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21 June 2021 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 June 2021 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Good 4 U” by Olivia Rodrigo.
- Top Film of 2021
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2021
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2021 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 21 June is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 June 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 June 2021 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 21 June
- 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.
- 2000 Section 28 (of the Local Government Act 1988), outlawing the 'promotion' of homosexuality in the United Kingdom, is repealed in Scotland with a 99 to 17 vote.
- 2004 SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
- 2006 Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra.
- 2009 Greenland assumes self-rule.
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)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2021 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – The words of the Australian national anthem, "Advance Australia Fair", are changed for the first time since 1984, amending the line "For we are young and free" to "For we are one and free".
- 15 February – 142,000 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Australia.
- 13 March – The 2021 Western Australian state election is held with the incumbent McGowan Labor government winning with an increased majority.
Life in Australia in 2021
Prime Minister
Scott Morrison
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.45
Loaf of Bread
$3.90
Average House
$720,000
Weekly Wage
$1,770.00
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