June 21
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| This day usually marks the [[summer]] [[solstice]] in the northern [[hemisphere]] and the [[winter]] solstice in the southern hemisphere, and thus is the day of the year with the longest hours of daylight in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern hemisphere. | This day usually marks the [[summer]] [[solstice]] in the northern [[hemisphere]] and the [[winter]] solstice in the southern hemisphere, and thus is the day of the year with the longest hours of daylight in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern hemisphere. | ||
| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *[[1940]] - [[World War II]]: [[France]] surrenders to [[Germany]]. | *[[1940]] - [[World War II]]: [[France]] surrenders to [[Germany]]. | ||
| - | *[[1973]] - [[The Miller case]] decided. | + | *[[1973]] - [[United States censorship]]: [[The Miller case]] rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment. |
| *[[2002]] - [[Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies]] closed | *[[2002]] - [[Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies]] closed | ||
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| *[[1864]] - [[Heinrich Wölfflin]], Swiss art historian (d. [[1945]]) | *[[1864]] - [[Heinrich Wölfflin]], Swiss art historian (d. [[1945]]) | ||
| - | *[[1905]] - [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], French philosopher and writer(d. [[1980]]) | + | *[[1905]] - [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], French philosopher and writer (d. [[1980]]) |
| - | *[[1924]] - [[Pontus Hultén]] Swedish art collector and museum director. | + | *[[1924]] - [[Pontus Hultén]] Swedish art collector and museum director (d. [[2006]]) |
| *[[1932]] - [[Lalo Schifrin]], [[Argentine]] pianist and composer | *[[1932]] - [[Lalo Schifrin]], [[Argentine]] pianist and composer | ||
| *[[1935]] - [[Françoise Sagan]], French writer (d. [[2004]]) | *[[1935]] - [[Françoise Sagan]], French writer (d. [[2004]]) | ||
| - | *[[1936]] - [[Dave Godin]], Northern Soul connoisseur (d. [[2004]]) | + | *[[1936]] - [[Dave Godin]], Northern Soul connoisseur (d. 2004) |
| + | *[[1946]] - [[David Weiss]], Swiss artist (d. 2012) | ||
| *[[1948]] - [[Ian McEwan]], English writer | *[[1948]] - [[Ian McEwan]], English writer | ||
| - | *[[1954]] - [[Augustus Pablo]], Jamaican musician | + | *[[1954]] - [[Augustus Pablo]], Jamaican musician (d. 1999) |
| *[[1961]] - [[Manu Chao]], French Latin folk singer | *[[1961]] - [[Manu Chao]], French Latin folk singer | ||
| *[[1973]] - [[Juliette Lewis]], American actress | *[[1973]] - [[Juliette Lewis]], American actress | ||
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This day usually marks the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere, and thus is the day of the year with the longest hours of daylight in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern hemisphere.
Art and culture
- 1940 - World War II: France surrenders to Germany.
- 1973 - United States censorship: The Miller case rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
- 2002 - Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies closed
Births
- 1864 - Heinrich Wölfflin, Swiss art historian (d. 1945)
- 1905 - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer (d. 1980)
- 1924 - Pontus Hultén Swedish art collector and museum director (d. 2006)
- 1932 - Lalo Schifrin, Argentine pianist and composer
- 1935 - Françoise Sagan, French writer (d. 2004)
- 1936 - Dave Godin, Northern Soul connoisseur (d. 2004)
- 1946 - David Weiss, Swiss artist (d. 2012)
- 1948 - Ian McEwan, English writer
- 1954 - Augustus Pablo, Jamaican musician (d. 1999)
- 1961 - Manu Chao, French Latin folk singer
- 1973 - Juliette Lewis, American actress
Deaths
- 1527 - Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian historian and political author (b. 1469)
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