June 21, 2023

June 21, 2023, was a Wednesday. It was 1 year, 5 months, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on June 21, 2023:

31 people are killed after a gas leak explosion occurs at a restaurant in the northwestern Chinese city of Yinchuan.

Top songs

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on June 21, 2023:

United States: "Last Night" by Morgan Wallen
United Kingdom: "Sprinter" by Dave and Central Cee

Top movie

The top movie on this day was "The Flash".

Facts

This date occurred 520 days ago. Approximately 17 months have passed. It was the 172nd day of 2023, in week 25. The decade was the 2020s. A baby that was born on this day is now one year old. 6 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Take me back to June 21, 2023

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is June 21, 2023, and it's a Wednesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Cancer. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.

The summer of 2023 is in full swing. The weather is warm, and the evenings are brighter than usual. Most schools and colleges are now finished until August or September. In America, the song "Last Night" by Morgan Wallen is at the top of the singles charts, while "Sprinter" by Dave and Central Cee is the number-one song in the UK. Joe Biden is the President of the United States, and the movie The Flash is at the top of the box office.

Rishi Sunak is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Ex on the Beach", "Bridgerton", "Only Murders in the Building", and "The Kardashians". If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Sinéad O'Connor, Paul Reubens, Angus Cloud, and Bray Wyatt would all still be alive.

People are playing video games such as "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II", "God of War Ragnarök", "Marvel's Midnight Suns", and "Diablo IV". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Peppa Pig", "The Villains of Valley View", and "Pretty Freekin Scary". Children are playing with toys such as the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on June 21, 2023, will have the star sign Cancer.
Zodiac Element: Water.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2023 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
The Life Path Number for this date is 7.
Native American Zodiac: June 21, 2023 falls under the Woodpecker.
Birthstone: A person during the month of June will have the birthstones Pearl and Alexandrite.
Birth flower (June): The Rose and the Honeysuckle.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on June 21, 2023.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around June 21, 2023.

May 22, 2023:
• Facebook's parent company, Meta, is fined €1.2 billion by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) for transferring European user data to the United States.
• Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tests positive for COVID-19.
• The Portuguese police announce plans to search a reservoir as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
• Bryan Kohberger refuses to enter a plea over the University of Idaho murders.
• A group of anti-Putin Russian nationals called the "Freedom of Russia Legion" launches an incursion in the Belgorod border region of Russia.
• A 19-year-old man named Sai Varshith Kandula is arrested on multiple charges after crashing a U-Haul van into barriers near the White House.
May 23, 2023:
• It is announced that entertainer and convicted sex offender Rolf Harris has died at the age of 93.
• The police search for the remains of Madeleine McCann at the Barragem do Arade reservoir in the Algarve, Portugal.
• Target removes some of its LGBTQ+ merchandise from stores following threats to workers.
May 24, 2023:
• Singer Tina Turner dies at the age of 83.
• Rapper Fetty Wap is sentenced to six years in prison for drug trafficking.
• Florida Governor Ron DeSantis launches his 2024 presidential campaign.
May 25, 2023:
• The video game "The Lord of the Rings: Gollum" is released.
• Dua Lipa releases the song "Dance the Night".
May 26, 2023:
• Disney's fantasy film "The Little Mermaid" is released.
• Former "This Morning" host Phillip Schofield resigns from ITV after admitting that he had a "legal but unwise" relationship with a younger man.
• Singer Celine Dion cancels the rest of her tour due to her ongoing battle with a neurological disorder called Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS).
• A man is arrested for opening the emergency door of an Asiana Airlines flight during a landing in South Korea.
• Britney Spears tells fans that she has reconnected with her estranged mother.
May 27, 2023:
• The Texas House of Representatives impeaches state Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations of bribery and abuse of public trust.
• Twitter exits the European Union's voluntary Code of Practice on Disinformation.
• Soccer: Borussia Dortmund loses the Bundesliga title on the final day of the season after only managing a 2-2 draw against Mainz 05.
• The comedy talk show "Soccer AM" comes to an end after 28 years.
May 28, 2023:
• The series finale of Succession is aired.
• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan secures another five years in power after defeating challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in a run-off election.
• Soccer: Leicester City are relegated from the Premier League on the final day of the season, just seven years after they lifted the title.
May 29, 2023:
• Soccer: Mauricio Pochettino is appointed as the new manager of Chelsea.
• Moscow is attacked by two dozen drones.
May 31, 2023:
• That '70s Show actor Danny Masterson is found guilty on two counts of rape.
• Sevilla win the Europa League after beating Roma on penalties.
• Canada says that it will start printing health warnings directly on cigarettes.
June 1, 2023:
• Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith loses a historic defamation case against newspapers that had accused him of war crimes in Afghanistan.
• The US Senate approves a debt ceiling deal just days before the deadline.
• US President Joe Biden trips after delivering a speech at a military academy in Colorado.
June 2, 2023:
• The computer-animated superhero film "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" is released.
• At least 280 people die when three trains collide in the Indian state of Odisha.
• Wildfires begin in the Central Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
June 3, 2023:
• Soccer: Manchester City win the FA Cup after defeating Manchester United 2-1.
• Soccer: Real Madrid and Eden Hazard reach a mutual agreement to terminate his contract.
• Soccer: PSG confirm that Lionel Messi is leaving the club.
June 4, 2023:
• Saudia Arabia pledges to cut production in oil in an effort to keep prices afloat.
• A huge anti-government protest takes place in Poland.
• Fighter jets intercept an unresponsive Cessna Citation jet that flew over Washington, D.C., and then crashed in Virginia.
• Zlatan Ibrahimović announces his retirement from football.
June 5, 2023:
• Russia claims that it thwarted a major Ukrainian counteroffensive.
• Ukraine denies that Russia repelled its counteroffensive in Donetsk.
• Former FBI agent and convicted Russian spy, Robert Hanssen, is found dead in his prison cell at the age of 79.
• Apple reveals its Vision Pro AR headset.
• Soccer: French striker Karim Benzema leaves Real Madrid to join Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad.
June 6, 2023:
• The video game "Diablo IV" is released.
• The Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine collapses, causing widespread flooding.
• US intelligence accuses Russia of destroying the Nova Kakhovka dam.
• The PGA Tour agrees to merge with its Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf.
• Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie launches his 2024 presidential run.
• New York City is covered in a haze from wildfire smoke.
• Actress Shannen Doherty reveals that her breast cancer has spread to her brain.
• Soccer: Ange Postecoglou is appointed as the new manager of Tottenham Hotspur.
June 7, 2023:
• Reddit announces that it will be laying off 5% of its workforce.
• Donald Trump's former vice-president, Mike Pence, officially declares his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.
• CNN CEO Chris Licht is forced to step down.
• Bob's Burgers and Arrested Development actor, Jay Johnston, is charged in connection with the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
June 8, 2023:
• Four children and two adults are stabbed in an attack in France.
• Evangelist Pat Robertson dies at the age of 93.
• A federal grand jury indicts Donald Trump on charges relating to handling classified documents.
• Ukrainian forces begin to attack Russian positions in the Zaporizhzhia region.
June 9, 2023:
• The film "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" is released.
• Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns as an MP.
• Four missing children are found alive one month after their plane crashed into a Colombian rainforest.
• The song "Makeba" by French artist Jain begins to go viral on TikTok eight years after its initial release.
June 10, 2023:
• Soccer: Manchester City beat Inter Milan 1-0 to win the Champions League and seal the treble.
• Unabomber Ted Kaczynski commits suicide at the age of 81.
June 11, 2023:
• Scotland's former leader Nicola Sturgeon is arrested in a police investigation into the Scottish National Party’s finances (she is later released without charge).
• Ukraine claims that it has retaken three villages in its counteroffensive.
• 10 people are killed after a tourist bus overturns in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia.
June 12, 2023:
• Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi dies of leukemia at the age of 86.
• Hundreds of communities on Reddit go private to protest against third-party app charges.
• NBA Finals: The Denver Nuggets beat Miami Heat 4-1 to claim their first NBA title.
• Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak announces that he will be retiring after 41 seasons.
• Fox News sends Tucker Carlson a cease-and-desist letter over his competing Twitter series.
• More than 100 people die after a vessel capsizes in the Niger River in Kwara State, Nigeria.
June 13, 2023:
• Donald Trump pleads not guilty at his federal classified documents case.
• Three people are stabbed to death in three separate attacks in Nottingham, England.
• Aslan frontman Christy Dignam dies of cancer at the age of 63.
• American writer Cormac McCarthy dies at the age of 89.
June 14, 2023: 79 people are killed and hundreds go missing after a fishing boat smuggling migrants and refugees sinks off the coast of Messenia, Greece.
June 15, 2023:
• Conor McGregor is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at the NBA Finals in Miami.
• Peggy Gou releases the song "(It Goes Like) Nanana".
• Actor Al Pacino (83) becomes one of the oldest new fathers on record.
June 16, 2023: More than 40 people are killed during an Islamic terrorist attack on a school in Mpondwe, Uganda.
June 18, 2023: Golf: Wyndham Clark wins the US Open.
June 19, 2023: A rescue mission is launched after a Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with five people onboard.
June 20, 2023:
• Internet celebrity Andrew Tate is charged with rape and human trafficking.
• An aircraft hears banging noises in the area where the missing Titanic submersible disappeared.
• It is announced that President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, will plead guilty to federal tax offenses.
• Taylor Swift releases the song "Cruel Summer".
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June 22, 2023:
• The video game "Final Fantasy XVI" is released.
• It is announced that all five passengers on the missing Titanic submersible have died.
• More than 40 people go missing after a migrant boat capsizes off the Italian island of Lampedusa.
• News of the RTÉ secret payment scandal breaks in Ireland.
• 2023 NBA draft: The San Antonio Spurs pick Victor Wembanyama.
June 23, 2023:
• The superhero film "The Flash" is released.
• Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin states that the Russian government's justifications for the invasion of Ukraine were based on lies.
• Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin brings his 25,000-strong militia back into Russia after claiming that the Russian Ministry of Defense launched an attack on his forces.
• Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to hold a cage fight.
• Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice release the song "Barbie World".
June 24, 2023:
• Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin of launching an armed rebellion.
• Wagner Group mutiny: Prigozhin takes control of the main Russian military command base in Rostov-on-Don.
• Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov states that he is willing to help "put down" the Wagner mutiny.
• Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin halts his advance on Moscow after agreeing to a deal.
• The body of missing British actor Julian Sands is found close to where he had been hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains.
June 27, 2023:
• Ryan Seacrest is named as the new host of "Wheel of Fortune".
• Lewis Capaldi cancels all of his tour dates to "adjust to the impact" of Tourette's syndrome.
• 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk is shot dead by police in Paris, France.
June 28, 2023:
• Presumed human remains are recovered among the wreckage of the Titan submersible.
• Protests begin to spread in France over the police killing of Nahel M (17).
• National Geographic lays off its last staff writers after struggling to compete in the digital age.
• Soccer: Kai Havertz joins Arsenal.
June 29, 2023: Actor Alan Arkin passes away at the age of 89.
June 30, 2023:
• The film "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" is released.
• The US Supreme Court blocks Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program.
• The Brazilian Superior Electoral Court bans former president Jair Bolsonaro from running for public office until 2030.
• Olivia Rodrigo releases the song "Vampire".
July 1, 2023:
• More than 40 people are killed after a truck loses control at a busy junction near Kericho in Kenya.
• Twitter imposes a temporary cap on viewing tweets.
July 2, 2023: France riots: The home of a Paris suburb mayor is raided by rioters and set on fire.
July 3, 2023: Israel conducts a major assault on the Jenin refugee camp in Palestine.
July 4, 2023:
• Ukraine claims that Russia has rigged the ZNPP reactor with explosives.
• Meta announces that it is releasing a Twitter rival called Threads.
• Sound of Freedom is released in movie theaters.
July 5, 2023:
• Israel ends its operation in Jenin.
• Soccer: Mason Mount joins Manchester United.
• It is confirmed that cocaine was found in the White House.
July 6, 2023:
• Instagram launches its Twitter rival "Threads".
• Britney Spears claims that she was assaulted by a member of NBA player Victor Wembanyama's security team.
• Andrew Tate loses his appeal against house arrest.
• Elon Musk threatens to sue Meta after it launches its rival Twitter app "Threads".
July 7, 2023: Taylor Swift releases the re-recorded album "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)".
July 8, 2023:
• Jonah Hill's ex-girlfriend leaks screenshots of their text messages and accuses him of "emotionally abusive" behavior.
• An unnamed BBC presenter is accused of paying a teenager for explicit photos.
• Soccer: David de Gea announces that he is leaving Manchester United.
July 10, 2023:
• The young person at the center of the BBC presenter controversy states that the "allegations in The Sun newspaper are rubbish".
• Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan agrees to support Sweden's NATO bid.
• Russian ex-submarine commander Stanislav Rzhitsky is shot dead while jogging in a park in Krasnodar, Russia.
• The "Girl Dinner" trend begins to go viral on TikTok.
July 11, 2023:
• Charles Manson cult follower Leslie Van Houten is released on parole after spending 53 years in prison.
• Bank of America is fined $150 million for consumer abuses.
July 12, 2023: Huw Edwards is named as the BBC presenter at the center of the explicit images scandal.
July 13, 2023:
• Rex Heuermann is arrested in connection with the Long Island serial killer case.
• Carlee Russell goes missing in Alabama after reporting that she had seen a child wandering along I-495.
• Billie Eilish releases the song "What Was I Made For?".
July 14, 2023:
• The film "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One" is released in movie theaters.
• It is announced that Rex Heuermann has been arrested and charged with three murders in the Long Island serial killer case.
• The music video for Jason Aldean's song "Try That in a Small Town" causes controversy due to allegations that it endorses racism.
July 15, 2023:
• Elon Musk says that Twitter's ad revenue is down 50% and cash flow is negative.
• Missing woman Carlee Russell returns to her home in Alabama.
• MLS team Inter Miami announce the signing of Lionel Messi.
• Soccer: West Ham midfielder Declan Rice signs for Arsenal.
July 17, 2023:
• Ukraine launches a drone attack against a bridge linking Crimea to the Russian mainland.
• Pop singer Ariana Grande separates from her husband after two years of marriage.
July 18, 2023: An American soldier named Travis King crosses into North Korea.
July 19, 2023:
• The police in Alabama say that they are unable to verify Carlee Russell's abduction story.
• The documentary "The Deepest Breath" is released on Netflix.
July 20, 2023:
• The United States confirms that its cluster bombs are being used in Ukraine.
• The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand.
July 21, 2023:
• The film "Barbie", starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, is released in movie theaters.
• The movie "Oppenheimer" is released.
• Singer Tony Bennett dies at the age of 96.
• It is reported that Ariana Grande is dating her married "Wicked" co-star, Ethan Slater.

Television shows in June 2023

People in June 2023 were watching the following TV series:

The Family Stallone

The Night Agent

The Last of Us

House of the Dragon

The Bear

The Kardashians

Severance

The Wheel of Time

Only Murders in the Building

The White Lotus

Cobra Kai

Bridgerton

Cartoons and children's TV shows in June 2023

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Pretty Freekin Scary

Transformers: EarthSpark

Monster High

The Tiny Chef Show

Chibiverse

Face's Music Party

The Villains of Valley View

The Ghost and Molly McGee

Baby Shark's Big Show!

Danger Force

Tyler Perry's Young Dylan

Toys in 2023

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

The PlayStation 5

The Xbox Series X

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in June 2023.

Diablo IV

Street Fighter 6

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Resident Evil 4 (Remake)

Sons of the Forest

Dead Space (Remake)

Marvel's Midnight Suns

God of War Ragnarök

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

A Plague Tale: Requiem

FIFA 23

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on June 21.

Benazir Bhutto

Pakistan Prime Minister Deceased
Born on June 21, 1953
She was not alive on this date.

Doug Savant

Actor
Born on June 21, 1964
He turned 59 on this day in 2023.

Lloyd Avery II

Actor Deceased
Born on June 21, 1969
He was not alive on this date.

Prince William

Duke of Cambridge
Born on June 21, 1982
He turned 41 on this day in 2023.

Edward Snowden

American whistleblower
Born on June 21, 1983
He turned 40 on this day in 2023.

Lana Del Rey

Singer
Born on June 21, 1985
She turned 38 on this day in 2023.

Cheick Tioté

Ivorian footballer Deceased
Born on June 21, 1986
He was not alive on this date.

Rebecca Black

Singer
Born on June 21, 1997
She turned 26 on this day in 2023.

Julio Foolio

Rapper Deceased
Born on June 21, 1998
He turned 25 on this day in 2023.

US President

Joe Biden was the President of the United States on June 21, 2023.

UK Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on June 21, 2023 was most likely conceived around September 28, 2022.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on June 21, 2023 is close to March 13, 2024.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about June 21, 2023:

520 days have passed since this date.
74 weeks have passed.
44,931,600 seconds have passed since June 21, 2023.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 52,420,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 23,184,705,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 7,488,600 times.
You have taken approximately 3,864,118 steps. That's roughly 1,717 miles.
539,179 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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