Today in News History

On June 21, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1630, Samuel Oppenheimer, German Jewish banker and diplomat (died 1703) was born. In 1927, Carl Stokes, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Seychelles (died 1996) was born. In 1931, David Kushnir, Israeli Olympic long-jumper (died 2020) was born. In 1940, Michael Ruse, Canadian philosopher and academic was born. In 1942, Norbert Brunner, Swiss Catholic bishop was born. In 1947, Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer, judge, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1954, Már Guðmundsson, Icelandic economist, former Governor of Central Bank of Iceland was born. In 1957, Johannes Stark, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1874) passed away. In 1998, Al Campanis, American baseball player and manager (born 1916) passed away. In 2012, Abid Hussain, Indian economist and diplomat, Indian Ambassador to the United States (born 1926) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.