What Happened on June 21?
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EVENTS ON JUNE 21
American Civil War
Year:
1864
American Civil War: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road begins.
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Capture of Guam
Year:
1898
The United States captures Guam from Spain. The few warning shots fired by the U.S. naval vessels are misinterpreted as salutes by the Spanish garrison, which was unaware that the two nations were at war.
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Wallachian Revolution of 1848
Year:
1848
In the Wallachian Revolution, Ion Heliade Rădulescu and Christian Tell issue the Proclamation of Islaz and create a new republican government.
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Maniots
Year:
1826
Maniots defeat Egyptians under Ibrahim Pasha in the Battle of Vergas.
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Greek War of Independence
Year:
1824
Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea.
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Boxer Rebellion
Year:
1900
Boxer Rebellion: China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Year:
1915
The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Guinn v. United States 238 US 347 1915, striking down Oklahoma grandfather clause legislation which had the effect of denying the right to vote to blacks.
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Conscription
Year:
1930
One-year conscription comes into force in France.
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Dwight Morrow
Year:
1929
An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Year:
1919
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire a volley into a crowd of unemployed war veterans, killing two, during the Winnipeg general strike.
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BIRTHS ON JUNE 21
Antonia Mesina
Year of birth:
1919
Antonia Mesina, Italian martyr and saint (died 1935)
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Hans Gerschwiler
Year of birth:
1920
Hans Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skater (died 2017)
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Jane Russell
Year of birth:
1921
Jane Russell, American actress and singer (died 2011)
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Paolo Soleri
Year of birth:
1919
Paolo Soleri, Italian-American architect, designed the Cosanti (died 2013)
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James Joll
Year of birth:
1918
James Joll, English historian, author, and academic (died 1994)
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Josephine Webb
Year of birth:
1918
Josephine Webb, American engineer (died 2017)
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Tibor Szele
Year of birth:
1918
Tibor Szele, Hungarian mathematician and academic (died 1955)
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Eddie Lopat
Year of birth:
1918
Eddie Lopat, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1992)
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Judy Holliday
Year of birth:
1921
Judy Holliday, American actress and singer (died 1965)
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Joseph Ki-Zerbo
Year of birth:
1922
Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkinabé historian, politician and writer (died 2006)
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DEATHS ON JUNE 21
Smedley Butler
Year of death:
1940
Smedley Butler, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1881)
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Édouard Vuillard
Year of death:
1940
Édouard Vuillard, French painter (born 1868)
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Ville Kiviniemi
Year of death:
1951
Ville Kiviniemi, Finnish politician (born 1877)
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Gustave Sandras
Year of death:
1951
Gustave Sandras, French gymnast (born 1872)
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Charles Dillon Perrine
Year of death:
1951
Charles Dillon Perrine, American astronomer (born 1867)
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Thorne Smith
Year of death:
1934
Thorne Smith, American author (born 1892)
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Leonard Hobhouse
Year of death:
1929
Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse, English sociologist, journalist, and academic (born 1864)
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Theophilus Holmes
Year of death:
1880
Theophilus H. Holmes, American general (born 1804)
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Antonio López de Santa Anna
Year of death:
1876
Antonio López de Santa Anna, Mexican general and politician 8th President of Mexico (born 1794)
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Leland Stanford
Year of death:
1893
Leland Stanford, American businessman and politician, 8th Governor of California (born 1824)
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HOLIDAYS ON JUNE 21
Go Skateboarding Day
Go Skateboarding Day
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National Indigenous Peoples Day
National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)
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Willkakuti
Solstice-related observances (see also June 20): Willkakuti, an Andean-Amazonic New Year (Aymara)
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Fête de la Musique
Solstice-related observances (see also June 20): Fête de la Musique
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Father's Day
Father's Day (Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Uganda, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates)
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International Day of Yoga
International Yoga Day (international)
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Engelmund of Velsen
Christian feast day: Engelmund of Velsen
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Onesimos Nesib
Christian feast day: Onesimos Nesib (Lutheran)
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June 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: June 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Aloysius Gonzaga
Christian feast day: Aloysius Gonzaga
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