Born on August 21st, 1916
Weekday
Monday
August 21st, 1916 was a Monday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1916 - August 23rd, 1916
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 39,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 677 days, exactly on February 25th, 2026, people who were born on August 21st, 1916 will be 40,000 days old!
39,323 Days
5,617 Weeks
1,291 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, 1916
Geoffrey Keen
English actor (1916–2005)
*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, NorthwoodBill Lee
American singer (1916-1980)
*August 21st, 1916, Johnson †November 15th, 1980, Los AngelesSame Day
Who's birthday is on August 21st?
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90 Leonid Hurwicz
Polish-American economist and mathematician (1917-2008)
*August 21st, 1917, Moscow †June 24th, 2008, Minneapolis
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, Manhattan
81 Clarence Williams III
American actor (1939–2021)
*August 21st, 1939, New York City †June 4th, 2021, Los Angeles
71 Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
*August 21st, 1930, Glamis Castle †February 9th, 2002, King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes
60 Nigel Pearson
English association football player and manager (born 1963)
*August 21st, 1963, NottinghamSame year
Born in 1916
Phil Brown
American actor (1916–2006)
*April 30th, 1916, Cambridge †February 9th, 2006, Woodland Hills
100 Jean Rouverol
American actress and screenwriter
*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover
101 Harry Huskey
American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)
*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz.jpg "François Mitterrand")
79 François Mitterrand
21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995
*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris
71 Jackie Gleason
American comedian and actor (1916-1987)
*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale
103 Kirk Douglas
American stage and film actor (1916–2020)
*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills
101 Jacque Fresco
American futurist and self-described social engineer
*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring
88 Francis Crick
British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA
*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La JollaFriedrich Grade
German engineer and naval officer
*March 29th, 1916, Büdelsdorf †October 13th, 2023, Bornheim.JPG "Bernard Lewis")
101 Bernard Lewis
British-American historian (1916–2018)
*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township.jpg "Harold Wilson")
104 Olivia de Havilland
English and American actress (1916–2020)
*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris
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84 Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, and 1994–2000
*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo
87 Maurice Wilkins
New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist
*December 15th, 1916, Pongaroa †October 5th, 2004, Blackheath
100 João Havelange
Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916-2016)
*May 8th, 1916, Rio de Janeiro †August 16th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro
89 Edward Heath
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974
*July 9th, 1916, Broadstairs †July 17th, 2005, Salisbury
77 Mark Stevens
American actor (1916–1994)
*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, Spain.jpg "Elizabeth Russell")
85 Elizabeth Russell
American actress (1916-2002)
*August 2nd, 1916, Philadelphia †May 4th, 2002, Los AngelesBirthdays 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
21.8.1916
Legend
| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1916 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).