Born on August 21st, 1908
Weekday
Friday
August 21st, 1908 was a Friday.
Zodiac
♌
Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1908 - August 23rd, 1908
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 42,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 756 days, exactly on May 14th, 2026, people who were born on August 21st, 1908 will be 43,000 days old!
42,244 Days
6,034 Weeks
1,387 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, 1908
Guillermo Arellano
Chilean footballer (1908-1999)
*August 21st, 1908, Santiago †February 16th, 1999, Chile
87 David Farrar
British actor
*August 21st, 1908, London Borough of Newham †August 31st, 1995, DurbanTom Tully
American actor (1908-1982)
*August 21st, 1908, Durango †April 27th, 1982, Newport BeachHerberts Dāboliņš
Latvian cross-country skier
*August 21st, 1908, Sigulda Municipality †November 8th, 2000Same 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
56 Anthony Boucher
American author, critic, and editor (1911–1968)
*August 21st, 1911, Oakland †April 29th, 1968, Oakland
57 Stephen Hillenburg
American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)
*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino
89 Melvin Van Peebles
American filmmaker
*August 21st, 1932, Chicago †September 21st, 2021, ManhattanGedeon Barcza
Hungarian chess player (1911-1986)
*August 21st, 1911, Kisújszállás †February 27th, 1986, Budapest
90 Leonid Hurwicz
Polish-American economist and mathematician (1917-2008)
*August 21st, 1917, Moscow †June 24th, 2008, Minneapolis.jpg "C. Douglas Dillon")
93 C. Douglas Dillon
United States Navy officer (1909-2003)
*August 21st, 1909, Geneva †January 10th, 2003, New York City
81 Clarence Williams III
American actor (1939–2021)
*August 21st, 1939, New York City †June 4th, 2021, Los Angeles
79 Count Basie
American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984)
*August 21st, 1904, Red Bank †April 26th, 1984, HollywoodFranz Kruckenberg
German engineer (1882-1965)
*August 21st, 1882, Uetersen †June 19th, 1965, HeidelbergSame year
Born in 1908
78 Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
*January 9th, 1908, Paris †April 14th, 1986, 14th arrondissement of Paris
64 Lyndon B. Johnson
President of the United States from 1963 to 1969
*August 27th, 1908, Stonewall †January 22nd, 1973, StonewallArnaldo Momigliano
Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)
*September 5th, 1908, Caraglio †September 1st, 1987, LondonMyron Waldman
American animator (1908-2006)
*April 23rd, 1908, Brooklyn †February 4th, 2006, Bethpage
100 Claude Lévi-Strauss
French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)
*November 28th, 1908, City of Brussels †October 30th, 2009, 16th arrondissement of Paris.jpg "Louis Jordan")
66 Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975)
*July 8th, 1908, Arkansas †February 4th, 1975, Los Angeles.jpg "Salvador Allende")
65 Salvador Allende
28th president of Chile (1908–1973)
*June 26th, 1908, Valparaíso †September 11th, 1973, Santiago
96 Simon Wiesenthal
Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter
*December 31st, 1908, Buchach †September 20th, 2005, Vienna
52 Richard Wright
American writer (1908-1960)
*September 4th, 1908, Natchez †November 28th, 1960, Paris
83 Olivier Messiaen
French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)
*December 10th, 1908, Avignon †April 27th, 1992, Clichy
81 Bette Davis
American actress (1908–1989)
*April 5th, 1908, Lowell †October 6th, 1989, Neuilly-sur-SeineEthel Merman
American actress and singer (1908-1984)
*January 16th, 1908, Astoria †February 15th, 1984, Manhattan
91 Amintore Fanfani
Italian politician statesman (1908–1999)
*February 6th, 1908, Pieve Santo Stefano †November 20th, 1999, Rome
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82 Robert Cummings
American actor (1910–1990)
*June 9th, 1908, Joplin †December 2nd, 1990, Woodland Hills
85 Raymond Scott
American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer and inventor (1908-1994)
*September 10th, 1908, Brooklyn †February 8th, 1994, North Hills
Birthdays 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
21.8.1908
Legend
| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1908 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).