June 21st in Catalonia and the Catalan-speaking countries
This page lists historical and other events on June 21st in Catalonia and the Catalan-speaking countries as well as festivals and a list of births and deaths of well-known Catalans.
Events
2006 - Barcelona: Pasqual Maragall announces that he won't stand for reelection as President of the Generalitat.
Births
1847 - Vic (Osona): Martí Genís i Aguilar, Catalan writer. (died 1932)
1879 - Manlleu: Josep Guardiet i Pujol, Catalan priest murdered in 1936.
1882 - el Tarròs, Tornabous, l'Urgell: Lluís Companys i Jover, Catalan politician, 123rd President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, executed by the Francoist regime at Montjuïc in 1940.
1890 - Barcelona (Barcelonès): Lluís Mas i Gomis, Catalan textile theoretician and historian.
1908 - Algemesí (Ribera Alta): Martí Domínguez Barberà, Valencian journalist and writer.
1933 - Barcelona (Barcelonès): Joaquim Blume i Carreras, Catalan gymnast.
1943 - Barcelona (Barcelonès): Salomé, Catalan singer.
Deaths
1773 - Madrid: Jordi Joan i Santacília, Valencian scientist and sailor.
1992 - Sueca (la Ribera Baixa): Joan Fuster, Valencian writer.
Festivals and Commemorations
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