August 21st, 1889

Born on August 21st, 1889

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 1889

88

Charlie Chaplin

English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)

*April 16th, 1889, Walworth †December 25th, 1977, Corsier-sur-Vevey

74

Jawaharlal Nehru

Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964

*November 14th, 1889, Prayagraj †May 27th, 1964, New Delhi

62

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Austrian philosopher and logician (1889-1951)

*April 26th, 1889, Neuwaldegg †April 29th, 1951, Cambridge

87

Dietrich von Hildebrand

German Catholic philosopher and theologian

*October 12th, 1889, Florence †January 26th, 1977, New Rochelle

67

Gabriela Mistral

Chilean poet, diplomat and educator (1889–1957)

*April 7th, 1889, Vicuña †January 10th, 1957, Hempstead

88

Olave Baden-Powell

(1889-1977) World Chief Guide

*February 22nd, 1889, Chesterfield †June 25th, 1977, Bramley

63

Edwin Hubble

American astronomer

*November 20th, 1889, Marshfield †September 28th, 1953, San Marino

62

Jean de Lattre de Tassigny

French army general, Marshal of France (1889-1952)

*February 2nd, 1889, Mouilleron-en-Pareds †January 11th, 1952, Paris

83

Gabriel Marcel

French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist (1889-1973)

*December 7th, 1889, 8th arrondissement of Paris †October 8th, 1973, 7th arrondissement of Paris

93

Adrian Boult

British conductor (1889–1983)

*April 8th, 1889, Chester †February 22nd, 1983, London

76

Arthur Waley

British orientalist and sinologist (1889–1966)

*August 19th, 1889, Royal Tunbridge Wells †June 27th, 1966, London

78

Francis Spellman

American Catholic cardinal (1889–1967)

*May 4th, 1889, Whitman †December 2nd, 1967, New York City

81

António de Oliveira Salazar

Prime Minister of Portugal (1889-1970)

*April 28th, 1889, Vimieiro (Santa Comba Dão) †July 27th, 1970, Lisbon

41

Harry Clarke

Irish artist (1889–1931)

*March 17th, 1889, Dublin †January 6th, 1931, Chur

85

Leontine Sagan

Austrian-Hungarian stage and film director

*February 13th, 1889, Budapest †May 20th, 1974, Pretoria

40

Ted Wilde

American film director, screenwriter (1889-1929)

*December 16th, 1889, New York City †December 17th, 1929, Hollywood

80

Eduardo Ciannelli

Italian actor (1889-1969)

*August 30th, 1889, Ischia †October 8th, 1969, Rome

74

Darcy Hadfield

New Zealand rower (1889–1964)

*December 1st, 1889, Meadowbank Homestead †September 15th, 1964, Auckland

55

Achille Starace

Italian Fascist general (1889-1945)

*August 18th, 1889, Sannicola †April 29th, 1945, Milan

78

Maurice Garçon

French writer (1889-1967)

*November 25th, 1889, Lille †December 29th, 1967, Paris

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Public holidays on August 21st

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast Day) which are celebrated on August 21st.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1889 is a normal year and no leap year.

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