Born on August 21st, 1888
Weekday
Tuesday
August 21st, 1888 was a Tuesday.
Zodiac
♌
Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1888 - August 23rd, 1888
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 49,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 441 days, exactly on July 14th, 2025, people who were born on August 21st, 1888 will be 50,000 days old!
49,559 Days
7,079 Weeks
1,628 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
What happened on August 21st, 1888?
The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adding_machineWhat else happened on August 21st?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 21st
Born on August 21st, 1888
Same 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
Ruth Manning-Sanders
British poet and author
*August 21st, 1886, Swansea †October 12th, 1988, Penzance
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
81 Clarence Williams III
American actor (1939–2021)
*August 21st, 1939, New York City †June 4th, 2021, Los AngelesSame year
Born in 1888
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85 Oswald Menghin
Austrian prehistorian
*April 19th, 1888, Merano †November 29th, 1973, Buenos Aires.jpg "T. S. Eliot")
76 T. S. Eliot
US-born British poet (1888–1965)
*September 26th, 1888, St. Louis †January 4th, 1965, Kensington
101 Irving Berlin
American composer and lyricist (1888–1989)
*May 11th, 1888, Talačyn †September 22nd, 1989, New York City
65 Eugene O'Neill
American playwright (1888–1953)
*October 16th, 1888, New York City †November 27th, 1953, Boston
88 Edith Evans
British actress (1888–1976)
*February 8th, 1888, London †October 14th, 1976, Cranbrook
77 Clemence Dane
English novelist (1888-1965)
*February 21st, 1888, London Borough of Lewisham †March 28th, 1965, London
58 Antoinette Perry
American actress, stage director and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing
*June 27th, 1888, Denver †June 28th, 1946, Manhattan
81 Otto Stern
German-American physicist (1888–1969)
*February 17th, 1888, Żory †August 17th, 1969, Berkeley
57 John Logie Baird
Scottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television
*August 14th, 1888, Helensburgh †June 14th, 1946, Bexhill-on-Sea.jpg "Sol Hurok")
85 Sol Hurok
Ukraine-born American impresario
*April 9th, 1888, Pogar †March 5th, 1974, New York City.jpg "Hermann Pünder")
53 José Raúl Capablanca
Cuban chess player (1888-1942)
*November 6th, 1888, Havana †March 8th, 1942, New York City
72 George Relph
British stage and film actor (1888-1960)
*January 27th, 1888, Cullercoats †April 24th, 1960, London
88 Paul Morand
French writer (1888-1976)
*March 13th, 1888, 8th arrondissement of Paris †July 23rd, 1976, ParisMaurice Chevalier
French singer, actor, and entertainer (1888–1972)
*September 12th, 1888, Paris †January 1st, 1972, ParisWerner Jaeger
German-american classical philologist (1888-1961)
*July 30th, 1888, Lobberich †October 19th, 1961, Cambridge.jpg "Giorgio de Chirico")
Maxwell Anderson
American playwright and writer (1888–1959)
*December 15th, 1888, Atlantic †February 28th, 1959, StamfordBirthdays 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
21.8.1888
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1888 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).