August 21st, 1487

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Born on August 21st, 1487 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on August 21st?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on August 21st
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (August 1487)

Born on August 21st, 1487

Weekday

Sunday

August 21st, 1487 was a Sunday.

Age

536

People born on August 21st, 1487 will turn 537 this year (2024), in exactly 114 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1487 - August 23rd, 1487

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 196,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 978 days, exactly on January 2nd, 2027, people who were born on August 21st, 1487 will be 197,000 days old!

196,022 Days

28,003 Weeks

6,440 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 21st?

August 21st, 2015

Passengers on a Thalys train from Amsterdam to Paris confronted and subdued an attacker who attempted a mass shooting.

August 21st, 2013

Syrian civil war: Areas controlled by the Syrian opposition in Ghouta, Damascus, were attacked by rockets (launcher pictured) containing sarin, killing at least 281 people.

August 21st, 1986

A limnic eruption of Lake Nyos in Cameroon released a cloud of carbon dioxide, suffocating 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock.

August 21st, 1963

South Vietnamese special forces loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, the brother of President Ngô Đình Diệm, raided and vandalised Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving hundreds dead.

August 21st, 1945

American physicist Harry Daghlian accidentally dropped a tungsten carbide brick onto a plutonium bomb core, exposing himself to neutron radiation and later becoming the first Manhattan Project fatality due to a criticality accident.

August 21st, 1944

World War II: A combined Canadian–Polish force captured the town of Falaise, France, in the final offensive of the Battle of Normandy.

August 21st, 1942

World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army lost the Battle of the Tenaru, the first of its three major land offensives during the Guadalcanal Campaign.

August 21st, 1911

Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa (pictured) was stolen from the Louvre by museum employee Vincenzo Peruggia and was not recovered until two years later.

August 21st, 1858

The first of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas (both pictured), candidates for an Illinois seat in the U.S. Senate, was held in Ottawa, Illinois.

August 21st, 1808

Peninsular War: British–Portuguese forces put an end to the first French invasion of Portugal at the Battle of Vimeiro.

August 21st, 1789

The national colours of Italy first appeared on a tricolour cockade in Genoa.

August 21st, 1717

Austro-Turkish War: Austrian troops under the command of Prince Eugene of Savoy captured the strategically important city of Belgrade from the Ottoman Empire.

August 21st, 1716

Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: Ottoman forces suddenly abandoned their siege of Corfu, allowing the Republic of Venice to preserve its rule over the Ionian Islands.

August 21st, 1689

Jacobite risings: Jacobite clans clashed with a regiment of Covenanters in the streets of Dunkeld, Scotland.

August 21st, 1689

The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 21st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 21st?

Elīza Tīruma

Latvian luger

*August 21st, 1990, Sigulda

Malynda Hale

Musical artist

*August 21st, 1986, Santa Barbara

Usain Bolt

Jamaican sprinter

*August 21st, 1986, Sherwood Content

Roelof Dednam

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1985, Bloemfontein

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino

Kim Bruun

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1993, Seoul

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

Kimberley Ashton

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1987, Jersey

Alizée

French singer

*August 21st, 1984, Ajaccio

Robert Lewandowski

Polish association football player

*August 21st, 1988, Leszno, Warsaw West County

Hermann Hammerschmidt

*August 21st, 1887, Cottbus †November 30th, 1944

Sergey Brin

American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur

*August 21st, 1973, Moscow

William IV

King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 1830 to 1837

*August 21st, 1765, Buckingham Palace †June 20th, 1837, Windsor Castle

Eve Torres

American actress, dancer, model and professional wrestler

*August 21st, 1984, Boston

Nigel Pearson

English association football player and manager (born 1963)

*August 21st, 1963, Nottingham

Melvin Van Peebles

American filmmaker

*August 21st, 1932, Chicago †September 21st, 2021, Manhattan

Mohammed

King of Morocco since 1999

*August 21st, 1963, Rabat

Clarence Williams III

American actor (1939–2021)

*August 21st, 1939, New York City †June 4th, 2021, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 1487

Julius III

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1550 to 1555

*September 19th, 1487, Rome †April 2nd, 1555, Rome

Ismail I

Shah of Iran

*July 17th, 1487, Ardabil †May 23rd, 1524, Ardabil

Andrea del Sarto

Italian painter (1486-1530)

*July 16th, 1487, Florence †September 29th, 1530, Florence

Anna of Brandenburg

Duchess of Schleswig and Holstein

*August 27th, 1487, Berlin †May 3rd, 1514, Kiel

John Zápolya

King of Hungary, Prince of Transylvania

*February 2nd, 1487, Spiš Castle †July 17th, 1540, Sebeș

Dangyeong

Queen; Korean royal consort

*January 14th, 1487, Joseon †December 7th, 1557, Joseon

Louis of Hanau-Lichtenberg

German nobleman

*October 5th, 1487, Bouxwiller †December 3rd, 1553, Willstätt

John III of Pernstein

Czech nobleman

*November 14th, 1487, Moravský Krumlov †September 8th, 1548, Hrušovany u Brna

William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen

German count (1487-1559)

*April 10th, 1487, Dillenburg †October 6th, 1559, Dillenburger Schloss

Bartholomäus Bernhardi of Feldkirchen

German theologian

*August 24th, 1487, Schlins †July 21st, 1551, Kemberg

Galeazzo Flavio Capella

Italian writer and politician (1487-1537)

*May 7th, 1487, Milan †February 23rd, 1537, Milan

Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Württemberg, 1498-1519 and 1534-1550

*February 8th, 1487, Riquewihr †November 6th, 1550, Tübingen

Henry of the Palatinate

Bishop of Utrecht

*February 15th, 1487, Heidelberg †January 3rd, 1552, Ladenburg

Johann Gramann

German theologian

*July 5th, 1487, Neustadt an der Aisch †April 29th, 1541, Königsberg

Giovanni da Udine

Italian painter (1487-1564)

*October 15th, 1487, Udine †January 1st, 1564, Rome

Anna of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach

*May 5th, 1487, Ansbach †February 7th, 1539, Cieszyn

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 21st

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast Day) which are celebrated on August 21st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXI.VIII.MCDLXXXVII

21.8.1487

Legend

M = 1000

CD = 400

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1487 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1487

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August 21st, 1487

Born on August 21st, 1487

Weekday

Sunday

Age

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 196,000 days old!

196,022 Days

28,003 Weeks

6,440 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 21st?

Passengers on a Thalys train from Amsterdam to Paris confronted and subdued an attacker who attempted a mass shooting.

Syrian civil war: Areas controlled by the Syrian opposition in Ghouta, Damascus, were attacked by rockets (launcher pictured) containing sarin, killing at least 281 people.

A limnic eruption of Lake Nyos in Cameroon released a cloud of carbon dioxide, suffocating 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock.

South Vietnamese special forces loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, the brother of President Ngô Đình Diệm, raided and vandalised Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving hundreds dead.

American physicist Harry Daghlian accidentally dropped a tungsten carbide brick onto a plutonium bomb core, exposing himself to neutron radiation and later becoming the first Manhattan Project fatality due to a criticality accident.

World War II: A combined Canadian–Polish force captured the town of Falaise, France, in the final offensive of the Battle of Normandy.

World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army lost the Battle of the Tenaru, the first of its three major land offensives during the Guadalcanal Campaign.

Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa (pictured) was stolen from the Louvre by museum employee Vincenzo Peruggia and was not recovered until two years later.

The first of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas (both pictured), candidates for an Illinois seat in the U.S. Senate, was held in Ottawa, Illinois.

Peninsular War: British–Portuguese forces put an end to the first French invasion of Portugal at the Battle of Vimeiro.

The national colours of Italy first appeared on a tricolour cockade in Genoa.

Austro-Turkish War: Austrian troops under the command of Prince Eugene of Savoy captured the strategically important city of Belgrade from the Ottoman Empire.

Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: Ottoman forces suddenly abandoned their siege of Corfu, allowing the Republic of Venice to preserve its rule over the Ionian Islands.

Jacobite risings: Jacobite clans clashed with a regiment of Covenanters in the streets of Dunkeld, Scotland.

The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 21st

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Same year Born in 1487

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 21st

Abraham of Smolensk (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Euprepius of Verona

Maximilian of Antioch

Our Lady of Knock

Pope Pius X

Sidonius Apollinaris

August 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Ninoy Aquino Day (Philippines)

Youth Day (Morocco)

World Senior Citizen's Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

21.8.1487

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Leap year

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 196,000 days old!

Birthdays
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Calendar
August 1487

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
31	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
32	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
33	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
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35	29	30	31