FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

Hongwu Emperor

Hongwu, Chinese emperor (born 1328)

David Tomlinson

David Tomlinson, English actor and comedian (born 1917)

Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford

Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier, Lord Great Chamberlain (born 1550)

Alan Myers (drummer)

Alan Myers, American drummer (born 1955)

Emil Seidel

Emil Seidel, American politician, Mayor of Milwaukee (born 1864)

Armed Forces Day

Army Day or Battle of Carabobo Day (Venezuela)

Caboclo

Day of the Caboclo (Amazonas, Brazil)

June 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: June 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

María Guadalupe García Zavala

Christian feast day: María Guadalupe García Zavala

Nativity of John the Baptist

Christian feast day: Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

Midsummer

St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Enyovden (Bulgaria)

St John's Day (Estonia)

St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Jaanipäev (Estonia)

Jāņi

St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Jāņi (Latvia)

Jónsmessa

St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Jónsmessa (Iceland)

Midsummer

St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Midsummer Day (England)

Saint Jonas's Festival

St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Saint Jonas' Festival or Joninės (Lithuania)

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day

St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (Quebec)

Sânziană

St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Sânziene (western Carpathian Mountains of Romania)

Wattah Wattah Festival

St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Wattah Wattah Festival (Philippines)

Hongwu Emperor

Hongwu, Chinese emperor (born 1328)