August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 132 days remaining.
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Events
1600-1799
1800-1899
1900-1999
2000-2099
Births
1100-1799
1800-1899
1900-1999
- 1904 - William "Count" Basie, bandleader (d. 1984)
- 1906 - Friz Freleng, movie animator (d. 1995)
- 1920 - Christopher Robin Milne, inspiration for the Christopher Robin character in the Winnie the Pooh stories (d. 1996)
- 1923 - Shimon Peres, Prime Minister of Israel
- 1924 - Chris Schenkel, sports journalist
- 1924 - Jack Weston, actor (d. 1996)
- 1928 - Art Farmer, trumpet player (d. 1999)
- 1930 - Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (d. 2002)
- 1932 - Melvin Van Peebles, actor, screenwriter
- 1933 - Janet Baker, English mezzo-soprano
- 1936 - Wilt Chamberlain, Basketball Hall of Famer (d. 1999)
- 1938 - Kenny Rogers, singer, actor
- 1939 - Clarence Williams III, actor
- 1944 - Jackie DeShannon, singer
- 1944 - Peter Weir, film director
- 1952 - Joe Strummer, musician (d. 2002)
- 1956 - Kim Cattrall, actress
- 1959 - Jim McMahon, National Football League quarterback
- 1963 - Mohammed VI of Morocco
- 1967 - Carrie-Anne Moss, actress
- 1967 - Serj Tankian, singer for System of a Down
- 1969 - Josée Chouinard, Canadian figure skater
- 1978 - Reuben Droughns, American football player
- 1984 - Alizée, singer
Deaths
1100-1899
1900-1999
2000-2099
Holidays and observances
August 20 - August 22 - July 21 - September 21 -- listing of all days
af:08-21
bg:21 август
ca:21 d'agost
cs:21. srpen
cy:21 Awst
da:21. august
de:21. August
et:21. august
es:21 de agosto
eo:21-a de aŭgusto
fr:21 août
fy:21 augustus
ko:8월 21일
hr:21. kolovoza
ie:21 august
io:21 di agosto
is:21. ágúst
it:21 agosto
he:21 באוגוסט
ku:21'ê gelawêjê
lt:Rugpjūčio 21
lb:21. August
hu:Augusztus 21
nl:21 augustus
ja:8月21日
no:21. august
oc:21 d'agost
pl:21 sierpnia
pt:21 de Agosto
ro:21 august
ru:21 августа
sl:21. avgust
sr:21. август
fi:21. elokuuta
sv:21 augusti
tr:21 Ağustos
uk:21 серпня
wa:21 d' awousse
zh:8月21日
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