Lana Del Rey🇺🇸
actor · b. 1985
Days alive
14,610
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Lee Dae-ho🇰🇷
film director · b. 1982
Days alive
15,706
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Lex Luger🇺🇸
American professional wrestler · b. 1958
Days alive
24,472
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
25,568
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
Days alive
12,784
Notker Wolf🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1940–2024
Days lived
30,601
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Pierre Omidyar
philanthropist · b. 1967
Days alive
21,185
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Přemysl Pitter
deceasedCzech pacifist and educator · 1895–1976
Days lived
29,458
Rebecca Black
singer · b. 1997
Days alive
10,227
Robert Menasse🇦🇹
YouTube personality · b. 1954
Days alive
25,933
Sandra Perković🇭🇷
politician · b. 1990
Days alive
12,784
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Scottie Scheffler🇺🇸
Golfer · b. 1996
Days alive
10,592
Sendy Rleal🇩🇴
film director · b. 1980
Days alive
16,436
Sonique🇬🇧
British singer, musician and disc jockey · b. 1965
Days alive
21,915
Thaddeus Young🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1988
Days alive
13,514
Tyronne Drakeford🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1971
Days alive
19,724
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
21,185
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
62,993
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,671
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
49,019
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
48,682
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
46,557
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
45,462
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
45,462
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,462
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,462
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
45,462
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
45,462
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
45,462
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,462
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,462
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
45,462
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,462
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
44,367
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
41,527
Magdolna Tóth🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1914
Days alive
40,714
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
38,991
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,837
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,534
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
68,107
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
58,549
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
57,515
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
57,149
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
54,593
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
53,245
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
674,044
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,558
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
77,576
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
58,245
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
36,597
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
34,140
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
32,050
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
30,027
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,487
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,909
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
19,447
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
18,264
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
17,559
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,872
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,829
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
16,608