August 21st, 1767

Born on August 21st, 1767

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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 1767

78

Andrew Jackson

President of the United States from 1829 to 1837

*March 15th, 1767, Waxhaws †June 8th, 1845, The Hermitage

80

John Quincy Adams

President of the United States from 1825 to 1829

*July 11th, 1767, Braintree †February 23rd, 1848, Washington, D.C.

62

Pierre Daru

French writer, academic and statesman (1767-1829)

*January 12th, 1767, Montpellier †September 5th, 1829, Meulan-en-Yvelines

42

Andreas Hofer

Leader of armed resistance by the people of Tirol against Napoleonic and Bavarian invasion (1767-1810)

*November 22nd, 1767, St. Leonhard in Passeier †February 20th, 1810, Mantua

77

August Wilhelm Schlegel

German poet, translator, critic, and writer (1767–1845)

*September 8th, 1767, Hanover †May 12th, 1845, Bonn

80

Nicolas Oudinot

Marshal of France (1767-1847)

*April 25th, 1767, Bar-le-Duc †September 13th, 1847, Paris

84

Manuel Godoy

Prime Minister of Spain (1767-1851)

*May 12th, 1767, Badajoz †October 4th, 1851, Paris

61

Rachel Jackson

Wife of Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (1767–1828)

*June 15th, 1767, Halifax County †December 22nd, 1828, Nashville

53

Henri Christophe

President and King of Haiti (1767-1820)

*October 6th, 1767, Grenada †October 8th, 1820, Haiti

48

Prince Joseph of Monaco

Prince of Monaco

*September 10th, 1767, Hôtel Matignon †June 28th, 1816, Paris

35

María Isidra de Guzmán y de la Cerda

Spanish translator

*October 31st, 1767, Madrid †March 5th, 1803, Córdoba

69

Martin von Hochmeister

(1767-1837)

*April 19th, 1767, Sibiu †January 9th, 1837, Sibiu

72

Jean-Antoine Verdier

French general (1767-1839)

*May 2nd, 1767, Toulouse †May 30th, 1839, Mâcon

82

Pavel Chichagov

Russian admiral

*June 27th, 1767, Saint Petersburg †September 10th, 1849, former 1st arrondissement of Paris

67

Wenzel Müller

Composer (1759-1835)

*September 26th, 1767, Městečko Trnávka †August 3rd, 1835, Baden

82

Jacques-Laurent Agasse

Painter (1767-1849)

*April 24th, 1767, Geneva †December 27th, 1849, London

91

Edward Pease

British businessman (1767-1858)

*May 31st, 1767, Darlington †July 31st, 1858, County Durham

58

Mathieu de Montmorency

French statesman

*July 10th, 1767, Paris †March 24th, 1826, Paris

84

Georg Friedrich Parrot

German scientist

*July 15th, 1767, Montbéliard †July 8th, 1852, Helsinki

73

Joseph Anderwert

Swiss politician (1767-1841)

*February 26th, 1767, Münsterlingen †February 14th, 1841, Frauenfeld

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1767 is a normal year and no leap year.

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