August 21st, 1950

Born on August 21st, 1950

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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, 1950

70

Patrick Juvet

Swiss singer-songwriter (1950–2021)

*August 21st, 1950, Montreux †April 1st, 2021, Barcelona

73

Leo Rafael Reif

Venezuelan-born American electrical engineer, writer and academic administrator

*August 21st, 1950, Maracaibo

73

Denis Chachkhalia

Abkhaz writer and historian

*August 21st, 1950, Tkvarcheli

73

Manfred Neun

German entrepreneur

*August 21st, 1950, Heidenheim an der Brenz

73

V. Lowry Snow

American politician

*August 21st, 1950, Salt Lake City

73

Carlos Miguel Aysa González

Mexican politician

*August 21st, 1950, Palizada

73

Ray Wersching

American football player

*August 21st, 1950, Mondsee

73

Arthur Bremer

American failed assassin

*August 21st, 1950, Milwaukee

73

Sidiki Kaba

Senegalese politician

*August 21st, 1950, Tambacounda Region

73

Charles Jaco

American journalist

*August 21st, 1950, Poplar Bluff

66

George T. Odom

Actor (1950-2016)

*August 21st, 1950, The Bronx †September 21st, 2016, Charlotte

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33

Elīza Tīruma

Latvian luger

*August 21st, 1990, Sigulda

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

74

Jacques Stern

French cryptographer

*August 21st, 1949, Paris

37

Malynda Hale

Musical artist

*August 21st, 1986, Santa Barbara

57

Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

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

37

Usain Bolt

Jamaican sprinter

*August 21st, 1986, Sherwood Content

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

38

Roelof Dednam

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1985, Bloemfontein

74

Keetie van Oosten-Hage

Dutch cyclist

*August 21st, 1949, Sint-Maartensdijk

76

Frédéric Mitterrand

French writer, director, television host and politician

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

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

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

76

Udo Poser

East German swimmer

*August 21st, 1947, Hildburghausen

69

Angelica Aposteanu

Romanian rower

*August 21st, 1954, Bistrița

60

Nigel Pearson

English association football player and manager (born 1963)

*August 21st, 1963, Nottingham

30

Kim Bruun

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1993, Seoul

70

Bernhard Germeshausen

East German bobsledder (1951–2022)

*August 21st, 1951, Heilbad Heiligenstadt †April 15th, 2022

36

Kimberley Ashton

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1987, Jersey

81

Clarence Williams III

American actor (1939–2021)

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

60

Mohammed

King of Morocco since 1999

*August 21st, 1963, Rabat

50

Sergey Brin

American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur

*August 21st, 1973, Moscow

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67

Jeff Lowe

American mountain climber

*September 13th, 1950, Ogden †August 24th, 2018, Colorado

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

66

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

73

Øivind Blunck

Norwegian actor and comedian

*December 28th, 1950, Norway

73

Wayne Eagling

Canadian ballet dancer

*November 27th, 1950, Montreal

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

73

Pedro Barceló

Spanish historian of classical antiquity

*April 30th, 1950, Vinaròs

70

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson

Icelandic football player (1950-2021)

*September 3rd, 1950, Reykjavík †January 24th, 2021, Glasgow

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

73

Ed Harris

American actor and director (born 1950)

*November 28th, 1950, Englewood

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

73

Harriet Walter

British actress

*September 24th, 1950, London

74

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

74

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

74

Rick Perry

14th United States Secretary of Energy

*March 4th, 1950, Haskell

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No: With 365 days 1950 is a normal year and no leap year.

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