August 21st, 1698

Born on August 21st, 1698

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 21st?

August 21st, 2007

BioShock was released in North America, becoming a critical success and a demonstration of video games as an art form.

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 (one pictured) 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 and 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 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 clans clashed with a regiment of Covenanters in the streets of Dunkeld, Scotland.

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

Same year
Born in 1698

60

Pierre Bouguer

French astronomer and mathematician (1698-1758)

*February 16th, 1698, Le Croisic †August 15th, 1758, Paris

66

Erik Pontoppidan

Danish author, bishop, historian and antiquary (1698–1764)

*August 24th, 1698, Aarhus †December 20th, 1764, Copenhagen

68

Caspar Bernet

(1698-1766)

*January 9th, 1698, St. Gallen †September 29th, 1766, St. Gallen

59

Alberico Archinto

Italian cardinal

*November 8th, 1698, Milan †September 30th, 1758, Rome

81

Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena

Italian noble

*July 2nd, 1698, Modena †February 22nd, 1780, Palazzo Estense

77

Gisbert Matthias Elsner

German theologian

*April 1st, 1698, Goch †July 7th, 1775, Jutphaas

69

Johann Elias Ridinger

Painter and engraver (1698-1767)

*February 15th, 1698, Ulm †April 10th, 1767, Augsburg

43

Christoph Ernst Steinbach

German physician (1698-1741)

*March 24th, 1698, Zębowice †May 27th, 1741, Wrocław

68

Johann Christian Edelmann

German writer (1698-1767)

*July 9th, 1698, Weißenfels †February 15th, 1767, Berlin

76

Henry Baker

English naturalist (1698–1774)

*May 8th, 1698, London †November 25th, 1774, London

65

Nicola Logroscino

Italian composer

*October 22nd, 1698, Bitonto †January 1st, 1764, Palermo

76

Alfonso Clemente de Aróstegui

Scholar and Roman catholic bishop

*March 5th, 1698, Villanueva de la Jara †October 2nd, 1774, Madrid

77

Jean-Michel Papillon

French engraver (1698-1776)

*June 2nd, 1698, Paris †May 14th, 1776, Paris

40

Charles François de Cisternay du Fay

French chemist

*September 14th, 1698, Paris †July 16th, 1739, Paris

69

Benedetto Alfieri

Italian architect (1699-1767)

*November 30th, 1698, Rome †December 6th, 1767, Turin

79

Pierre Contant d'Ivry

French architect

*May 11th, 1698, Ivry-sur-Seine †October 1st, 1777, Paris

68

Giacomo Ceruti

Italian painter (1698-1767)

*October 13th, 1698, Milan †August 28th, 1767, Milan

88

François Francoeur

French composer and violinist

*September 21st, 1698, Paris †August 5th, 1787, Paris

74

Jean-Michel Chevotet

French architect (1698-1772)

*July 11th, 1698, Paris †December 4th, 1772, Paris

108

Jean Thurel

Fusilier of the French Army for over 90 years

*September 8th, 1698, Orain †March 10th, 1807, Tours

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1698 is a normal year and no leap year.

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