August 21st, 1963

Born on August 21st, 1963

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What happened on August 21st, 1963?

August 21st, 1963

Xá Lợi Pagoda raids: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, brother of President Ngo Dinh Diem, vandalizes Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xá_Lợi_Pagoda_raids

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam_Special_Forces

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on August 21st, 1963

60

Nigel Pearson

English association football player and manager (born 1963)

*August 21st, 1963, Nottingham

60

Mohammed

King of Morocco since 1999

*August 21st, 1963, Rabat

60

Michael Krieter

German handball player

*August 21st, 1963, Northeim

60

Gloria Amparo Rodriguez

Colombian lawyer

*August 21st, 1963, Pensilvania

60

Phelim McDermott

British actor and stage director

*August 21st, 1963, Manchester

60

Hanoch Piven

Israeli artist

*August 21st, 1963, Montevideo

60

Wei Wei

Chinese female singer

*August 21st, 1963, Hohhot

60

Masayoshi Manabe

Japanese volleyball player

*August 21st, 1963, Himeji

60

Laura Flaqué

Spanish swimmer

*August 21st, 1963, Barcelona

60

Erika Höghede

Actress

*August 21st, 1963, Sollefteå

60

Abdullah Al-Rashidi

Kuwaiti sports shooter

*August 21st, 1963, Kuwait City

60

Ante Jelavić

Bosnian politician

*August 21st, 1963, Vrgorac

60

Saya Takagi

Japanese actress

*August 21st, 1963, Naka-ku

60

Melvin Douglas

American amateur wrestler

*August 21st, 1963, Topeka

60

Jacques Goudchaux

French racing driver

*August 21st, 1963, Rennes

60

Gord Sherven

Canadian ice hockey player

*August 21st, 1963, Gravelbourg

60

Richmond Arquette

American actor

*August 21st, 1963, New York City

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33

Elīza Tīruma

Latvian luger

*August 21st, 1990, Sigulda

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

57

Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

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

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

37

Malynda Hale

Musical artist

*August 21st, 1986, Santa Barbara

37

Usain Bolt

Jamaican sprinter

*August 21st, 1986, Sherwood Content

38

Roelof Dednam

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1985, Bloemfontein

52

Rogi Wieg

Dutch author, poet, visual artist and musician (1962-2015)

*August 21st, 1962, Delft †July 15th, 2015, Amsterdam

50

Sergey Brin

American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur

*August 21st, 1973, Moscow

36

Kimberley Ashton

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1987, Jersey

30

Kim Bruun

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1993, Seoul

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

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

53

Nanaia Mahuta

New Zealand politician

*August 21st, 1970, Auckland

39

Alizée

French singer

*August 21st, 1984, Ajaccio

56

Serj Tankian

Armenian-American musician

*August 21st, 1967, Lebanon

53

Erik Dekker

Dutch cyclist and manager

*August 21st, 1970, Hoogeveen

39

Eve Torres

American actress, dancer, model and professional wrestler

*August 21st, 1984, Boston

35

Robert Lewandowski

Polish association football player

*August 21st, 1988, Leszno, Warsaw West County

58

John Ioannidis

Professor and chairman at the Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology

*August 21st, 1965, New York City

59

Ligia Amadio

Brazilian conductor

*August 21st, 1964, São Paulo

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Born in 1963

61

Xuxa

Brazilian television presenter, actress, singer and former model and Wiggles member

*March 27th, 1963, Santa Rosa

61

Martin Brygmann

Danish composer, comedian and actor

*January 25th, 1963, Kølvrå

60

Shane Reti

New Zealand politician and doctor

*June 5th, 1963, Hamilton

60

Alexandra Paul

American actress

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

61

Daniel Roebuck

American actor and writer

*March 4th, 1963, Bethlehem

60

Uwe Steimle

German actor

*June 20th, 1963, Dresden

60

Kim Moon-soo

South Korean badminton player

*December 29th, 1963, Busan

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

60

Florence Parly

French politician

*May 8th, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt

61

Johann Wadephul

German politician

*February 10th, 1963, Husum

60

Johnny Depp

American actor (born 1963)

*June 9th, 1963, Owensboro

61

Roger Lewentz

German politician

*March 19th, 1963, Lahnstein

53

Mika Vainio

Finnish electronic musician

*May 15th, 1963, Helsinki †April 12th, 2017, Trouville-sur-Mer

60

Brad Pitt

American actor and filmmaker

*December 18th, 1963, Shawnee

60

Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)

*May 31st, 1963, Székesfehérvár

48

Whitney Houston

American singer and actress

*August 9th, 1963, Newark †February 11th, 2012, The Beverly Hilton

60

Grete Mogensen

Badminton player

*May 15th, 1963, Skive

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

60

Si-An Deng

Badminton player

*June 25th, 1963, Shanghai

60

Ming-Na Wen

American actress and model

*November 20th, 1963, Coloane

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No: With 365 days 1963 is a normal year and no leap year.

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