Thursday June 21, 2012: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

US date format: 6/21/2012, UK date format: 21/6/2012

June 21st, 2012 was the 173rd day of the year 2012 in the Gregorian calendar, under the sign of Cancer. The day of the week was Thursday.

The number one song in US was Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen.

Moneyball, directed by Bennett Miller, was one of the most viewed movie released in 2012 while The Wind Through The Keyhole by Stephen King was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching True Love. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Ciel Nosurge or Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes.

The US president was Barack Obama (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative), Pope Benedict XVI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened that day: find out below.

You can also have a look at June 21 across the years or at June 2012 calendar.

June 21, 2012 Events

What happened on June 21, 2012?

Historical Events

Arab Spring
Syrian uprising: A pilot of a Syrian MiG 21 fighter aircraft flees to Jordan after landing at a military base in northern Jordan.
Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, who was ousted from power by the revolution last year, is said to be "clinging on to life" as his decline adds to Egyptian uncertainty.
Human Rights Watch is concerned about the Egyptian military's commitment to handing power over to civilian rule.
War on Drugs
Mexican Drug War: Mexican Marines Detain Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar (alias Joaquin Guzman Loera, ''El Chapo Mexico's Most Wanted Drug Count in the Western State of Jalisco).
Uruguayan officials announce plans to sell marijuana in small quantities to registered users.
Taliban soldiers in Afghanistan invade a Kabul hotel and kill some guests.
LeRoy Neiman, a U.S. artist and one of the most successful in contemporary art, has died in New York. He was also an official painter for five Olympiads.
Private collectors will be able to purchase a Lucian Freud self-portrait painted on an eggshell for PS27,000.
Vassilis Rapanos is the chairman of Greece's largest bank private. He has been named finance minister.
Air France announced its intention to reduce just below 10% of its total workforce (more that 5,000 jobs) in order to recover profitability.
Moody's downgrades credit ratings of 15 major banks around the world: UK (The Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC), USA (Bank of America and Citigroup), Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan) and Rest of the World (Credit Suisse and UBS, BNP Paribas; Credit Agricole and Societe Generale; Deutsche Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Morgan Stanley).
Avianca, Copa Airlines, and TACA Airlines join Star Alliance to become the 26th, 27th, and 28th member airlines, respectively. TAM Airlines will be moving to Oneworld as a result.
Due to weak economic data and poor news out of the Eurozone, the US Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 251 points.
A Fokker 27 from the Indonesian Air Force crashes into a Jakarta residential complex, killing at least six people.
A boat carrying 200 asylum seekers washes up north of Christmas Island. It is located between Australia and Indonesia. 110 survivors were rescued.
Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador, decides to grant asylum to WikiLeaks editor in chief Julian Assange. Assange is still at the Ecuadorian Embassy of London and could be arrested by the British authorities.
Courage to Resist, an Oakland-based group, asks that participants to the 42nd Annual Pride Parade this Sunday march in honor of Bradley Manning. Manning was imprisoned by America's government for allegedly leaking classified information to the public domain.
According to a judge, the father of Michelle Bachelet, Chile's former President, was likely tortured to death following the 1973 coup under Augusto Pinochet.
Penn State scandal involving sex abuse:
Former football coach Jerry Sandusky's adopted son claims that Sandusky molested his father.
John Bryson, United States Secretary of Commerce, resigns following a seizure that caused two car accidents.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the match-winning goal to help Portugal defeat the Czech Republic. They will now progress into the semifinals.
There are reports of a France dressing-room bust-up that involved at least two incidents following the team's loss to Sweden. These include a match between Alou Diarra, Samir Nasri and a shouting matchampquot, followed by a nasty exchange between Laurent Blanc, Hatem Ben Arfa, and Laurent Blanc.
The Miami Heat won the 2012 NBA Finals four to one over the Oklahoma City Thunder. LeBron James is awarded the NBA Finals MVP Award.
Arab Spring: Syrian uprising: A pilot of a Syrian MiG 21 fighter aircraft flees to Jordan after landing at a military base in northern Jordan. (BBC) (Al Jazeera). (BBC). (Al Jazeera). Hosni Mubarak in Egypt is said to be "clinging on to life" after he was ousted from power last year during the revolution. His deterioration has added to Egyptian uncertainty. Human Rights Watch is concerned about the commitment of the Egyptian military to handing power over to civilian rule.
War on Drugs: Mexican Drug War: Mexican Marines Detain Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar. He is the son of Joaquin Guzman Loera (alias El Chapo), the most wanted drug lord in Mexico's western state of Jalisco. (The Washington Post.) The Uruguayan government plans to sell marijuana in small quantities to registered users.
Jakarta Court sentences Umar Patek 20 years imprisonment for his involvement in the Bali bombings of October 2002 that resulted in the deaths of 202 people.
Child sex abuse scandal at Penn State: Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky's adopted son claims that Sandusky abused him. (CNN). The jury begins deliberations in this trial.
The trial begins with the jury's deliberations.
Fernando Lugo, President of Paraguay, faces impeachment
UEFA Euro 2012: Cristiano Ronaldo scores match-winning goals as Portugal defeats the Czech Republic to reach the semi-finals. (BBC).Reports have emerged of a France locker room brawl that involved at least two incidents following the team's loss to Sweden. These include a "shouting match” between Alou Diarra, Samir Nasri and Laurent Blanc, and then a heated exchange between Laurent Blanc, Hatem Ben Arfa, and Hatem Ben Arau.
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June 21, 2012 Famous Birthdays

Other June 21st famous birthdays

Lana Del Rey
American singer-songwriter.
Prince William Duke of Cambridge
Françoise Sagan
French writer.
Jean-Paul Sartre
French author, philosopher, essayist, playwright, and novelist.

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How old am I?

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June 21, 2012 Famous Deaths

Other June 21st famous deaths

Sukarno
President of Indonesia (Born 1901).
Maureen Connolly
American tennis player, champion of Wimbledon Women's Singles in 1952-53 and 1954.
Timothy Findley
Canadian playwright and novelist (Born 1930).
[James] Thorne Smith
United States -- Sci-fi Author (Stray Lamb, Turnabout).

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June 21, 2012 Zodiac

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Cancer

Cancer personality

Who should a Cancer marry?

Babies born in June are either Gemini or Cancer. People born before June 20th are Gemini, while people born from June 21st have the sign of Cancer

Personality of June born

Chinese Zodiac

Sign: Dragon

Element: Water

Dragon personality

Find out your Moon Sign

Can the numbers in June 21, 2012 reveal something about your future ? Find out

June 21, 2012 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was June 21, 2012?

The day of the week was Thursday.

June 21st marks the 172nd day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2012.

There are 193 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

June 2012 calendar

June	2012
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30

June 21, 2012 Holidays and Observances

What is special on June 21, 2012?

Observances

International Day of Yoga
International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice

Music charts

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