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| Birthday August 21, 1165 Philip II Augustus, 1st great Capetian king of France (1179-1223) |
| Birthday August 21, 1660 Hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building |
| Birthday August 21, 1754 Bloody Ban Tarleton born in Britain |
| Birthday August 21, 1765 William IV, king of England (1830-37) |
| Birthday August 21, 1872 Aubrey Beardsley, English artist (or 0824) |
| Birthday August 21, 1906 Count Basie, musician |
| Birthday August 21, 1930 Princess Margaret, of England |
| Birthday August 21, 1936 Wilt Chamberlain, NBA great |
| Birthday August 21, 1936 Mart Crowley, playwright |
| Birthday August 21, 1938 Kenny Rogers, singer |
| Birthday August 21, 1939 Clarence Williams III, (Mod Squad) |
| Birthday August 21, 1944 Jackie DeShannon, in Kentucky |
| Birthday August 21, 1945 Patty McCormack, Actress |
| Birthday August 21, 1959 Jim McMahon, Chicago Bears QB |
| Birthday August 21, 1962 Matthew Broderick, Actor (Ferris Buehler) |
| History August 21, 1560 Tycho Brahe becomes interested in astronomy |
| History August 21, 1680 Pueblo Indians took possession of Santa Fe |
| History August 21, 1831 Former slave Nat Turner led a violent insurrection against slavery |
| History August 21, 1831 Slave revolt erupts in Virginia |
| History August 21, 1841 John Hampson patents the venetian blind |
| History August 21, 1858 1st Lincoln-Douglas debate in Illinois |
| History August 21, 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates begin |
| History August 21, 1863 Outlaws attack Lawrence, Kansas |
| History August 21, 1863 Guerillas massacre residents of Lawrence, Kansas |
| History August 21, 1878 American Bar Association organized at Sarasota N.Y |
| History August 21, 1883 Trial of Frank James begins in Missouri |
| History August 21, 1897 Olds Motor Works founded |
| History August 21, 1911 Theft of Mona Lisa is discovered |
| History August 21, 1914 Battles of the Frontiers fought near Ardennes and Charleroi |
| History August 21, 1920 Christopher Robin's birthday |
| History August 21, 1933 Ruth homer leads the AL to a 4-2 win in the 1st All Star Game |
| History August 21, 1935 The Swing Era begins with Benny Goodman's triumphant Palomar Ballroom performance |
| History August 21, 1940 Leon Trotsky died of wounds inflicted by an assailant the day before |
| History August 21, 1944 The seeds of the United Nations are planted |
| History August 21, 1945 Pres Truman ended the Lend-Lease program |
| History August 21, 1959 Eisenhower signs Hawaii statehood bill |
| History August 21, 1959 Hawaii becomes 50th US state |
| History August 21, 1961 Kenyatta freed |
| History August 21, 1963 Martial law declared in S Vietnam |
| History August 21, 1963 Nhu's Special Forces attack the Buddhists |
| History August 21, 1965 Gemini 5 launched into earth orbit (2 astronauts) |
| History August 21, 1965 U.S. pilots given green light to go after anti-aircraft missiles in the North |
| History August 21, 1968 William Dana reaches 80 km (last high-altitude X-15 flight) |
| History August 21, 1969 Nixon meets with South Korean President |
| History August 21, 1971 Antiwar protestors raid draft offices |
| History August 21, 1972 US orbiting astronomy observatory Copernicus is launched |
| History August 21, 1982 Palestinian terrorists are dispersed from Beirut |
| History August 21, 1983 Opposition leader Begnigno S. Aquino Jr. assassinated in Manila |
| History August 21, 1986 Gas cloud kills Cameroon villagers |
| History August 21, 1986 Volcanic eruption in Cameroon releases poison gas killing 2000 |
| History August 21, 1987 Dirty Dancing opens |
| History August 21, 1991 Coup attempt against Gorbachev collapses |
| History August 21, 2004 Michael Phelps wins eighth medal |
| History August 21, 2017 Next total solar eclipse visible from North America |