Born on August 21st, 1872
Weekday
Wednesday
August 21st, 1872 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1872 - August 23rd, 1872
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 55,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 603 days, exactly on December 17th, 2025, people who were born on August 21st, 1872 will be 56,000 days old!
55,397 Days
7,913 Weeks
1,820 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 21st?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 21st
Born on August 21st, 1872
Aubrey Beardsley
British illustrator and author (1872–1898)
*August 21st, 1872, Brighton †March 16th, 1898, MentonSame Day
Who's birthday is on August 21st?
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Geoffrey Keen
English actor (1916–2005)
*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood
Franz Kruckenberg
German engineer (1882-1965)
*August 21st, 1882, Uetersen †June 19th, 1965, Heidelberg
57 Stephen Hillenburg
American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)
*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino
56 Anthony Boucher
American author, critic, and editor (1911–1968)
*August 21st, 1911, Oakland †April 29th, 1968, Oakland
89 Melvin Van Peebles
American filmmaker
*August 21st, 1932, Chicago †September 21st, 2021, Manhattan
35 Robert Lewandowski
Polish association football player
*August 21st, 1988, Leszno, Warsaw West County
60 Nigel Pearson
English association football player and manager (born 1963)
*August 21st, 1963, NottinghamSame year
Born in 1872
55 Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole
*July 16th, 1872, Borge Municipality †June 18th, 1928, Arctic OceanHerbert Baddeley
Tennis and badminton player
*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †July 20th, 1931, CannesWilfred Baddeley
Tennis player and sports administrator
*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †January 24th, 1929, MentonMax Pohlenz
German classical philologist
*July 30th, 1872, Kolkwitz †January 5th, 1962, Göttingen
60 Calvin Coolidge
President of the United States from 1923 to 1929
*July 4th, 1872, Plymouth Notch †January 5th, 1933, Northampton
97 Bertrand Russell
British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
*May 18th, 1872, Trellech †February 2nd, 1970, Plas Penrhyn
33 Paul Laurence Dunbar
American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries
*June 27th, 1872, Dayton †February 9th, 1906, Dayton
46 Anna Held
Broadway stage performer (1872–1918)
*March 19th, 1872, Warsaw †August 12th, 1918, New York City
92 Helena Rubinstein
Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist
*December 25th, 1872, Kraków †April 1st, 1965, New York City
79 Alexandra Kollontai
Soviet diplomat (1872-1952)
*March 31st, 1872, Saint Petersburg †March 9th, 1952, Moscow
80 Cicely Hamilton
British actress and writer
*June 15th, 1872, Paddington †December 5th, 1952, Chelsea.jpg "Pio Baroja")
83 Pio Baroja
Spanish writer (1872-1956)
*December 28th, 1872, San Sebastián †October 30th, 1956, MadridPaul Langevin
French physicist, philosopher of science and pedagogue
*January 23rd, 1872, Paris †December 19th, 1946, Paris
69 Richard Willstätter
German chemist (1872–1942)
*August 13th, 1872, Karlsruhe †August 3rd, 1942, Muralto
94 Norman Angell
British politician (1872-1967)
*December 26th, 1872, Holbeach †October 7th, 1967, CroydonAurobindo Ghosh
Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)
*August 15th, 1872, Sri Aurobindo Bhawan †December 5th, 1950, Pondicherry
101 Charles Greeley Abbot
American astrophysicist and the 5th Secretary of the Smithsonian
*May 31st, 1872, Wilton †December 17th, 1973, Washington, D.C.Piet Mondrian
Dutch painter (1872–1944)
*March 7th, 1872, Amersfoort †February 1st, 1944, New York City
80 Carlo Sforza
Italian politician (1872-1952)
*January 23rd, 1872, Montignoso †September 4th, 1952, RomeBirthdays of famous people
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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_SmolenskAugust 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_DayYouth Day (Morocco)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_DayWorld Senior Citizen's Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Senior_Citizen's_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
21.8.1872
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1872 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).