June 21st (1942) was a Sunday. 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, 1942
» World War II: Tobruk falls to Italian and German forces.
» World War II: A Japanese submarine surfaces near the Columbia River in Oregon, firing 17 shells at nearby Fort Stevens (Oregon) or Fort Stevens in one of only a handful of Attacks on North America during World War II known as attacks by Japan against the
Famous Birthdays on June 21 in 1942
» Clive Brooke, Baron Brooke of Alverthorpe, English businessman and politician
» Dan Henning, American football player and coach
» Marjorie Margolies, American journalist and politician
» Henry S. Taylor, American author and poet
» Togo D. West, Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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)