June 21 holidays in 2021

Historical Events on June 21

• 1734: After being convicted of setting the city of Montreal in New France on Fire, Marie-Joseph Angélique is executed.
• 1749: In Nova Scotia, Halifax is officially established.
• 1788: New Hampshire ratifies the U.S Constitution and then becomes the 9^thS State.
• 1791: King Louis XVI of France and his family attempt to escape France during the French Revolution.
• 1798: At the Battle of Vinegar Hill during the Irish Rebellion of 1798, Irish rebels are defeated by British forces.
• 1813: At the Battle of Vitoria, Joseph Bonaparte is defeated by Wellington.
• 1898: Guam is captured from Spain by the U.S.
• 1940: The first successful navigation of the Northwest Passage from the western portion to the eastern begins at the city of Vancouver in British Columbia.
• 1942: German and Italiam forces seize Tobruk during World War 2.
• 1942: Surfacing near the Columbia River in Oregon, an Imperial Japanese submarine fires seventeen shells at Fort Stevens.
• 1945: The Battle of Okinawa comes to a conclusion during World War II.
• 1973: The Miller Test for obscenity in United States’ law is established when the U.S. Supreme Court hands down the decision in Miller v. California 413 US 15.
• 1982: For the attempted assassination of United States’ President Ronald Reagan, John Hinckley is found not guilty because of insanity.
• 1989: In the case Texas v. Johnson, the United States Supreme Court rules that flag burning is a form of acceptable political protest that is protected by the 1^st
• 2006: The newly discovered moons of Pluto are given names: Hydra and Nix.

Famous Birthdays on June 21

• French philosopher and author, Jean-Paul Sartre is born in 1905.
• American philosopher William Frankena is born in 1908.
• American novelist Mary McCarthy is born in 1912.
• English historian James Joll is born in 1918.
• American actress and singer, Judy Holliday is born in 1921.
• American actress and singer, Jane Russell is born in 1921.
• American actress Maureen Stapleton is born in 1925.
• Pakistani financier and 11^th Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto is born in 1953.
• American singer-songwriter Kip Winger is born in 1961.
• American actor Doug Savant is born in 1964.
• English actor David Morrissey is born in 1964.