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Notable anniversaries in history for today: June 21
- 250th: 1774 - Birth of Daniel D Tompkins (Democrat-R), 6th US vice-president (1817-25).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Corinna Tsopel in Athens, Greece; actress (Man Called Horse).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Ray Davies; singer/guitarist (The Kinks - "Come Dancing").
- 70th: 1954 - John Landy beats Roger Bannister's mile record by 0.014 seconds.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Sammi Davis; actor (Homefront).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Doug Savant; actor (Desperate Housewives, Melrose Place).
- 25th: 1999 - Death of Kami, Japanese drummer (Malice Mizer) (born 1973).
- 20th: 2004 - Aftr taking off from Mohave, California, the White Knight carrier plane launches SpaceShipOne rocket plane, which flies into space (62 miles high) and back. This is the first privately-funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
- 15th: 2009 - As a step toward total independence from the Kingdom of Denmark, Greenland assumes control over its law enforcement, judicial affairs, and natural resources. Greenlandic becomes the official language.
- 15th: 2009 - Three-year-old colt "Eye of the Leopard" wins the 150th running of the Queen's Plate horse race in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- 15th: 2009 - Peugeot finishes first and second in the Le Mans 24-hour car race.
- 15th: 2009 - In Silverstone, Great Britain, round 8 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Sebastian Vettel.
- 15th: 2009 - In Brno, Czech Republic, round 6 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Alex Zanardi; race 2 is won by Sergio Hernández.
- 15th: 2009 - Vancouver-based actress, director and writer Lorena Gale (The X Files, Battlestar Gallactica, Smallville, MANTIS, Neon Rider and The Outer Limits) dies from cancer at age 51.
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