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  1. Born on August 21st, 1617 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on August 21st?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on August 21st
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (August 1617)

Born on August 21st, 1617

Weekday

Monday

August 21st, 1617 was a Monday.

Age

406

People born on August 21st, 1617 will turn 407 this year (2024), in exactly 112 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1617 - August 23rd, 1617

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 148,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 458 days, exactly on August 2nd, 2025, people who were born on August 21st, 1617 will be 149,000 days old!

148,542 Days

21,220 Weeks

4,880 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on August 21st?

Thalys August 21st, 2015

Passengers on a Thalys train from Amsterdam to Paris confronted and subdued an attacker who attempted a mass shooting.
Syrian civil war 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.
Limnic eruption 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.
Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces 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.
Harry Daghlian 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.
World War II 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.
World War II 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.
Leonardo da Vinci 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.
Lincoln–Douglas debates 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.
Peninsular War August 21st, 1808

Peninsular War: British–Portuguese forces put an end to the first French invasion of Portugal at the Battle of Vimeiro.
National colours of Italy August 21st, 1789

The national colours of Italy first appeared on a tricolour cockade in Genoa.
Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718) 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.
Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718) 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.
Jacobitism August 21st, 1689

Jacobite risings: Jacobite clans clashed with a regiment of Covenanters in the streets of Dunkeld, Scotland.
Battle of Dunkeld 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: Age & Birthday 33
Elīza Tīruma

Latvian luger

*August 21st, 1990, Sigulda
Malynda Hale: Age & Birthday 37
Malynda Hale

Musical artist

*August 21st, 1986, Santa Barbara
Usain Bolt: Age & Birthday 37
Usain Bolt

Jamaican sprinter

*August 21st, 1986, Sherwood Content
38
Roelof Dednam

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1985, Bloemfontein
89
Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood
64
Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia
Stephen Hillenburg: Age & Birthday 57
Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino
30
Kim Bruun

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1993, Seoul
61
Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City
36
Kimberley Ashton

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1987, Jersey
William IV: Age & Birthday 71
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
57
Hermann Hammerschmidt
*August 21st, 1887, Cottbus †November 30th, 1944
Alizée: Age & Birthday 39
Alizée

French singer

*August 21st, 1984, Ajaccio
Robert Lewandowski: Age & Birthday 35
Robert Lewandowski

Polish association football player

*August 21st, 1988, Leszno, Warsaw West County
Sergey Brin: Age & Birthday 50
Sergey Brin

American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur

*August 21st, 1973, Moscow
Eve Torres: Age & Birthday 39
Eve Torres

American actress, dancer, model and professional wrestler

*August 21st, 1984, Boston
Nigel Pearson: Age & Birthday 60
Nigel Pearson

English association football player and manager (born 1963)

*August 21st, 1963, Nottingham
Melvin Van Peebles: Age & Birthday 89
Melvin Van Peebles

American filmmaker

*August 21st, 1932, Chicago †September 21st, 2021, Manhattan
Mohammed: Age & Birthday 60
Mohammed

King of Morocco since 1999

*August 21st, 1963, Rabat
Clarence Williams III: Age & Birthday 81
Clarence Williams III

American actor (1939–2021)

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

Same year
Born in 1617

40
Richard Lovelace

English writer and poet (1617-1658)

*December 9th, 1617, Woolwich †April 1st, 1658, City of London
64
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

Spanish painter (1617 — 1682)

*December 1st, 1617, Seville †April 1st, 1682, Seville
Antimo Liberati: Age & Birthday 74
Antimo Liberati

Italian composer

*April 3rd, 1617, Foligno †February 24th, 1692, Rome
Carlo Garavaglia: Age & Birthday 46
Carlo Garavaglia

Italian sculptor (1617-1663)

*April 16th, 1617, Cuggiono †September 17th, 1663, Milan
62
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine

Elector palatine of the Rhine (1617–1680)

*December 22nd, 1617, Heidelberg †August 28th, 1680, Edingen-Neckarhausen
55
Anna Maria von Baden-Durlach

German poet and painter

*May 29th, 1617, Strasbourg †October 17th, 1672, Basel
80
Lucas Faydherbe

Flemish sculptor and architect

*January 19th, 1617, Mechelen †December 31st, 1697, Mechelen
62
Raban Canstein

German politician (1617-1680)

*August 19th, 1617, Schloss Canstein †March 22nd, 1680, Kostrzyn nad Odrą
66
Nicolás Antonio

Spanish bibliographer (1617-1684)

*July 28th, 1617, Seville †April 13th, 1684, Madrid
59
Evaristo Baschenis

Italian painter (1617-1677)

*December 7th, 1617, Bergamo †March 16th, 1677, Bergamo
59
Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

Margrave of Baden-Durlach

*November 16th, 1617, Karlsburg Castle †January 10th, 1677, Karlsburg Castle
74
Heinrich Johann Dünewald

Austrian military personnel

*February 21st, 1617, Koblenz †August 31st, 1691, Osijek
58
Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg

Duchess of Courland by marriage

*September 13th, 1617, Berlin †August 29th, 1676, Jelgava
73
Tosa Mitsuoki

Japanese painter, 1617-1691

*October 23rd, 1617, Sakai †September 25th, 1691, Kyoto
71
Johann Christfried Sagittarius

Lutheran theologian

*September 26th, 1617, Wrocław †February 19th, 1689, Altenburg
58
Leopoldo de' Medici

Italian cardinal, scholar, patron of the arts and Governor of Siena (1617-1675)

*November 6th, 1617, Palazzo Pitti †November 10th, 1675, Florence
74
Elias Ashmole

English antiquarian, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and alchemist (1617-1692)

*May 23rd, 1617, Lichfield †May 18th, 1692, Lambeth
58
Lothar Friedrich von Metternich-Burscheid

Prince-Bishop of Speyer

*January 1st, 1617, Bourscheid Castle †June 3rd, 1675, Mainz
23
Pellegrino Piola

Italian painter (1617-1640)

*May 9th, 1617, Genoa †November 25th, 1640, Genoa
95
Isaac de Porthau

French musketeer

*January 30th, 1617, Béarn †July 13th, 1712, Pau

Birthdays of famous people

Adele: Age & BirthdayStephen Barclay: Age & BirthdayCarrie Henn: Age & BirthdayJan Tore Sanner: Age & BirthdayChukwuma Akabueze: Age & BirthdayMa Jin: Age & BirthdayMatti Geschonneck: Age & BirthdayJohanna Goliszewski: Age & BirthdayKarl Marx: Age & BirthdayKjell Bækkelund: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on August 21st

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

Abraham of Smolensk (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_of_Smolensk
Euprepius of Verona
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euprepius_of_Verona
Maximilian of Antioch
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_of_Antioch
Our Lady of Knock
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_Shrine
Pope Pius X
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Pius_X
Sidonius Apollinaris
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidonius_Apollinaris
August 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian Feast Dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_21_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Ninoy Aquino Day (Philippines)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninoy_Aquino_Day
Youth Day (Morocco)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_Day
World Senior Citizen's Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Senior_Citizen's_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXI.VIII.MDCXVII

21.8.1617

Legend

M = 1000D = 500C = 100X = 10V = 5I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1617 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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31 123456
32 78910111213
33 14151617181920
34 21222324252627
35 28293031

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