August 21st, 1948

Born on August 21st, 1948

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 27,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 364 days, exactly on April 19th, 2025, people who were born on August 21st, 1948 will be 28,000 days old!

... 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, 1948

75

Lindy Hemming

British costume designer

*August 21st, 1948, Carmarthenshire

75

Sharon Draper

American children's writer

*August 21st, 1948, Cleveland

74

Loet Leydesdorff

Dutch cyberneticist

*August 21st, 1948, Jakarta †March 11th, 2023, Amsterdam

75

Massimo Piloni

Italian footballer

*August 21st, 1948, Ancona

75

Philippe Magnan

French actor

*August 21st, 1948, Paris

70

Ezzat Abou Aouf

Egyptian actor, television presenter and film actor (1948-2019)

*August 21st, 1948, Zamalek †July 1st, 2019, Mohandesin

74

Tayeb Belaiz

Algerian jurist and politician

*August 21st, 1948, Maghnia †May 13th, 2023, Oran

75

Pierre Koffmann

French chef

*August 21st, 1948, Tarbes

75

Nido Qubein

American businessman

*August 21st, 1948, Lebanon

75

Linda Hill-MacDonald

American basketball coach

*August 21st, 1948, Morton

75

John Filo

American photographer

*August 21st, 1948, Natrona Heights

75

Jerzy Opara

Polish canoeist

*August 21st, 1948, Warsaw

75

Eliud Williams

President of Dominica

*August 21st, 1948, Roseau

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33

Elīza Tīruma

Latvian luger

*August 21st, 1990, Sigulda

76

Frédéric Mitterrand

French writer, director, television host and politician

*August 21st, 1947, 16th arrondissement of Paris †March 21st, 2024

74

Jacques Stern

French cryptographer

*August 21st, 1949, Paris

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

37

Malynda Hale

Musical artist

*August 21st, 1986, Santa Barbara

76

Udo Poser

East German swimmer

*August 21st, 1947, Hildburghausen

37

Usain Bolt

Jamaican sprinter

*August 21st, 1986, Sherwood Content

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

74

Keetie van Oosten-Hage

Dutch cyclist

*August 21st, 1949, Sint-Maartensdijk

38

Roelof Dednam

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1985, Bloemfontein

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

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

81

Clarence Williams III

American actor (1939–2021)

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

78

Patrick Demarchelier

French photographer

*August 21st, 1943, Eaubonne †March 31st, 2022, Saint Barthélemy

52

Wilken F. Dincklage

German musician, radio host, music producer, actor and entrepreneur

*August 21st, 1942, Hamburg †October 18th, 1994, Hamburg

60

Nigel Pearson

English association football player and manager (born 1963)

*August 21st, 1963, Nottingham

30

Kim Bruun

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1993, Seoul

36

Kimberley Ashton

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1987, Jersey

60

Mohammed

King of Morocco since 1999

*August 21st, 1963, Rabat

89

Melvin Van Peebles

American filmmaker

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

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Born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

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Public holidays on August 21st

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

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Born on August 21st, 1948
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Leap year

Yes: 1948 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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