August 21st, 1928

Born on August 21st, 1928

Age in days, weeks and months
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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 21st?

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 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–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 the command of 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 risings: Jacobite clans clashed with a regiment of Covenanters in the streets of Dunkeld, Scotland.

August 21st, 1689

The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 21st

Born on August 21st, 1928

71

Art Farmer

American jazz trumpeter (1928–1999)

*August 21st, 1928, Council Bluffs †October 4th, 1999, New York City

78

Zdeněk Lukáš

Czech composer

*August 21st, 1928, Prague †July 13th, 2007, Prague

77

Bud McFadin

American football player (1928-2006)

*August 21st, 1928, Rankin †February 13th, 2006, Victoria

34

Addison Farmer

American musician (1928-1963)

*August 21st, 1928, Council Bluffs †February 20th, 1963, New York City

92

Gillian Sheen

British fencer

*August 21st, 1928, Willesden †July 5th, 2021, Auburn

74

Chris Brasher

London marathon co-founder, athlete, journalist

*August 21st, 1928, Georgetown †February 28th, 2003, Chaddleworth

68

Elmo Langley

NASCAR driver and owner (1928-1996)

*August 21st, 1928, Landover †November 21st, 1996, Suzuka

93

Bill Sylvester

American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator

*August 21st, 1928, Indianapolis †November 30th, 2021

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Who's birthday is on August 21st?

33

Elīza Tīruma

Latvian luger

*August 21st, 1990, Sigulda

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood

89

Melvin Van Peebles

American filmmaker

*August 21st, 1932, Chicago †September 21st, 2021, Manhattan

37

Malynda Hale

Musical artist

*August 21st, 1986, Santa Barbara

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

71

Jack Weston

American actor

*August 21st, 1924, Cleveland †May 3rd, 1996, New York City

37

Usain Bolt

Jamaican sprinter

*August 21st, 1986, Sherwood Content

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

38

Roelof Dednam

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1985, Bloemfontein

57

Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

89

John L. Hall

American physicist

*August 21st, 1934, Denver

81

Clarence Williams III

American actor (1939–2021)

*August 21st, 1939, New York City †June 4th, 2021, Los Angeles

90

Thomas S. Monson

President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (1927-2018)

*August 21st, 1927, Salt Lake City †January 2nd, 2018, Salt Lake City

65

Frank Perry

American film director (1930–1995)

*August 21st, 1930, New York City †August 29th, 1995, Manhattan

30

Kim Bruun

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1993, Seoul

36

Kimberley Ashton

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1987, Jersey

81

Kenny Rogers

American country singer and songwriter (1938–2020)

*August 21st, 1938, Houston †March 20th, 2020, Sandy Springs

56

Anthony Boucher

American author, critic, and editor (1911–1968)

*August 21st, 1911, Oakland †April 29th, 1968, Oakland

63

Wilt Chamberlain

American basketball player (1936–1999)

*August 21st, 1936, Philadelphia †October 12th, 1999, Los Angeles

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Born in 1928

89

Egil Monn-Iversen

Norwegian composer, conductor and producer

*April 14th, 1928, Oslo †July 7th, 2017, Oslo

88

Søren Elung Jensen

Actor (1928-2017)

*July 7th, 1928, Odense †January 22nd, 2017, Hellerup

95

Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist (born 1928)

*December 7th, 1928, East Oak Lane

39

Che Guevara

Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

*June 14th, 1928, Rosario †October 9th, 1967, La Higuera

86

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

*April 4th, 1928, St. Louis †May 28th, 2014, Winston-Salem

95

Aníbal Abreu

Venezuelan composer

*December 14th, 1928, Caracas

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

*April 20th, 1928, Dresden †September 5th, 2005, Dresden

86

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

*February 12th, 1928, Rostock †July 11th, 2014, Rostock

77

Axel Strøbye

Danish film actor

*February 22nd, 1928, Frederiksberg †July 12th, 2005, Copenhagen

80

Karl-Michael Vogler

German actor

*August 28th, 1928, Remscheid †June 9th, 2009, Seehausen am Staffelsee

81

Inge Taubert

German historian

*October 11th, 1928, Zwickau †December 19th, 2009, Raschau-Markersbach

71

Rigobert Günther

German historian of classical antiquity (1928-2000)

*May 18th, 1928, Magdeburg †April 2nd, 2000, Leipzig

95

Jean-Marie Le Pen

French politician

*June 20th, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

*January 2nd, 1928, Milan †March 6th, 2017, Pesaro

89

Bengt Gustavsson

Swedish footballer (1928-2017)

*January 13th, 1928, Ringarum †February 16th, 2017, Norrköping

89

Bab Christensen

Norwegian actress (1928-2017)

*January 8th, 1928, Oslo †April 10th, 2017, Oslo

91

Hosni Mubarak

President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011

*May 4th, 1928, Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa †February 25th, 2020, Cairo

95

Frank Borman

American astronaut

*March 14th, 1928, Gary †November 7th, 2023, Billings

58

Andy Warhol

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)

*August 6th, 1928, Pittsburgh †February 22nd, 1987, New York City

96

Paul Dooley

American actor, writer, and comedian

*February 22nd, 1928, Parkersburg

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Leap year

Yes: 1928 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).

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