Every yearJune 21
Everything June 21 celebrates
8 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for June 21 every year, and 2 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Go Skateboarding DayLead | Sports | |
| 02 | International Day of Yoga | Health | |
| 03 | International Surfing Day | Sports | |
| 04 | National Peaches and Cream Day | Food | |
| 05 | National Selfie Day | Celebration |
| 06 | National Wagyu Day | Food | |
| 07 | World Giraffe Day | Nature | |
| 08 | World Music Day | Music |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on June 21 in some years.
Father's Day — 2026
The First Day of Summer — 2026, 2027, 2030, 2031, 2034 and 2035
Born on June 21
Historic figures
- Jean-Paul Sartre1905–1980French philosopher and author
- Viktor Tsoi1962–1990Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Siméon Denis Poisson1781–1840French mathematician and physicist
- Machado de Assis1839–1908Brazilian author, poet, and playwright
- Jane Russell1921–2011American actress and singer
- Daniel D. Tompkins1774–1825American lawyer and politician
- Judy Holliday1921–1965American actress and singer
- Max Wolf1863–1932German astronomer and academic
- William Vickrey1914–1996Canadian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Maureen Stapleton1925–2006American actress
Celebrities & public figures
- Lana Del Reyb. 1985American singer-songwriter
- Chris Prattb. 1979American actor
- William, Prince of Walesb. 1982Prince of Wales
- Edward Snowdenb. 1983American activist and academic
- Joko Widodob. 1961Indonesian businessman and politician
- Michel Platinib. 1955French footballer and manager
- Juliette Lewisb. 1973American actress and singer-songwriter
- Ian McEwanb. 1948British novelist and screenwriter
- Andrzej Sapkowskib. 1948Polish author and translator
- Rebecca Blackb. 1997American singer-songwriter
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers June 21 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see June 21, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.