On this day: 21 June

Selected events and births on 21 June, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1788 – New Hampshire ratified the U.S. Constitution and was admitted as the ninth U.S. state. Read more: New Hampshire Constitution of the United States
• 1848 – In the Wallachian Revolution, Ion Heliade Rădulescu and Christian Tell proclaimed a new republican government in present-day Romania. Read more: Wallachian Revolution of 1848 Ion Heliade Rădulescu Christian Tell
• 1890 – Rudyard Kipling's poem Mandalay was published. Read more: Rudyard Kipling Mandalay (poem)
• 1919 – Admiral Ludwig von Reuter scuttled the German High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow to prevent the ships from being seized and divided amongst the Allied Powers. Read more: Ludwig von Reuter Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow High Seas Fleet
• 1957 – Ellen Fairclough became the first woman to be appointed to the cabinet of Canada. Read more: Ellen Fairclough Cabinet of Canada
• 1973 – The U.S. Supreme Court delivered its decision in the landmark case Miller v. California, establishing the Miller test for determining what is obscene material. Read more: Supreme Court of the United States List of landmark court decisions in the United States Miller v. California

Born on this day

• 1946 – Maurice Saatchi, Baron Saatchi, Iraqi-British businessman, founded M&C Saatchi and Saatchi & Saatchi Read more: Maurice Saatchi, Baron Saatchi M+C Saatchi Group Saatchi & Saatchi
• 1951 – Jim Douglas, American academic and politician, 80th Governor of Vermont Read more: Jim Douglas Governor of Vermont
• 1954 – Már Guðmundsson, Icelandic economist, former Governor of Central Bank of Iceland Read more: Már Guðmundsson Central Bank of Iceland
• 1960 – Kate Brown, American politician, 38th Governor of Oregon Read more: Kate Brown Governor of Oregon
• 1961 – Joko Widodo, Indonesian businessman and politician, 7th President of Indonesia Read more: Joko Widodo President of Indonesia
• 1962 – Shōhei Takada, Japanese shogi player and theoretician Read more: Shōhei Takada Shogi
• 1966 – Gretchen Carlson, American model and TV journalist, Miss America 1989 Read more: Gretchen Carlson Miss America
• 1967 – Pierre Omidyar, French-American businessman, founded eBay Read more: Pierre Omidyar EBay
• 1967 – Yingluck Shinawatra, Thai businesswoman and politician, 28th Prime Minister of Thailand Read more: Yingluck Shinawatra Prime Minister of Thailand
• 1982 – William, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne Read more: William, Prince of Wales Heir apparent
• 1986 – Kathleen O'Kelly-Kennedy, Australian wheelchair basketball player Read more: Kathleen O'Kelly-Kennedy Wheelchair basketball
• 1993 – Hungrybox, Argentine-American esports player Read more: Hungrybox Esports

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / June 21 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.