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Battle of Lake Trasimene

The Battle of Lake Trasimene was fought when a Carthaginian force under Hannibal ambushed a Roman army commanded by Gaius Flaminius on 21 June 217 BC, during the Second Punic War. The battle took place on the north shore of Lake Trasimene, to the south of Cortona, and resulted in a heavy defeat for the Romans. War had broken out between Rome and Carthage early in 218 BC.

Battle of Guadiaro

The Battle of Guadiaro (21 June 1010) was a battle of the Fitna of al-Andalus, that took place at the Guadiaro River near Ronda, between the Berber forces of Sulayman ibn al-Hakam with the help of Berber leaders such as Zawi ibn Ziri and other Zenata chiefs, against the combined forces of the Caliphate of cordoba led by the caliph Muhammad II of Córdoba numbered at 30,000 fighter and 9000 Catalan mercenaries.

Battle of Axspoele

The Battle of Axspoele (sometimes Axpoele or Thielt) took place on 21 June 1128 on the landed estate of the lords of Axpoele in the County of Flanders between William Clito and Thierry of Alsace. The two men were rivals for the title of Count of Flanders. William had been appointed to the title by Louis VI of France following the 1127 murder of Charles the Good but Thierry, cousin of Charles, had the support of Henry I of England.

Battle of Laupen

The Battle of Laupen was fought on June 21, 1339 between Bern and its allies on one side, and Freiburg together with feudal landholders from the County of Burgundy and Habsburg territories on the other. Bern was victorious, consolidating its position in the region. As a consequence of the conflict, the relations of Bern and the Swiss Confederacy tightened, resulting in Bern's permanent accession in 1353. This is also the first battle that the white cross was documented as being used as a field sign worn by Swiss combatants.

Laupen, Switzerland

Battle of Hamadan (1503)

The Battle of Hamadan or Alma Bulaghı in 1503 was a conflict between the Safavid Empire, led by Shah Ismail I and the Aq Qoyunlu, commanded by Güzel Ahmad. The battle occurred near the city of Hamadan in Western Persia. Shah Ismail's forces, consisting primarily of Qizilbash warriors, effectively employed superior tactics and firearms to defeat the Aq Qoyunlu cavalry.

Iran

Battle of Landriano

The Battle of Landriano took place on 21 June 1529, between the French army under Francis de Bourbon, Comte de St. Pol and the Imperial–Spanish army commanded by Don Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova in the context of the War of the League of Cognac. The French army was destroyed and marked the end of the ambitions of Francis I of France to vie for control of northern Italy with Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.

Lombardy, Italy

Battle of Besançon

The Battle of Besançon (21 June 1575) was a sectarian conflict between the Protestants and Catholics in the French city of Besançon in the region of Franche-Comté. Prior to the battle, the Huguenots, accused of heresy, had been expelled from the city and fled to the County of Montbéliard and Switzerland; the outcasts formed an army and planned an attempt to retake Besançon and turn the city into a stronghold of the Protestant Reformation. By the time the armed Protestants had reached the city of Besançon however, their army had dwindled because of several mishaps.

Besançon, France

Honnō-ji Incident

The Honnō-ji Incident (本能寺の変, Honnō-ji no Hen) was the attempted assassination of Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga at Honnō-ji in Kyoto in 1582. Nobunaga was on the verge of unifying the country, but died by seppuku in the unexpected rebellion of his vassal Akechi Mitsuhide. Nobunaga only had a few guards and retainers with him when he was attacked, ending his Sengoku period campaign to unify Japan under his power.

Japan

Old Town Square execution

Old Town Square execution (Czech: Staroměstská exekuce) was the execution of 27 Bohemian leaders (three noblemen, seven knights and 17 burghers) of the Bohemian Revolt by the Austrian House of Habsburg that took place on 21 June 1621 at the Old Town Square in Prague.

Prague, Czechia

Battle of Kallo

The Battle of Kallo was a major field battle fought from 20 to 21 June 1638 in and around the forts of Kallo and Verrebroek, located on the left bank of the Scheldt river, near Antwerp, during the second phase of the Eighty Years' War. Following the symbolic recovery of Breda during the 1637 campaign, the Dutch Republic agreed with the French Crown, with whom it had allied in 1635, to besiege a major city in the Spanish Netherlands during the 1638 campaign.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Belgium

Battle of Scarrifholis

The Battle of Scarrifholis was fought in County Donegal in the north-west of Ireland on 21 June 1650, during the Irish Confederate Wars – part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (Irish: Cogadh na dTrí Ríocht). It was fought between the Ulster Army (Catholic), commanded by Heber MacMahon, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher, and an English Parliamentarian army commanded by Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Mountrath and composed of troops from the New Model Army and local Ulster Protestant settlers. The battle resulted in the annihilation of the Ulster army and the loss of most of its weapons and supplies.

County Donegal, Ireland · Letterkenny, Ireland

Battle of the Dardanelles (1655)

This battle took place on 21 June 1655 inside the mouth of the Dardanelles Strait. It was a clear victory for Venice over the Ottoman Empire during the Cretan War.

Battle of Bloody Creek (1711)

The Battle of Bloody Creek was a military engagement which was fought on 10/21 June 1711 during Queen Anne's War. A Wabanaki Confederacy force of 50–150 warriors successfully ambushed 70 provincial troops of the British New England Colonies at a place that became known as Bloody Creek after the battles fought there. The creek empties into the Annapolis River at modern-day Carleton Corner, Nova Scotia, and was also the location of a battle in 1757.

Father Le Loutre's War

Father Le Loutre's War (1749–1755), also known as the Indian War, the Mi'kmaq War and the Anglo-Mi'kmaq War, took place in the years between King George's War and the French and Indian War in Acadia and Nova Scotia.c On one side of the conflict, the British and New England colonists were led by British officer Charles Lawrence and New England Ranger John Gorham.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, is founded

Halifax, officially the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), is the capital and most populous municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. It consists of four former municipalities that were amalgamated in 1996: Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, and Halifax County. Halifax is an economic centre of Atlantic Canada, home to a concentration of government offices and private companies.

Constitution of the United States

The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution defined the foundational structure of the federal government. The drafting of the Constitution by many of the nation's Founding Fathers, often referred to as its framing, was completed at the Constitutional Convention, which assembled at Independence Hall in Philadelphia between May 25 and September 17, 1787.

New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.

Battle of Vinegar Hill

(This article is about an engagement during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. For the 1804 battle in Australia, see Castle Hill convict rebellion.) The Battle of Vinegar Hill (Irish: Cath Chnoc Fhíodh na gCaor), was an engagement during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 21 June 1798 when over 15,000 British soldiers launched an attack on Vinegar Hill outside Enniscorthy, County Wexford, the largest camp and headquarters of the Wexford United Irish rebels. It marked a turning point in the rebellion, as it was the last attempt by the rebels to hold and defend ground against the British military.

County Wexford, Ireland · Enniscorthy, Ireland

Irish Rebellion of 1798

The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Irish: Éirí Amach 1798; Ulster Scots: "The Turn Out"/"The Hurries") was a popular insurrection against the British Crown in what was then the separate, but subordinate, Kingdom of Ireland. The main organising force was the Society of United Irishmen. First formed in Belfast by Presbyterians opposed to the landed Anglican establishment, the Society, despairing of reform, sought to secure a republic through a revolutionary union with the country's Catholic majority.

Irish Rebellion of 1798: The British Army defeats Irish rebels at the Battle of Vinegar Hill.

Battle of Tabkin Kwatto

Battle of Tabkin Kwatto (lit. 'Battle of Lake Kwatto') was the first decisive battle in the Fulani War. Abdullahi Ibn Fodio and Umaru al Kammu engaged the numerically superior Gobir cavalry at Kwatto Lake near the Capital fort of Gobir; Alkalawa. The Fulani archers employed a square formation which they successfully defended against successive charges by the Gobir cavalry.

First Siege of Girona (Peninsular War)

The first siege of Girona during the Peninsular War, also called the battle of Gerona, took place from 20 to 21 June 1808, when an Imperial French division led by Guillaume Philibert Duhesme try to overrun a Spanish garrison commanded by Lieutenant Colonels O'Donovan and O'Daly. The French assault failed and the attackers withdrew.

The first siege of Girona during the Peninsular War, also called the battle of Gerona, took place from 20 to 21 June 1808, when an Imperial French division led by Guillaume Philibert Duhesme try to overrun a Spanish garrison commanded by Lieutenant Colonels O'Donovan and O'Daly.

Battle of Vitoria

At the Battle of Vitoria (21 June 1813) a British, Portuguese and Spanish army under General the Marquess of Wellington broke the French army under Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan near Vitoria in Spain, eventually leading to victory in the Peninsular War.

Basque Country (autonomous community), Spain

Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani

The Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani was a campaign during the Greek War of Independence that consisted of three battles. The Maniots fought against a combined Egyptian and Ottoman army under the command of Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt. On March 17, 1821, the Maniots (residents of the central peninsula on the southern part of the Peloponnese) declared war on the Ottoman Empire, preceding the rest of Greece in joining the revolution by about a week.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Greece

Raid on Short Hills

The Raid on Short Hills (June 21–23, 1838) was an incursion and attack by the Hunter Patriots on the Niagara Peninsula during the Upper Canada Rebellion. On June 11, 1838, Irish American James Morreau led a rebel raiding party of 26 Hunter Patriots across the Niagara River into Upper Canada. Morreau was aided by Samuel Chandler, a wagon maker from the village of St Johns in Thorold Township, Upper Canada.

Battle of Alsónyárasd

The Battle of Alsónyárasd, took place between 20 and 21 June 1849, in Alsónyárasd, as part of the Battle of Pered of the Summer Campaign of the Hungarian War of Independence. During the first day of the Battle of Pered the Csallóköz region played a secondary role, representing the marching ground and supply route of the Hungarian troops.

Slovakia

Battle of Pered

The Battle of Pered, fought on 20–21 June 1849, was one of the battles which took place in the Summer Campaign of the Hungarian War of Independence from 1848 to 1849, fought between the Hungarian Revolutionary Army and the Habsburg Empire helped by Russian troops. The Hungarian army was led by General Artúr Görgei, while the imperial army was led by Lieutenant field marshal Julius Jacob von Haynau.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Slovakia

Battle of Simmon's Bluff

The Battle of Simmon's Bluff was a minor and bloodless Union victory, fought June 21, 1862, in Meggett, South Carolina, during the American Civil War. Union forces had laid siege to Charleston, which was being resupplied from a nearby railroad. Union forces were eager to capture the city, so they sent the 55th Pennsylvania Infantry regiment to sever the rail line. The 55th Pennsylvania departed by sea shortly before the battle in search of a place to land closer to the railroad. On June 21, the 55th Pennsylvania came ashore at Wadmelaw Sound.

Charleston County, South Carolina, United States · South Carolina, United States

Battle of Upperville

The Battle of Upperville took place in Loudoun County, Virginia on June 21, 1863 during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War.

Loudoun County, Virginia, United States

Battle of LaFourche Crossing

The Battle of LaFourche Crossing (also spelled Lafourche Crossing) took place at Lafourche Crossing, Louisiana, on June 20–21, 1863, during the American Civil War. In order to support the besieged garrisons of Port Hudson, Louisiana, and Vicksburg, Mississippi, Confederate forces in the Trans-Mississippi Department went on the offensive.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

United States

Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road

The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road, also known as the First Battle of the Weldon Railroad, was fought June 21–23, 1864, near Petersburg, Virginia. It was the first of a series of battles during the Siege of Petersburg aimed at extending the Union siege lines to the west and cutting the rail lines supplying Petersburg. Two infantry corps of the Union Army of the Potomac attempted to sever the railroad, but were attacked and driven off by the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's Third Corps, principally the division of Brig. Gen. William Mahone.

Petersburg, Virginia, United States · Virginia, United States

Tauranga campaign

The Tauranga campaign was a six-month-long armed conflict in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty in early 1864, and part of the New Zealand Wars that were fought over issues of land ownership and sovereignty. The campaign was a sequel to the invasion of Waikato, which aimed to crush the Māori King (Kingitanga) Movement that was viewed by the colonial government as a challenge to the supremacy of the British monarchy.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

New Zealand

Siege of Mexico City

The siege of Mexico City was an 1867 military engagement in the Second French intervention in Mexico between Republican forces, aided by the United States, and Emperor Maximilian's troops, aided by the French Empire and Austria-Hungary, encompassing in the siege of the city. It was the last armed conflict of the Second Mexican Empire and the fall of the city resulted in the transition of the Empire into the Republic led by Benito Juárez.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Mexico

Wairau by-election, 1875

The Wairau by-election 1875 was a by-election held in the Wairau electorate in the Marlborough Province during the 5th New Zealand Parliament, on 21 June 1875. The by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP Arthur Seymour and was won by Joseph Ward, who defeated William Sefton Moorhouse. Ward was a well-known politician in Marlborough.

New Zealand

The United States captured Guam from Spain in a bloodless event during the Spanish–American War

The capture of Guam from Spain by the United States took place in a bloodless engagement during the Spanish–American War. The U.S. Navy sent a single cruiser, USS Charleston, and three vessels of marines to capture the island of Guam, which was a Spanish possession. The Spanish garrison on the island had no knowledge of the war and no real ability to resist the American forces.

Boxer Rebellion

The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Boxer Uprising, Boxer Movement, Yihetuan Movement (traditional Chinese: 義和團運動; simplified Chinese: 义和团运动), or Boxer War, was an uprising in North China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists. Its members were known as the "Boxers" in English, owing to many of them practicing Chinese martial arts, which at the time were referred to as "Chinese boxing".

Boxer Rebellion: China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi.

1907 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

The 1907 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 20th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1907 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Fraher Field, Dungarvan, on 21 June 1908, between Kilkenny, represented by a club side from Mooncoin, and Cork, represented by a club side from Dungourney.

Ireland

Guinn v. United States

Guinn v. United States, 238 U.S. 347 (1915), was a United States Supreme Court decision that found certain grandfather clause exemptions to literacy tests for voting rights to be unconstitutional. Though these grandfather clauses were superficially race-neutral, they were designed to protect the voting rights of illiterate white voters while disenfranchising black voters.

This entry records the decision, as dated in the source infobox.

Battle of Carrizal

The Battle of Carrizal occurred on the June 21, 1916. It was a major skirmish between United States Army troops of General John J. Pershing's Punitive Expedition and Carrancista troops fought at the town of Carrizal in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.

Chihuahua (state), Mexico

Raid on Erbeyli

The Raid on Erbeyli was a raid conducted by the Kuva-yi Milliye. After invading Aydın and Nazilli, the Greek army was concerned about resistance movements raising in the area. The raid against the Malgaç bridge a few days ago was a good example for their feeling of unease.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow

On 21 June 1919, shortly after the end of the First World War, the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet was scuttled by its sailors while held off the harbour of the British Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The fleet was interned there under the terms of the Armistice of 11 November 1918 while negotiations took place over its fate.

United Kingdom

The Irish village of Knockcroghery is burned by British forces

Knockcroghery (Irish: Cnoc an Chrochaire) is a village and townland in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located on the N61 road between Athlone and Roscommon town, near Lough Ree on the River Shannon. The townland of Knockcroghery is in the civil parish of Killinvoy and the historical barony of Athlone North. Knockcroghery developed as a largely linear settlement close to Galey Castle, a 14th-century tower house overlooking Galey Bay.

1922 Dunedin North by-election

The Dunedin North by-election of 1922 was a by-election held during the 20th New Zealand Parliament in the Dunedin electorate of Dunedin North. This election for the New Zealand Labour Party was significant as, excluding in 1925, Jim Munro would retain the seat until his death in 1945.

New Zealand

Cristero War

The Cristero War (Spanish: La guerra cristera), also known as the Cristero Rebellion or La Cristiada [la kɾisˈtjaða], was a widespread struggle in central and western Mexico from 3 August 1926 to 21 June 1929 in response to the implementation of secularist and anticlerical articles of the 1917 Constitution.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Mexico

1936 Emperor's Cup final

1936 Emperor's Cup Final was the 16th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at Imperial Japanese Army Toyama School Ground in Tokyo on June 21, 1936. Keio BRB won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

Battle of Anabta

The battle of Anabta occurred on June 21, 1936, when Palestinian Arab militants attacked a convoy of civilian buses escorted by British soldiers in Mandatory Palestine, near Anabta. Two British soldiers were killed, along with 10 or 11 Arabs in what the New York Herald Tribune termed a "major fight" in the 1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine and The Baltimore Sun described as the "heaviest engagement" of the revolt at that point.

1936 Copa del Presidente de la República final

The 1936 Copa del Presidente de la República final decided the winner of the 1936 Copa del Presidente de la República, the 36th staging of Spain's premier football cup, now known as the Copa del Rey. The final was the last one before the tournament was cancelled due to the Spanish Civil War until 1939, and therefore the last one under the "Copa del Predidente de la República" name.

Spain

1936 Cupa României final

The 1936 Cupa României final was the third final of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition. It was disputed between Ripensia Timişoara and Unirea Tricolor București, and was won by Ripensia Timişoara after a game with 6 goals. It was the second cup trophy won by the Timișoara team.

West Dorset by-election, 1941

The West Dorset by-election of 1941 was held on 21 June 1941. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Philip Colfox. It was won by the Conservative candidate Simon Wingfield-Digby.

United Kingdom

Battle of Damascus (1941)

The Battle of Damascus (18–21 June 1941) was the final action of the Allied advance on Damascus in Syria during the Syria–Lebanon campaign in World War II. The initial advance was undertaken by Indian troops who were tasked with capturing Mezzeh while Free French forces were to capture Qadam. While the Free French were held up, the Indian troops were able to capture Mezzeh and then became cut off following a Vichy French counterattack.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Syria

1942 Copa del Generalísimo final

The Copa del Generalísimo 1942 final was the 40th final of the King's Cup. The final was played at Estadio Chamartín in madrid, on 21 June 1942, being won by Barcelona, who beat Athletic Bilbao 4–3 after extra time.

Madrid, Spain

Bombardment of Fort Stevens

The Bombardment of Fort Stevens occurred in June 1942, in the American Theater and the Pacific Theater of World War II. The Imperial Japanese submarine I-25 fired on Fort Stevens, which defended the Oregon side of the Columbia River's Pacific entrance.

United States

Battle of Gazala

The Battle of Gazala, also the Gazala Offensive (Italian: Battaglia di Ain el-Gazala; German: Schlacht von Gazala), was fought near the village of Gazala during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, west of the port of Tobruk in Libya, from 26 May to 21 June 1942.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Libya

Axis capture of Tobruk

The Axis capture of Tobruk, also known as the Fall of Tobruk and the Second Battle of Tobruk (17–21 June 1942) was part of the Western Desert campaign in Libya during the Second World War. The battle was fought by the Panzerarmee Afrika (Armata Corazzata Africa in Italian), a German–Italian military force in North Africa which included the Afrika Korps (Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel), against the British Eighth Army (General Neil Ritchie) which comprised contingents from Britain, India, South Africa and other Allied nations.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Libya

Battle of Sarantaporos (1943)

The Battle of Sarantaporos on 21 June 1943 was a successful ambush by the guerrillas of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) against a column of the German 117th Jäger Division. The ambush, carried out as part of Operation Animals, was one of the most successful operations against the Germans during the Axis occupation of Greece.

Battle of Okinawa

The Battle of Okinawa (Japanese: 沖縄戦, Hepburn: Okinawa-sen), codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by the United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. The initial invasion of Okinawa on 1 April 1945 was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific Theater of World War II.

World War II: The Battle of Okinawa ends when the organized resistance of Imperial Japanese Army forces collapses in the Mabuni area on the southern tip of the main island.

Battle of Labuan

The Battle of Labuan was an engagement fought between Allied and Imperial Japanese forces on the island of Labuan off Borneo during June 1945. It formed part of the Australian invasion of North Borneo, and was initiated by the Allied forces as part of a plan to capture the Brunei Bay area and develop it into a base to support future offensives.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Malaysia

Battle of Tarakan (1945)

The Battle of Tarakan was an engagement fought between Allied and Japanese forces on the island of Tarakan off Borneo during May and June 1945. It formed the first stage in the World War II Borneo campaign. The Allies' main goal in attacking Tarakan was to capture the island's airfield and develop it into a base to support further offensives in the Borneo area.

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Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign

The Volcano and Ryūkyū Islands campaign was a series of battles and engagements between Allied forces and Imperial Japanese Forces in the Pacific Ocean campaign of World War II between January and June 1945. The campaign took place in the Volcano and Ryukyu island groups. The two main land battles in the campaign were the Battle of Iwo Jima (16 February to 26 March 1945) and the Battle of Okinawa (1 April to 21 June 1945).

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

1953 Copa del Generalísimo final

The Copa del Generalísimo 1953 final was the 51st final of the King's Cup. The final was played at Estadio Chamartín in Madrid, on 21 June 1953, being won by CF Barcelona, who beat Atlético de Bilbao 2–1.

Madrid, Spain

1955 Pakistani Constituent Assembly election

On 21 June 1955, seven years after the independence of Pakistan, the election for the Second Constituent Assembly was held through the votes of provincial members of all provinces of the country. The resulting Assembly remained in existence until 1958, when it was dissolved following the imposition of military rule by the interim president Iskander Mirza.

Pakistan

1959 Copa del Generalísimo final

The Copa del Generalísimo 1959 final was the 57th final of the King's Cup. The final was played at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, on 21 June 1959, being won by CF Barcelona, who beat Granada CF 4–1.

Madrid, Spain

1962 Coppa Italia final

The 1962 Coppa Italia final was the final of the 1961–62 Coppa Italia. The match was played on 21 June 1962 between Napoli and SPAL. Napoli won 2–1; it was their first victory.

1964 European Nations' Cup final

The 1964 European Nations' Cup final was a football match played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, on 21 June 1964, to determine the winners of the 1964 European Nations' Cup. It was the second final of what has since been known as the European Championship, UEFA's quadrennial football competition for national teams. The match was contested between Spain and the Soviet Union, the previous tournament winners.

Spain

Operation Hawthorne

Operation Hawthorne took place near the village of Tu Mơ Rông, Kon Tum Province, South Vietnam from 2 to 21 June 1966.

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Operation Concordia (Vietnam War)

Operation Concordia was an operation conducted by the U.S. Mobile Riverine Force in conjunction with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) from 19–21 June 1967 against the Viet Cong (VC). It resulted in a US/ARVN victory.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Vietnam

1970 FIFA World Cup final

The final match of the 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams, was played at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico, on 21 June 1970, and was contested by Brazil and Italy. The tournament comprised hosts Mexico, defending champions England, and 14 other teams who emerged from the qualification phase, organized by the six FIFA confederations.

Mexico City, Mexico

The Primer Congreso del Hombre Andino is inaugurated in Arica, Chile

Primer Congreso del Hombre Andino (First Conference of the Andean Man) was an academic conference in northern Chile organized by the northern branch of the University of Chile in June 1973. Its subject was the Indigenous societies of the Andean world, be these modern, historical or archaeological. The conference was an important milestone in the development of Andean studies including Andean archaeology and for Chile it marked the maturation of academic studies carried out by scholars based in its northern cities.

U.S. Supreme Court issues Miller v. California obscenity ruling

On June 21, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Miller v. California. The ruling set out a three-part test for deciding when sexually explicit material is legally obscene and may fall outside First Amendment protection. Courts must consider community standards, whether the work depicts legally defined sexual conduct in a patently offensive way, and whether the work as a whole has serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.

June 21 is the Supreme Court's decision date, not the date the case was argued.

United States

1975 Bulgarian Cup final

The 1975 Bulgarian Cup final was the 35th final of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army), and was contested between Slavia Sofia and Lokomotiv Sofia on 21 June 1975 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. Slavia won the final 3–2.

1975 DFB-Pokal final

The 1975 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1974–75 DFB-Pokal, the 32nd season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 21 June 1975 at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover. Eintracht Frankfurt won the match 1–0 against MSV Duisburg, to claim their 2nd cup title.

Austria v West Germany (1978 FIFA World Cup)

Córdoba 1978 (known in Austria as Das Wunder von Córdoba (The Miracle of Córdoba) and in Germany as Die Schmach von Córdoba or Die Schande von Córdoba (The Disgrace of Córdoba)), describes the game of football between defending World Champions West Germany and Austria that occurred on 21 June 1978 at the conclusion of the second round of the 1978 FIFA World Cup, in Córdoba, Argentina. The game is fondly remembered by fans of the Austrian national team for being the first time in 47 years that Austria had defeated Germany (during partition, called West Germany).

Argentina · Germany

Argentina v Peru (1978 FIFA World Cup)

Argentina 6–0 Peru was a football match between Argentina and Peru that took place on 21 June 1978 during the 1978 FIFA World Cup within Group B. In order to advance to the final ahead of Brazil by goal difference, host nation Argentina needed to win by three or four goals, depending on the number of goals scored.

French legislative election, 1981

French legislative elections took place on 14 June and 21 June 1981 to elect the seventh National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. On 10 May 1981 François Mitterrand was elected President of France. He became the first Socialist to win this post under universal suffrage. It was also the first occasion of alternance (between the right and the left) in government during the Fifth Republic. The new head of state nominated Pierre Mauroy to lead a Socialist cabinet. Then, he dissolved the National Assembly so that he could rely on a parliamentary majority.

France

Olympiacos beats PAOK in the Greek Cup final

Olympiacos defeated PAOK 3–1 in the Greek Football Cup final on June 21, 1981, at Nikos Goumas Stadium in Athens, Greece. The match gave Olympiacos the trophy.

The final was played on June 21, 1981; Olympiacos faced PAOK.

Greece

Braathens SAFE Flight 139

Braathens SAFE Flight 139 was an aircraft hijacking that occurred in Norway on 21 June 1985. The incident took place on a Boeing 737-200 belonging to Braathens SAFE that was on a scheduled domestic flight from Trondheim Airport, Værnes to Oslo Airport, Fornebu. The hijacker was Stein Arvid Huseby, who was drunk during most of the incident.

Norway

Battle of Kembogo

The Battle of Kembogo (21 June 1985) was fought between National Resistance Movement (NRM) rebels and the Ugandan government during the late Ugandan Bush War. After the government's Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) attempted to corner and destroy a major rebel force under Salim Saleh, the latter lured their pursuers into an ambush and inflicted a heavy defeat on them. The battle contributed to growing unrest among government forces.

Uganda

1987 Greek Football Cup final

The 1987 Greek Cup final was the 43rd final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 21 June 1987 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were Iraklis and OFI. It was Iraklis' fifth Greek Cup final in their 79 years of existence and OFI's first ever Greek Cup final in their 62-year history.

Texas v. Johnson

Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held, 5–4, that burning the flag of the United States was protected speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as doing so counts as symbolic speech and political speech.

This entry records the decision, as dated in the source infobox.

1992 Turkmenistan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Turkmenistan on 21 June 1992, the first since independence. The sole candidate was Saparmurat Niyazov, who had served as the first Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR since 21 December 1985. Other candidates were not allowed to participate in the elections. According to official data, 99.5% of voters voted in favour of Niyazov, with voter turnout at 99.8%.

Turkmenistan

Battle of Bender (1992)

The battle of Bender, also known as the battle of Tighina or the battle of Bendery (Romanian: Bătălia de la Tighina; Russian: Битва за Бендеры, romanized: Bitva za Bendery), was fought between 19 and 21 June 1992 between Moldova, backed by volunteers, military advisors and purchased weapons sourced from Romania; and the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR, commonly known as Transnistria), an unrecognized breakaway state that declared independence from Moldova and relied on direct military support from Russia.

Moldova

1992 Vyshcha Liha final

The 1992 Vyshcha Liha final is a football match that was played at the Ukraina Stadium, Lviv on June 21, 1992. The match was the 1st league's final and was contested by both groups leaders Tavriya Simferopol and Dynamo Kyiv. Winning the game allowed Tavriya to qualify for its first European Cup competition in the club's history, while the surprising loss of Dynamo send the club to the 1992-93 UEFA Cup.

STS-57

STS-57 was a NASA Space Shuttle-Spacehab mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour that launched June 21, 1993, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

1995 Saskatchewan general election

The 1995 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 21, 1995 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The New Democratic Party government of Premier Roy Romanow was re-elected for a second term, although with a reduced majority. The Liberal Party – led by Lynda Haverstock – increased its share of the popular vote; adding 9 seats in the legislature to the two seats it held previously, and became the official opposition.

1995 Cupa României final

The 1995 Cupa României final was the 57th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 21 June 1995 and was contested between Divizia A sides Petrolul Ploieşti and Rapid București. The cup was won by Petrolul on penalties.

Togolese presidential election, 1998

Presidential elections were held in Togo on 21 June 1998. Incumbent President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, in power since 1967, was re-elected with 52.1% of the vote according to official results. The opposition disputed this and claimed that Gilchrist Olympio of the Union of the Forces of Change (UFC) had won.

Togo

United States v Iran (1998 FIFA World Cup)

United States v Iran, played on 21 June 1998, was a football match between Iran and the United States in the group stage of the 1998 FIFA World Cup at the Stade de Gerland in Lyon, France. The match, which is described as the "mother of all games" and the "most politically charged game in World Cup history," ended with a 2–1 victory for Iran, the team's first ever victory in the history of the FIFA World Cup.

Lyon, France

1998 Russian gubernatorial elections

Gubernatorial elections in 1998 took place in ten regions of the Russian Federation.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Russia

1998 Colombian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 31 May 1998, with a second round on 21 June. Although Horacio Serpa of the Liberal Party received the most votes in the first round, the result was a victory for Andrés Pastrana Arango of the Great Alliance for Change, who received 50.3% of the vote in the run-off.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

Colombia

2004 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel

On 21 June 2004, in the Shatt al-Arab (Arvand Rud in Persian) waterway, six Royal Marines and two Royal Navy sailors were captured by Iran. The British servicemen were seized while training Iraqi river patrol personnel after Iran said they had strayed to the Iranian side of the waterway. They were threatened with legal action initially but released three days later following diplomatic discussions between Jack Straw, then British Foreign Secretary, and Kamal Kharazi, then Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

2006 Yeti Airlines DHC-6 crash

On 21 June 2006, when approaching Jumla Airport, Nepal, a Yeti Airlines DHC-6 Twin Otter crashed into the ground after the crew decided to abort the landing and perform a go-around for an unknown reason. Eyewitnesses said that the plane appeared to have stalled while making a tight turn on the threshold of runway 27 and ploughed into the ground in a ball of fire on the eastern edge of the runway.

Nepal

Operation Commando Eagle

Operation Commando Eagle was a 2007 military operation of the Iraq War. It began on 21 June 2007, when Iraqi and Coalition forces launched a combined ground and air assault operation against al-Qaeda and other extremist terrorists operating in the Mahmudiyah region of Babil province. The action was intended to curb terrorist activity southwest of Baghdad through a mix of helicopter assaults and Humvee-mounted movements.

Iraq

Slammiversary Seven

Slammiversary Seven was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on June 21, 2009 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It was the fifth event under the Slammiversary chronology and used to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the promotion. There were seven matches on the card.

Michigan, United States

2012 Indian Ocean migrant boat disaster

The 2012 Indian Ocean migrant boat disaster occurred on 21 June 2012, when a boat carrying more than 200 refugees capsized in the Indian Ocean between the Indonesian island of Java and the Australian external territory of Christmas Island. 109 people were rescued, 17 bodies were recovered, and approximately 70 people remain missing. The boat's passengers were all male and were mostly from Afghanistan.

2012 Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 crash

On 21 June 2012, a Fokker F27 military transport aircraft of the Indonesian Air Force crashed into a housing complex near Halim Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, while conducting a training flight. All seven people on board, four people on the ground were killed and 11 more injured.

Jakarta, Indonesia

Miami Heat win the 2012 NBA Finals

The Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 121–106 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on June 21, 2012, in Miami. The win gave Miami a 4–1 series victory and the franchise's second NBA championship. LeBron James won his first title and was named Finals Most Valuable Player.

June 21 is the championship-clinching Game 5, not the start of the 2012 playoffs.

United States

Mauritanian presidential election, 2014

Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 21 June 2014, with a second round planned for 5 July if no candidate received more than 50% of the vote. The result was a first round victory for incumbent President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of the Union for the Republic, who received 82% of the vote. Most of the opposition parties boycotted the election.

Mauritania

World Series of Fighting 10: Branch vs. Taylor

World Series of Fighting 10: Branch vs. Taylor was a mixed martial arts event that took place on June 21, 2014 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Las Vegas, United States

2014 Ekiti State gubernatorial election

The 2014 Ekiti State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 21 June 2014, the PDP nominee Ayo Fayose won election, defeating Kayode Fayemi of the APC. Ayo Fayose emerged PDP gubernatorial candidate after scoring 462 votes and defeating his closest rival, Caleb Olubolade, who received 7 votes, Dayo Adeyeye came third with 3 votes and Modupe Ogundipe had 1 vote. He picked Kolapo Olushola as his running mate.

Nigeria

Goseong military base shooting

On 21 June 2014, a mass shooting took place at the 13th outpost of the 55th Regiment of the Republic of Korea Army's 22nd Infantry Division in Goseong County, Gangwon, South Korea. The incident began when Lim Do-bin of the 22nd Infantry Division killed five fellow soldiers and injured seven others before deserting from his unit armed with a K-2 rifle and 60 rounds of ammunition.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

First Battle of Baiji

The First Battle of Baiji took place in and around Baiji, Iraq in June 2014. It was fought between Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces and those of the Iraqi government. Its first stage included clashes in the city from 11 to 18 June. The second stage was fighting over the control of Baiji oil refinery from 18 to 21 June.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Iraq

Albanian local elections, 2015

Local elections were held in Albania on 21 June 2015. Voters elected mayors, municipal council members, municipal unit mayors and municipal unit members. The Central Election Commission of Albania was responsible for administrating the elections. These were the first local elections in Albania since substantial administrative reforms legislated in 2014 reduced the number of municipalities in the country to 61.

Albania

Qalamoun offensive (May–June 2015)

The Qalamoun offensive (May–June 2015) was an offensive led by the Iranian-backed Shia militia Hezbollah, supported by the Syrian Arab Army, during the Syrian civil war, against Sunni Islamist al-Nusra Front and other Syrian opposition forces entrenched in the mountains of the Qalamoun region.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Syria · Lebanon

Amoycan Industrial Centre fire

The Amoycan Industrial Centre fire began on 21 June 2016 in a self-storage facility housed in an industrial building in Ngau Tau Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The fire was Hong Kong's longest-burning in two decades, and claimed the lives of two firemen.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Hong Kong

PFL 2 (2018)

The PFL 2 mixed martial arts event for the 2018 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on June 21, 2018, at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. It was the second regular season event of 2018 and included only fights in the lightweight and light heavyweight divisions.

Chicago, United States · Illinois, United States

Gulf of Sidra Offensive (2018)

The Gulf of Sidra Offensive was an offensive of the Second Libyan Civil War. It was launched by the Benghazi Defense Brigades on 11 June 2018, and was fought concurrently with the Battle of Derna. On the first day, the Benghazi Defense Brigades captured Ras Lanuf and Sidra, before the Libyan National Army (LNA) started a counteroffensive on 17 June.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Libya

2020 Serbian local elections

Local elections were held in most cities and municipalities of Serbia (excluding the disputed territory of Kosovo) on 21 June 2020, with repeat voting later taking place in some communities. The elections were held concurrently with the 2020 Serbian parliamentary election and the 2020 Vojvodina provincial election. Elections on all three levels were initially scheduled for 26 April 2020 but were rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

Serbia

67th Sydney Film Festival

The 67th annual Sydney Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 June 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film screenings were held virtually for the first time. In contrast to the regular editions, the festival only held four programs: Australian documentaries, Europe: Voices of Women in Film, Screenability, and Australian Short Films. The festival was also held as a part of We Are One: A Global Film Festival, an international online film festival.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Australia

Southern Transitional Council takeover of Socotra

On 21 June 2020, the United Arab Emirates-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) took over the Socotra Archipelago Governorate.

Yemen

2021 National Party of Australia leadership spill

A leadership spill for the federal leadership of the National Party of Australia was held on 21 June 2021, and was called by the Senator for Queensland, Matt Canavan. Following the spill in the regularly scheduled party room meeting, the incumbent Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader Michael McCormack was defeated by his predecessor Barnaby Joyce, who assumed the former's position as leader and Deputy Prime Minister.

2022 Augusta, Georgia mayoral election

The 2022 Augusta, Georgia mayoral election took place on June 21, 2022, following a primary election on May 24, 2022. Incumbent Mayor Hardie Davis was term-limited and could not run for re-election. A crowded field emerged to succeed him, with nine separate candidates running. In the primary election, former County Tax Commissioner Steven Kendrick narrowly placed first, winning 39.4 percent of the vote to businessman Garnett Johnson's 38.8 percent.

United States

2023 Rajshahi City Corporation election

The 2023 Rajshahi City Corporation election was a local government election in the city of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, held on 21 June 2023 to elect the mayor of Rajshahi and the Rajshahi City Council. The election resulted in a victory for the Awami League candidate A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton.

Bangladesh

2023 Sylhet City Corporation election

The 2023 Sylhet City Corporation election was a local government election in the city of Sylhet, Bangladesh, held on 21 June 2023 to elect the Mayor of Sylhet and the Sylhet City Council. The election resulted in a victory for the Awami League candidate Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury. In the 56-member City Council, the Awami League won 41 seats, while the Bangladesh Nationalist Party won 9 seats and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami won 6 seats.

Bangladesh

PFL 5 (2024)

The PFL 5 mixed martial arts event for the 2024 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on June 21, 2024, at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. This marked the fifth regular-season event of the tournament and included fights in the Lightweight and Light Heavyweight divisions.

Utah, United States

2025 Santa Catarina hot air balloon crash

On 21 June 2025, a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil, killing 8 of the 21 people on board. It is the deadliest ballooning accident in Brazil and the deadliest worldwide since 2016, when 16 people were killed in a collision between a hot air balloon and power lines near Lockhart, Texas, United States.

Brazil

2025 Super Rugby Pacific final

The 2025 Super Rugby Pacific final, stylised as the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific Grand Final, was the final match of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season and the decider of the Finals Series, the 30th season of the Southern Hemisphere's premier rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR. The 30th Super Rugby final, and the eighth all-New Zealand final, it was played on 21 June 2025 at Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch.

UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.

UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. (also known as UFC on ABC 8) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 21, 2025, at the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan