June 21st (1919) was a Saturday. It's the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 194 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 21st June, 1919
» The Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire a volley into a crowd of unemployed war veterans, killing two, during the Winnipeg General Strike.
» Admiral Ludwig von Reuter Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow known as scuttles the German fleet in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The nine sailors killed are the last casualties of World War I.
Famous Birthdays on June 21 in 1919
» Antonia Mesina, Italian martyr and saint (d. 1935)
» Gérard Pelletier, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1997)
» Vladimir Simagin, Russian chess player (d. 1968)
» Paolo Soleri, Italian-American architect, designed the Cosanti (d. 2013)
June 21st Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Alban of Mainz
» Aloysius Gonzaga
» Engelmund of Velsen
» Martin of Tongres
» Onesimos Nesib (Lutheran)
» June 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Public holidays in Togo or Day of the Martyrs (Togo)
» Go Skateboarding Day
» National Aboriginal Day (Canada)
» Solstice-related observances ('see also June 20'):
» Day of Private Reflection
» International Surfing Day
» National Day (Greenland)
» We Tripantu, a winter solstice festival in the southern hemisphere. (Mapuche, southern Chile)
» Willkakuti, an Andean-Amazonic New Year (Aymara people or Aymara)