Born on 21 June 1973

At A Glance

21 June 1973 at a glance

Day of the week

21 June 1973 was a Thursday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” by Tony Orlando and Dawn was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1973

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1973 was The Exorcist.

Star sign

The star sign for 21 June is Cancer.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 21 June 1973 fell in the Year of the Ox.

Birthstone

The birthstone for June is Pearl.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 21 June 1973 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 21 June

• 1963 Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini is elected as Pope Paul VI.
• 1970 Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy in what was the largest U.S. corporate bankruptcy to date.
• 1973 The Primer Congreso del Hombre Andino is inaugurated in Arica, Chile.
• 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.
• 1978 The original production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Evita, based on the life of Eva Perón, opens at the Prince Edward Theatre, London.

Famous people born on 21 June

• William, Prince of Wales, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne (born 1982)
• Chris Pratt, American actor (born 1979)
• Lana Del Rey, American singer-songwriter (born 1985)
• Edward Snowden, American activist and academic (born 1983)

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