August 21
August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 132 days remaining.
Events
Births
- 1165 - Philip II of France
- 1765 - William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837)
- 1811 - William Kelly, iron manufacturer, inventor (d. 1888)
- 1872 - Aubrey Beardsley, illustrator (d. 1898)
- 1904 - Count Basie (William Allen Basie), bandleader (d. 1984)
- 1906 - Fritz Freleng, movie animator
- 1920 - Christopher Robin Milne, propotype of the Christopher Robin in the Winnie the Pooh stories
- 1923 - Shimon Peres, Prime Minister of Israel
- 1924 - Jack Weston, actor (d. 1996)
- 1924 - Chris Scheknel, sports journalist
- 1928 - Art Farmer, trumpet player
- 1930 - Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom (d. 2002)
- 1932 - Melvin Van Peebles, actor, screenwriter
- 1936 - Wilt Chamberlain, Basketball Hall of Famer (d. 1999)
- 1938 - Kenny Rogers, singer, actor
- 1939 - Clarence Williams III, actor
- 1944 - Jackie DeShannon, singer
- 1956 - Kim Cattrall, actress
- 1959 - Jim McMahon, National Football League quarterback
- 1963 - Mohammed VI of Morocco
- 1967 - Carrie-Anne Moss, actress
- 1969 - Joseé Chouinard, Canadian figure skater
Deaths
- 1153 - Bernard of Clairvaux, Christian theologian
- 1614 - Elizabeth Bathory, serial killer
- 1940 - Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary
- 1940 - Ernest Lawrence Thayer, poet
- 1947 - Ettore Bugatti, automobile manufacturer
- 1951 - Constant Lambert, composer
- 1978 - Charles Eames, American designer and architect
- 1983 - Benigno S. Aquino Jr., Philippine opposition leader
- 1988 - Ray Eames, American designer
- 1997 - Norris Bradbury, physicist
- 2003 - Wesley Willis, musician
Holidays and observances
See Also:
August 20 - August 22 - July 21 - September 21 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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