June 21st (1940) was a Friday. 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, 1940
» The first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage begins at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Famous Birthdays on June 21 in 1940
» Mariette Hartley, American actress
» Enn Klooren, Estonian actor (d. 2011)
» Michael Ruse, Canadian philosopher and academic
» Marika Green, Swedish-French actress
June 21st Famous Deaths for 1940
» Smedley Butler, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1881)
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)