August 21st, 1964

Born on August 21st, 1964

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1964

59

Ligia Amadio

Brazilian conductor

*August 21st, 1964, São Paulo

59

Esteban González Pons

Spanish politician

*August 21st, 1964, Valencia

59

Eytan Fox

Israeli film director

*August 21st, 1964, New York City

59

Jack Weiss

American politician

*August 21st, 1964, Los Angeles

59

Beto Furquim

Brazilian songwriter and singer

*August 21st, 1964, São Paulo

59

Dondi E. Costin

American Air Force chaplain

*August 21st, 1964, Wilmington

59

José Calzada

Mexican politician

*August 21st, 1964, Santiago de Querétaro

59

Yerzhan Kazykhanov

Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States of America

*August 21st, 1964, Almaty

59

Susan Eisenberg

American actress

*August 21st, 1964, Rhode Island

59

Johnny Haeusler

German radio host

*August 21st, 1964, Berlin

59

Martin Drainville

Canadian actor

*August 21st, 1964, Quebec

59

Jorge Rossy

Spanish jazz musician

*August 21st, 1964, Barcelona

59

Shawn Hillegas

American baseball player

*August 21st, 1964, Dos Palos

59

Mario Humberto Lobo

Footballer

*August 21st, 1964, San Salvador de Jujuy

59

Branko Milosevic

Australian soccer player

*August 21st, 1964, Osijek

59

Logi Már Einarsson

Icelandic politician and architect

*August 21st, 1964, Akureyri

59

Shrikant Kalyani

Cricketer

*August 21st, 1964, Pune

59

Maria Blower

British bicycle racer

*August 21st, 1964, Leicester

59

Mario Longo

Italian sprinter

*August 21st, 1964, Naples

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 21st?

33

Elīza Tīruma

Latvian luger

*August 21st, 1990, Sigulda

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

60

Nigel Pearson

English association football player and manager (born 1963)

*August 21st, 1963, Nottingham

57

Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

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

60

Mohammed

King of Morocco since 1999

*August 21st, 1963, Rabat

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

50

Sergey Brin

American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur

*August 21st, 1973, Moscow

36

Kimberley Ashton

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1987, Jersey

58

John Ioannidis

Professor and chairman at the Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology

*August 21st, 1965, New York City

30

Kim Bruun

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1993, Seoul

52

Rogi Wieg

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

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

53

Nanaia Mahuta

New Zealand politician

*August 21st, 1970, Auckland

56

Serj Tankian

Armenian-American musician

*August 21st, 1967, Lebanon

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

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

39

Alizée

French singer

*August 21st, 1984, Ajaccio

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

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Born in 1964

60

David Woodard

American conductor and writer

*April 6th, 1964, Santa Barbara

60

Li Lingwei

Badminton player

*January 4th, 1964, Lishui

60

Marit Törnqvist

Swedish writer, illustrator and translator

*January 19th, 1964, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

59

Boris Johnson

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022

*June 19th, 1964, New York City

59

Maxi Mounds

American pornographic actress

*October 25th, 1964, Valley Stream

59

Dieter Hecking

German association football player and manager

*September 12th, 1964, Castrop-Rauxel

60

Linda French

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1964, Elmhurst

60

Gillian Gowers

British badminton player

*April 9th, 1964, Horfield

59

Kamala Harris

Vice president of the United States since 2021

*October 20th, 1964, Oakland Medical Center

59

Hape Kerkeling

German comedian

*December 9th, 1964, Recklinghausen

59

Christa Miller

American actress

*May 28th, 1964, Manhattan

60

Alexander Fischinger

German association football player and manager

*April 10th, 1964, Triberg im Schwarzwald

59

Jan Suski

German illustrator

*October 28th, 1964, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

59

Tor Mikkel Wara

Norwegian politician

*December 27th, 1964, Karasjok Municipality

59

Doris Ahnen

German politician (SPD)

*August 29th, 1964, Trier

60

Nicolas Cage

American actor

*January 7th, 1964, Long Beach

59

Keanu Reeves

Canadian actor (born 1964)

*September 2nd, 1964, Beirut

60

Russell Crowe

New Zealand actor

*April 7th, 1964, Wellington

60

Kimiko Jinnai

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1964, Yatsushiro

59

Clive Owen

British actor

*October 3rd, 1964, Coventry

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Born on August 21st, 1964
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Leap year

Yes: 1964 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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