Observance
June 21, 2025-June 21, 2025 -
Global, Global
· World Music Day
· International Yoga Day
· World Martini Day
· International Surfing Day
· World Motorcycle Day
· World Humanist Day
· World Giraffe Day
· International Vanlife Cooking Day
· World Hydrography Day
· 1963 – Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini is elected as Pope Paul VI.
· 2006 – Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra.
· 2009 – Greenland assumes self-rule.
Birth Anniversary
· 1002 – Pope Leo IX (died 1054)
· 1905 – Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and author (died 1980)
· 1912 – Vishnu Prabhakar, Indian author and playwright (died 2009)
Death Anniversary
· 2012 – Abid Hussain, Indian economist and diplomat, Indian Ambassador to the United States (born 1926)
· 2012 – Sunil Janah, Indian photographer and journalist (born 1918)
21 Jun 25
00:00 - 23:59
World Music Day is celebrated every year on June 21 to encourage people to listen to a variety of songs and embrace art for future generations. The world celebrates World Music Day, also known as 'Fête de la Musique', every year on June 21 to promote music across the world.
21 Jun 25
00:00 - 23:59
The International Day of Yoga is a day in recognition of Yoga that is celebrated around the world annually on 21 June following its adoption by the United Nations in 2014.
21 Jun 25
00:00 - 23:59
World Martini Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in June. This year, that date is June 21, 2025, according to Grey Goose. It's a day to appreciate the classic cocktail, whether you prefer it shaken or stirred, with gin or vodka, and garnished with an olive or a lemon twist
21 Jun 25
00:00 - 23:59
International Surfing Day, held annually on the third Saturday of June, is an unofficial, environmentally conscious sports-centered holiday that celebrates the sport of surfing, surfing lifestyle, and the sustainability of ocean resources.
21 Jun 25
00:00 - 23:59
Celebrated on the longest day of daylight in the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice, there's no better day to celebrate as a motorcycle rider than June 21st each year.
21 Jun 25
00:00 - 23:59
World Humanist Day is a Humanist holiday celebrated annually around the world on the June solstice, which usually falls on June 21. According to Humanists International, the day is a way of spreading awareness of Humanism as a philosophical life stance and means to effect change in the world.
21 Jun 25
00:00 - 23:59
World Giraffe Day is an annual event initiated by Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) to celebrate the tallest animal on the longest day (or night, depending on in which hemisphere you live!) of the year – 21 June – every year.
21 Jun 25
00:00 - 23:59
International Vanlife Cooking Day is celebrated annually on June 21st. It's a day to showcase and celebrate the unique culinary experiences of vanlifers and their compact mobile kitchens
21 Jun 25
00:00 - 23:59
World Hydrography Day is celebrated annually on June 21st. It's a day to recognize the importance of hydrography, the science of mapping and describing the physical features of bodies of water, and to highlight the work of hydrographers worldwide. The day was established by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) in 2005
21 Jun 25
00:00 - 23:59
Pope Paul VI (born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini; 26 September 1897 – 6 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978
21 Jun 25
00:00 - 23:59
A pair of small moons that NASA's Hubble Space Telescope discovered orbiting Pluto now have official names: Nix and Hydra. Photographed by Hubble in 2005, Nix and Hydra are roughly 5,000 times fainter than Pluto and are about two to three times farther from Pluto than its large moon, Charon, which was discovered in 1978. The names were approved this week by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the recognized authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies.
21 Jun 25
00:00 - 23:59
Greenland transitioned to self-rule on June 21, 2009, with the implementation of the Greenland Self-Government Act. This act significantly expanded the island's autonomy, granting it greater control over its internal affairs, including judicial matters, policing, and natural resources. The day is also celebrated as Greenlandic national day
21 Jun 25
00:00 - 23:59
Birth Anniversary of Pope Leo IX (died 1054) Pope Leo IX, born Bruno von Egisheim-Dagsburg, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 February 1049 to his death in 1054.
21 Jun 25
00:00 - 23:59
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism. Sartre was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism. Born: 21 June 1905, Paris, France Died: 15 April 1980 (age 74 years), Paris, France
21 Jun 25
00:00 - 23:59
Born 21 June 1912 Miranpur, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India Died 11 April 2009 (aged 96) New Delhi, India
21 Jun 25
00:00 - 23:59
Abid Hussain (26 December 1926 – 21 June 2012) was an Indian economist, civil servant and diplomat. He was India's ambassador to the United States of America from 1990 to 1992 and a member of the Planning Commission from 1985 to 1990. Born 26 December 1926 Hyderabad, Hyderabad state, India Died 21 June 2012 (aged 85) London, England
21 Jun 25
00:00 - 23:59
Sunil Janah was an Indian-American photojournalist and documentary photographer who worked in India in the 1940s. Janah documented India's independence movement, its peasant and labour movements, famines and riots, rural and tribal life, as well as the years of rapid urbanization and industrialization. Born: 17 April 1918, Assam Died: 21 June 2012 (age 94 years), Berkeley, California, United States
