Friday 21 June is the 172nd day of the Gregorian calendar. There are 193 days left until the end of the year.
Saint of the day: Saint Louis Gonzaga
June Proverb
If it’s cold in San Luigino, it will be hot in San Paolino
It happened today
1919 – Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands: Admiral Ludwig von Reuter scuttles the German fleet: the nine sailors killed were the last victims of the First World War
1957 – Canada: Ellen Louks Fairclough is sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada. She is the first woman to hold this position.
1963 – Rome: Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini is elected Pope with the name of Paul VI
1964 – Neshoba County, Mississippi: three civil rights activists (Andrew Goodman, James Cheney and Mickey Schwerner) are murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan
1970 – In Mexico City, Brazil wins their third world title by beating Italy 4-1 in the final
2001 – USA: issue of the Frida Kahlo commemorative stamp
2004 – Space: SpaceShipOne completes the first space flight developed with private funds only
Birthdays
Chris Pratt – American actor (June 21, 1979)
Erica Durance – Canadian actress known in particular for the role of Lois Lane in the television series Smallville (June 21, 1978)
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant – known as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer (June 21, 1986)
Gaetano ‘Nino’ D’Angelo – Italian singer-songwriter, actor and director (21 June 1957)
