On This Day — June 21

Here are some of the most significant historical events that happened on June 21.

• 2025: A hot air balloon catches fire mid-flight and crashes in Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil, killing 8 of the 21 on board.
• 2012: A boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsizes in the Indian Ocean between the Indonesian island of Java and Christmas Island, killing 17 people and leaving 70 others missing.
• 2012: An Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 Friendship crashes near Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, killing 11.
• 2009: Greenland assumes self-rule.
• 2006: Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra.

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