August 21st, 1716

Born on August 21st, 1716

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What happened on August 21st, 1716?

August 21st, 1716

Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: The arrival of naval reinforcements and the news of the Battle of Petrovaradin force the Ottomans to abandon the Siege of Corfu, thus preserving the Ionian Islands under Venetian rule.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman–Venetian_War_(1714–1718)

What else 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1716

58

Otto von Münchhausen

German botanist (1716–1774)

*June 11th, 1716, Hamelin †July 13th, 1774, Pattensen

50

Georg Hermann Richerz

German writer

*May 31st, 1716, Bützow †January 6th, 1767, Lübeck

49

Josip Kazimir Drašković

Croatian general

*January 1st, 1716, Trakošćan Castle †January 1st, 1765, Vienna

79

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy

French writer and numismatist (1716-1795)

*January 20th, 1716, Cassis †April 30th, 1795, Paris

79

Antonio de Ulloa

Spanish explorer, naval officer, colonial official, and naturalist

*January 12th, 1716, Seville †July 5th, 1795, Isla de León

84

Itō Jakuchū

Japanese artist (1716-1800)

*March 1st, 1716, Nishiki Market †October 27th, 1800, Manpuku-ji

83

Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton

French scientist

*May 29th, 1716, Montbard †January 1st, 1800, Paris

69

George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville

British Army general (1716-1785)

*January 26th, 1716, London †August 26th, 1785, Sussex

61

Guillaume Coustou the Younger

Sculptor from France (1716-1777)

*March 19th, 1716, Paris †July 13th, 1777, Paris

67

Carl Gustaf Ekeberg

Swedish physician, chemist and explorer (1716 – 1784)

*June 10th, 1716, Djursholm †April 4th, 1784, Tensta parish

80

Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz

Swedish architect (1716-1796)

*January 30th, 1716, Stockholm †March 1st, 1796, Stockholm

80

Felice Giardini

Italian composer and violinist

*April 12th, 1716, Turin †June 8th, 1796, Moscow

77

James Lind

Scottish physician and pioneer of naval hygiene

*October 4th, 1716, Edinburgh †July 13th, 1794, Gosport

65

Leopoldine Marie of Anhalt-Dessau

Princess of Anhalt-Dessau by birth and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt

*December 12th, 1716, Dessau †January 27th, 1782, Kołobrzeg

86

Jean François de Saint-Lambert

French poet, philosopher and military officer

*December 26th, 1716, Nancy †February 9th, 1803, Paris

74

Étienne Maurice Falconet

French sculptor

*December 1st, 1716, Paris †January 24th, 1791, Paris

57

Johann Jakob Reiske

German scholar (1716-1774)

*December 25th, 1716, Zörbig †August 14th, 1774, Leipzig

48

Immanuel Gottlob Brastberger

*April 10th, 1716, Sulz am Neckar †July 13th, 1764, Nürtingen

58

Peter Harrison

American architect (1716-1775)

*June 14th, 1716, York †April 30th, 1775, New Haven

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Leap year

Yes: 1716 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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