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Variety honored her at their Hitmakers Awards for being "one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the 21st century".
Famous Birthdays on June 21
1985 — Lana Del Rey
American singer-songwriter
June 21 has 322 recorded notable births across history, from 906 to 2011. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on June 21
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- 1734 In Montreal, New France, a slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique is put to death, having been convicted of setting the fire that destroyed much of the city. Source
- 2004 SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight. Source
- 1973 In its decision in Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller test for determining whether something is obscene and not protected speech under the U.S. constitution. Source
- 1993 Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-57 to retrieve the European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) satellite. It is also the first shuttle mission to carry the Spacehab module. Source
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Ray Davies was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for the rock band the Kinks, with his younger brother Dave providing lead guitar and backing vocals; the Davies brothers were the band's only consistent members.
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Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church, and has been the pro-prefect for the Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches of the Dicastery for Evangelization since December 8, 2019.
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Most of her material was recorded for Universal Music Group Nashville's Mercury Records Nashville division between 1984 and 2000, with later albums being issued on Narada Productions, her own Captain Potato label, and Sugar Hill Records.
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Marcella Detroit's first two studio albums, Sacred Heart (1989) and Hormonally Yours (1992), both reached the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart.
More major people born on June 21
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1944
Ray Davies
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Sir Raymond Douglas Davies is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for the rock band the Kinks, with his younger brother Dave providing lead guitar and backing vocals;…
1957
Luis Antonio Tagle
Filipino cardinal
Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church, and has been the pro-prefect for the Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches of the Dicastery for Evangelization since December…
1959
Kathy Mattea
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kathleen Alice Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass singer.
1959
Marcella Detroit
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Marcella Levy, known professionally as Marcy Levy and Marcella Detroit, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
1912
Mary McCarthy
American novelist and critic (died 1989)
Mary Therese McCarthy was an American novelist, critic and political activist, best known for her novel The Group, her marriage to critic Edmund Wilson, her intimate friendship with her colleague Hannah Arendt and her…
1947
Wade Phillips
American football coach
Harold Wade Phillips is an American football coach. He has served as the head coach of the Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Roughnecks, and San Antonio Brahmas.
1993
Hungrybox
Argentine-American esports player
Juan Manuel DeBiedma, better known by his alias Hungrybox, is an Argentine–American professional Super Smash Bros. player, streamer, tournament organizer and commentator.
1972
Irene van Dyk
South African-New Zealand netball player
Irene van Dyk is a former netball international who represented both New Zealand and South Africa. Between 2000 and 2014 she made 145 senior appearances for New Zealand.
1798
Alexander Thomson of Banchory
Scottish jurist, agriculturalist and religious activist (died 1868)
Alexander Thomson of Banchory FRSE (1798–1868) was a 19th-century Scottish advocate, agriculturalist, antiquary, author, philanthropist and traveller. He owned an estate at Banchory-Devenick in Aberdeenshire.
1951
Mona-Lisa Pursiainen
Finnish sprinter (died 2000)
Eivor Mona-Lisa Pursiainen, née Strandvall, was a Finnish female sprinter, who was especially successful in 1973–1974, being ranked #2 in the world over 100 metres and # 3, over 200 metres and 400 metres in 1973.
1893
Alois Hába
Czech composer and educator (died 1973)
Alois Hába was a Czech composer, music theorist and teacher. He belongs to the important discoverers in modern classical music, and to the major composers of microtonal music, especially using the quarter-tone scale,…
1976
Mike Einziger
American guitarist and songwriter
Michael Aaron Einziger is an American musician, songwriter and producer.
1811
Matthew Simpson
American Methodist bishop and academic (died 1884)
Matthew Simpson was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1852 and based mainly in Philadelphia.
1883
Feodor Gladkov
Russian author and educator (died 1958)
Fyodor Vasilyevich Gladkov was a Soviet and Russian socialist realist writer, best known for his 1925 novel Cement.
1950
John Paul Young
Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter
John Inglis Young, OAM, known professionally as John Paul Young, is an Australian pop singer who is best known for having a worldwide hit with "Love Is in the Air" in 1978.
1954
Mark Kimmitt
American general and politician, 16th Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt is a retired American general and former diplomat. He served as the 16th Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs under George W. Bush from August 2008 to January 2009.
1884
Claude Auchinleck
English field marshal (died 1981)
Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck was a British Indian Army commander who saw active service during both World War I and World War II.
1894
Milward Kennedy
English journalist and civil servant (died 1968)
Milward Rodon Kennedy Burge was an English civil servant, journalist, crime writer and literary critic. He was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford.
1955
Michel Platini
French footballer and manager
Michel François Platini is a French football administrator and former player and manager.