August 21st, 2006

Born on August 21st, 2006

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 6,000 days old!

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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

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

33

Elīza Tīruma

Latvian luger

*August 21st, 1990, Sigulda

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

30

Kim Bruun

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1993, Seoul

36

Kimberley Ashton

Badminton player

*August 21st, 1987, Jersey

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

35

Robert Lewandowski

Polish association football player

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

39

Alizée

French singer

*August 21st, 1984, Ajaccio

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

39

Eve Torres

American actress, dancer, model and professional wrestler

*August 21st, 1984, Boston

34

Hayden Panettiere

American actress, model, singer, and activist

*August 21st, 1989, Palisades

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

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

25

Madeleine Egle

Austrian luge athlete

*August 21st, 1998, Hall in Tirol

50

Sergey Brin

American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur

*August 21st, 1973, Moscow

42

Cameron Winklevoss

American rower

*August 21st, 1981, Southampton

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

37

Romano Battisti

Italian rower

*August 21st, 1986, Priverno

Same year
Born in 2006

18

Angelina Jordan

Norwegian singer

*January 10th, 2006, Oslo

17

Mckenna Grace

American actress and musician (born 2006)

*June 25th, 2006, Grapevine

17

Jacob Tremblay

Canadian actor

*October 5th, 2006, Vancouver

17

Matheu Hinzen

Dutch actor and singer

*May 12th, 2006, Antwerp

17

Conrad Laursen

Danish racing driver (born 2006)

*May 11th, 2006, Copenhagen

18

Barron Trump

Son of Donald Trump and Melania Trump (born 2006)

*March 20th, 2006, Manhattan

18

Josh Pierson

American racing driver

*February 14th, 2006, Portland

18

Moses Martin

British son of Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow

*April 8th, 2006, Manhattan

17

Prince Hisahito of Akishino

Japanese prince

*September 6th, 2006, Aiiku Hospital

18

Tobias Slotsager

Danish footballer

*January 1st, 2006, Morud

18

Lee Re

South Korean actress

*March 12th, 2006, Gwangju

17

DANELIYA

Kazakh singer

*July 18th, 2006, Astana

17

Kal So-won

South Korean actress

*August 14th, 2006, Seoul

18

Lana Pudar

Bosnian swimmer

*January 19th, 2006, Mostar

17

Bombette Martin

British-American park skateboarder

*June 1st, 2006, Manhattan

18

Anastasia Shabotova

Figure skater

*January 17th, 2006, Moscow

18

Kamila Valieva

Russian figure skater (born 2006)

*April 26th, 2006, Kazan

17

Isabella Sermon

British actress

*July 8th, 2006, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

17

Kaiya Ruiter

Canadian figure skater

*May 13th, 2006, Ottawa

17

Mason Ramsey

American singer

*November 16th, 2006, Golconda

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 21st

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on August 21st, 2006
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 2006 is a normal year and no leap year.

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