What are the important events that happened on June 21, 2001? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 21, 2001: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 21, 2001 is the 172nd day of the year 2001 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 193 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 8, 2001 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 993,081,600 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaheptacontadigon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Penny every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $61.52. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Snake is the mythical animal and Metal is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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June 21, 2001 Historical Events
- 2001 –A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 American servicemen.
Who were born on June 21, 2001?
- 2001 –Alexandra Obolentseva, Russian chess player
Who died on June 21, 2001?
- 2001 –Carroll O'Connor, American actor (b. 1924)
- 2001 –John Lee Hooker, American musician (b. 1916)
- 2001 –Souad Hosni, Egyptian actress (b. 1942)
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