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August 21 in recent years

August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 132 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1902 – Angel Karaliychev, Bulgarian author (d. 1972)
  • 1903Kostas Giannidis, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1984)
  • 1904Count Basie, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1984)
  • 1905 – Bipin Gupta, Indian actor and producer (d. 1981)
  • 1906Friz Freleng, American animator, director, and producer (d. 1995)
  • 1907 – P. Jeevanandham, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1963)
  • 1909Nikolay Bogolyubov, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1992)
  • 1912Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995)
  • 1914 – Doug Wright, English cricketer and coach (d. 1998)
  • 1916Bill Lee, American actor and singer (d. 1980)
  • 1916 – Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (d. 2005)
  • 1917Leonid Hurwicz, Russian economist and mathematician (d. 2008)
  • 1918Billy Reay, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2004)
  • 1921Reuven Feuerstein, Romanian-Israeli psychologist and academic (d. 2014)
  • 1922 – Albert Irvin, English soldier and painter (d. 2015)
  • 1923Keith Allen, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
  • 1924Jack Buck, American sportscaster (d. 2002)
  • 1924 – Jack Weston, American actor (d. 1996)
  • 1926 – Can Yücel, Turkish poet and translator (d. 1999)
  • 1927Thomas S. Monson, American religious leader, 16th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 2018)
  • 1928 – Addison Farmer, American bassist (d. 1963)
  • 1928 – Art Farmer, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1999)
  • 1928 – Bud McFadin, American football player (d. 2006)
  • 1929Herman Badillo, Puerto Rican-American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
  • 1929 – X. J. Kennedy, American poet, translator, anthologist, editor
  • 1929 – Ahmed Kathrada, South African politician and political prisoner (d. 2017)
  • 1930Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (d. 2002)
  • 1930 – Frank Perry, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1995)
  • 1932Menashe Kadishman, Israeli sculptor and painter (d. 2015)
  • 1932 – Melvin Van Peebles, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2021)
  • 1933Janet Baker, English soprano and educator
  • 1933 – Michael Dacher, German mountaineer (d. 1994)
  • 1933 – Barry Norman, English author and critic (d. 2017)
  • 1933 – Erik Paaske, Danish actor and singer (d. 1992)
  • 1934Sudhakarrao Naik, Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2001)
  • 1934 – Paul Panhuysen, Dutch composer (d. 2015)
  • 1936Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player and coach (d. 1999)
  • 1936 – Radish Tordia, Georgian painter and educator
  • 1937Donald Dewar, Scottish politician, first First Minister of Scotland (d. 2000)
  • 1937 – Gustavo Noboa, Ecuadorian academic and politician, 51st President of Ecuador (d. 2021)
  • 1937 – Robert Stone, American novelist and short story writer (d. 2015)
  • 1938Steve Cowper, American politician, 6th Governor of Alaska
  • 1938 – Kenny Rogers, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (d. 2020)
  • 1938 – Mike Weston, English rugby player
  • 1939James Burton, American Hall of Fame guitarist
  • 1939 – Festus Mogae, Botswana economist and politician, third President of Botswana
  • 1939 – Clarence Williams III, American actor (d. 2021)
  • 1940 – Dominick Harrod, English journalist, historian, and author (d. 2013)
  • 1940 – Endre Szemerédi, Hungarian-American mathematician and computer scientist
  • 1941Jackie DeShannon, American singer-songwriter
  • 1943Patrick Demarchelier, French photographer (d. 2022)
  • 1943 – Jonathan Schell, American journalist and author (d. 2014)
  • 1943 – Lucius Shepard, American author and critic (d. 2014)
  • 1943 – Hugh Wilson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018)
  • 1944Perry Christie, Bahamian politician, third Prime Minister of the Bahamas
  • 1944 – Peter Weir, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1945Basil Poledouris, Greek-American composer, conductor (d. 2006)
  • 1945 – Celia Brayfield, English journalist and author
  • 1945 – Jerry DaVanon, American baseball player
  • 1945 – Willie Lanier, American football player
  • 1945 – Patty McCormack, American actress
  • 1947 – Carl Giammarese, American singer-songwriter and musician
  • 1949Loretta Devine, American actress and singer
  • 1949 – Daniel Sivan, Israeli scholar and academic
  • 1950 – Patrick Juvet, Swiss singer-songwriter and model (d. 2021)
  • 1951 – Eric Goles, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist
  • 1951 – Glenn Hughes, English musician
  • 1951 – Yana Mintoff, Maltese politician, economist and educator
  • 1951 – Chesley V. Morton, American businessman and politician
  • 1952 – Keith Hart, Canadian firefighter, wrestler, and trainer
  • 1952 – Jiří Paroubek, Czech soldier and politician, sixth Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
  • 1952 – Bernadette Porter, English nun and educator
  • 1952 – Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
  • 1953 – Ivan Stang, American author, publisher, and director
  • 1954 – Archie Griffin, American football player
  • 1954 – Steve Smith, American drummer
  • 1954 – Mark Williams, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter
  • 1956Kim Cattrall, English-Canadian actress
  • 1956 – Jon Tester, American farmer and politician
  • 1957Frank Pastore, American baseball player and radio host (d. 2012)
  • 1958 – Steve Case, American businessman, co-founder of America Online (AOL)
  • 1958 – Mark Williams, Australian footballer and coach
  • 1959 – Anne Hobbs, English tennis player and coach
  • 1959 – Jim McMahon, American football player and coach
  • 1961Gerardo Barbero, Argentinian chess player and coach (d. 2001)
  • 1961 – V. B. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer and coach (d. 2019)
  • 1961 – Stephen Hillenburg, American marine biologist, cartoonist, animator and creator of SpongeBob SquarePants (d. 2018)
  • 1962Cleo King, American actress
  • 1962 – John Korfas, Greek-American basketball player and coach
  • 1962 – Gilberto Santa Rosa, Puerto Rican bandleader and singer of salsa and bolero
  • 1962 – Pete Weber, American bowler
  • 1963Mohammed VI of Morocco, King of Morocco
  • 1963 – Nigel Pearson, English footballer and manager
  • 1964 – Gary Elkerton, Australian surfer
  • 1965 – Jim Bullinger, American baseball player
  • 1966 – John Wetteland, American baseball player and coach
  • 1967 – Darren Bewick, Australian footballer
  • 1967 – Charb, French journalist and cartoonist (d. 2015)
  • 1967 – Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian actress
  • 1967 – Serj Tankian, Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer
  • 1968Dina Carroll, English singer-songwriter
  • 1968 – Goran Ćurko, Serbian footballer
  • 1968 – Laura Trevelyan, English journalist and author
  • 1969 – Bruce Anstey, New Zealand motorcycle racer
  • 1969 – Josée Chouinard, Canadian figure skater
  • 1970 – Craig Counsell, American baseball player and coach
  • 1970 – Erik Dekker, Dutch cyclist and manager
  • 1970 – Cathy Weseluck, Canadian actress
  • 1971 – Mamadou Diallo, Senegalese footballer
  • 1971 – Robert Harvey, Australian footballer and coach
  • 1971 – Liam Howlett, English keyboard player, DJ, and producer
  • 1973Sergey Brin, Russian-American computer scientist and businessman, co-founded Google
  • 1973 – Steve McKenna, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 1974 – Martin Andanar, Filipino journalist and radio host
  • 1974 – Paul Mellor, Australian rugby league player and referee
  • 1975 – Simon Katich, Australian cricketer and manager
  • 1975 – Alicia Witt, American actress and musician
  • 1976 – Alex Brooks, American ice hockey player and scout
  • 1976 – Jeff Cunningham, Jamaican-American soccer player
  • 1976 – Robert Miles, Australian rugby league player
  • 1976 – Ramón Vázquez, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
  • 1978 – Peter Buxton, English rugby player and manager
  • 1978 – Reuben Droughns, American football player and coach
  • 1978 – Lee Gronkiewicz, American baseball player and coach
  • 1978 – Alan Lee, Irish footballer and coach
  • 1978 – Jason Marquis, American baseball player
  • 1979Kelis, American singer-songwriter, producer, chef and author
  • 1979 – Diego Klattenhoff, Canadian actor
  • 1980 – Bryan Allen, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1980 – Burney Lamar, American race car driver
  • 1980 – Paul Menard, American race car driver
  • 1980 – Jasmin Wöhr, German tennis player
  • 1981Jarrod Lyle, Australian golfer (d. 2018)
  • 1981 – Cameron Winklevoss, American rower and businessman, co-founded ConnectU
  • 1981 – Tyler Winklevoss, American rower and businessman, co-founded ConnectU
  • 1981 – Ross Thomas, American actor
  • 1982Jason Eaton, New Zealand rugby player
  • 1982 – Omar Sachedina, Canadian television journalist, correspondent, and news anchor
  • 1983 – Brody Jenner, American television personality and model
  • 1983 – Scott McDonald, Australian footballer
  • 1984 – Neil Dexter, South African cricketer
  • 1984 – Melvin Upton, Jr., American baseball player
  • 1985Nicolás Almagro, Spanish tennis player
  • 1985 – Aleksandra Kiryashova, Russian pole vaulter
  • 1985 – Alizée, French singer
  • 1986Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter
  • 1986 – Wout Brama, Dutch footballer
  • 1986 – Koki Sakamoto, Japanese gymnast
  • 1986 – Brooks Wheelan, American comedian and actor
  • 1987 – DeWanna Bonner, American-Macedonian basketball player
  • 1987 – Cody Kasch, American actor
  • 1987 – J. D. Martinez, American baseball player
  • 1987 – Jodie Meeks, American basketball player and coach
  • 1988Robert Lewandowski, Polish footballer
  • 1988 – Kacey Musgraves, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1989 – Charlison Benschop, Dutch footballer
  • 1989 – James Davey, English rugby league player
  • 1989 – Matteo Gentili, Italian footballer
  • 1989 – Hayden Panettiere, American actress
  • 1989 – Aleix Vidal, Spanish footballer
  • 1990Bo Burnham, American comedian, musician, actor, filmmaker and poet
  • 1990 – Christian Vázquez, Puerto Rican baseball player
  • 1991 – Leandro Bacuna, Dutch footballer
  • 1992 – Brandon Drury, American baseball player
  • 1992 – RJ Mitte, American actor
  • 1992 – Felipe Nasr, Brazilian race car driver
  • 1993 – Millie Bright, English footballer
  • 1993 – Mike Evans, American football player
  • 1995 – Dominik Kubalík, Czech ice hockey player
  • 1996Karolína Muchová, Czech tennis player
  • 1999 – Maxim Knight, American actor
  • 2000 – Corbin Carroll, American baseball player

Deaths

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1601–1900

1901–present

Holidays and observances

See also

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