This Day in History- June 21

• 1948 – Lord Mountbatten

Lord Mountbatten resigned as Governor General of India.

• 1921- India became the British Commonwealth

The UK, the Dominions, and India became the British Commonwealth of Nations.

• 1991- P.V. Narasimha Rao became Prime Minister of India

P.V. Narasimha Rao became Prime Minister of India as head of the Congress minority government.

• 2001- Total solar eclipse

The total solar eclipse in the Madagascar-Indian Ocean was witnessed on June 21, 2001. (4m56s).

• 1955- Johnny Cash debut

Johnny Cash debuted with the country song “Cry! Cry! Cry!”

• 1957- Louis St. Laurent resigned as Prime Minister

Louis St. Laurent resigned as Prime Minister of Canada on June 21, 1957 and ended the longest uninterrupted run at the federal level in Canadian history.

• 1970- FIFA World Cup Final

Brazil and Pelé became the first team and player to win the World Cup 3 times on June 21, 1970.

• 1977- White House chief of staff arrested 

Former White House chief of staff H. R. Haldeman got arrested.

• 2003-  “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”

“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” the 5th book of the series by J. K. Rowling was published on June 21, 2003.

• 2013– 15 people were killed and 20 were injured after a suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Peshawar.

• 2019– Toy Story 4 was released on this day.

• 2020- Kurt Cobain’s guitar sold

Kurt Cobain’s guitar during Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged show was sold for a record $6 million on June 21, 2020.

• 1979 – Chris Pratt

Chris Pratt is an American actor born in Virginia, Minnesota

• 1982- Prince William

Prince William, son of Prince Charles & Lady Diana, was born on June 21, 1982 in London, England.

• 1985- Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey is an American singer-songwriter born in NYC, New York.

• 1992- Max Schneider

Max who became an iHeart 2019 Best New Pop Artist nominee was born on this day.