Showing posts with label August 21st. Show all posts
Showing posts with label August 21st. Show all posts

Saturday

The best way to save face is to keep the bottom half shut.



The best way to save face is to keep the bottom half shutis my saying for today (August 21st)!

Quote of the day: "One loss is good for the soul. Too many losses are not good for the coach." by Knute Rockne

Word of the day: boudeuse - noun: a sofa having two seats with a common backrest between them

August 21st is the 233rd day of the year (234th in a leap year) and there are 132 days left until the end of the year.

August 21st Worldwide holidays and observances:
  • Statehood Day (Hawaii)

    If today is your Birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

    If you would like your birthday or a family member, or even a friends included in my "Birthday List", just leave a comment with all the pertinent information like Name, nickname, occupation and date of birth!

    Some other, Famous People who were born on August 21st!

  • 1165, King Philip II of France (d. 1223)
  • 1535, Japanese samurai and warlord, Shimazu Yoshihiro (d. 1619)
  • 1567, Bishop of Geneva and saint, Francis de Sales (d. 1622)
  • 1597, English antiquarian and royalist, Roger Twysden (d. 1672)
  • 1643, King Afonso VI of Portugal (d. 1683)
  • 1660, French scientist and civil engineer, Hubert Gautier (d. 1737)
  • 1665, French-Italian astronomer, Giacomo F. Maraldi (d. 1729)
  • 1670, 1st Duke of Berwick, French military leader, James FitzJames (d. 1734)
  • 1725, French painter, Jean-Baptiste Greuze (d. 1805)
  • 1754, Scottish inventor, William Murdoch (d. 1839)
  • 1754, British soldier and politician, Banastre Tarleton (d. 1833)
  • 1765, William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837)
  • 1789, French mathematician, Augustin Louis Cauchy (d. 1857)
  • 1798, French historian, Jules Michelet (d. 1874)
  • 1800, American politician, Hiram Walden (d. 1880)
  • 1801, Dutch politician, Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer (d. 1876)
  • 1813, Belgian chemist, Jean Stas (d. 1891)
  • 1816, French chemist, Charles Frédéric Gerhardt (d. 1856)
  • 1826, German anatomist, Karl Gegenbaur (d. 1903)
  • 1858, Crown Prince of Austria, Rudolf (d. 1889)
  • 1869, Scottish/Australian poet, William Henry Ogilvie (d. 1963)
  • 1872, English illustrator, Aubrey Beardsley (d. 1898)
  • 1878, German football manager, Richard Girulatis (d. 1963)
  • 1891, World's oldest living man 2004-2007, Emiliano Mercado del Toro (d. 2007)
  • 1892, French actor and director, Charles Vanel (d. 1989)
  • 1904, American bandleader, William "Count" Basie (d. 1984)
  • 1906, American movie animator, Friz Freleng (d. 1995)
  • 1908, British writer, M. M. Kaye (d. 2004)
  • 1909, Russian mathematician, Nikolay Bogolyubov (d. 1992)
  • 1912, Canadian ice hockey player and coach, Toe Blake (d. 1995)
  • 1915, Danish singer, Raquel Rastenni (d. 1998)
  • 1918, Canadian ice hockey player, Billy Reay (d. 2004)
  • 1920, Inspiration for the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, Christopher Robin Milne (d. 1996)
  • 1924, American sports announcer, Jack Buck (d. 2002)
  • 1924, American sports journalist, Chris Schenkel (d. 2005)
  • 1924, American actor, Jack Weston (d. 1996)
  • 1925, American professional wrestler, Judy Grable (d. 2008)
  • 1925, French actor and director, Maurice Pialat (d. 2003)
  • 1927, 16th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church), Thomas S. Monson
  • 1928, American trumpet player, Art Farmer (d. 1999)
  • 1928, American football player, Bud McFadin (d. 2006)
  • 1929, American poet, X. J. Kennedy
  • 1929, American comic book artist and colorist, Marie Severin
  • 1930, Countess of Snowdon, Princess Margaret (d. 2002)
  • 1930, American film director, Frank Perry (d. 1995)
  • 1932, American actor and screenwriter, Melvin Van Peebles
  • 1933, English mezzo-soprano, Janet Baker
  • 1933, German mountaineer, Michael Dacher (d. 1994)
  • 1934, Dutch composer, visual and sound artist, Paul Panhuysen
  • 1934, Indian politician, Sudhakarrao Naik ( d. 2001)
  • 1936, American basketball player, Wilt Chamberlain (d. 1999)
  • 1936, Painter of Figurative Art from Georgia, Radish Tordia
  • 1937, American novelist, Robert Stone
  • 1937, Gustavo Noboa, former President of Ecuador
  • 1938, American singer and actor, Kenny Rogers
  • 1939, American guitarist, James Burton
  • 1939, Clarence Williams III, American actor
  • 1939, President of Botswana, Festus Mogae
  • 1943, American director, writer and actor, Hugh Wilson
  • 1944, American singer, Jackie DeShannon
  • 1944, Australian film director, Peter Weir
  • 1944, Former prime minister of the Bahamas, Perry Christie
  • 1945, Baseball player, Jerry DaVanon
  • 1945, American actress, Patty McCormack
  • 1945, American film score composer, Basil Poledouris (d. 2006)
  • 1949, American actress, Loretta Devine
  • 1950, Swiss singer, Patrick Juvet
  • 1950, American criminal, who shot George C Wallace in May 1972, Arthur Bremer
  • 1951, Eric Goles, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist
  • 1951, American medium, Char Margolis
  • 1951, American television journalist, Harry Smith
  • 1951, Canadian playwright, Margo Kane
  • 1952, Canadian professional wrestler, Keith Hart
  • 1952, British bassist and vocalist, Glenn Hughes
  • 1952, Jirí Paroubek, former Czech prime minister
  • 1952, British musician and singer, Joe Strummer (d. 2002)
  • 1953, American writer, Ivan Stang
  • 1954, Former American football player and only two-time Heisman Trophy winner, Archie Griffin
  • 1954, American psychic, medium and television personality, Chip Coffey
  • 1956, Kim Cattrall, English-born actress
  • 1956, US Senator from Montana, John Tester
  • 1959, American football player, Jim McMahon
  • 1961, David Morales, American disc jockey
  • 1961, American animator and cartoonist, Stephen Hillenburg
  • 1961, Indian cricketer, V. B. Chandrasekhar
  • 1962, Greek basketball player, John Korfas
  • 1962, American actor, Jeff Stryker
  • 1963, King Mohammed VI of Morocco
  • 1963, American actor, Richmond Arquette
  • 1964, American actress and model, Trinity Loren (d. 1998)
  • 1965, American baseball player, Jim Bullinger
  • 1965, American actress, stuntwoman and former professional wrestler, Caryn Mower
  • 1966, Major League Baseball player, John Wetteland
  • 1967, Canadian actress, Carrie-Anne Moss
  • 1967, Armenian-born singer, Serj Tankian
  • 1967, AFL footballer, Darren Bewick
  • 1969, Canadian figure skater, Josée Chouinard
  • 1970, American professional wrestler, Nathan Jones
  • 1970, Dutch cyclist, Erik Dekker
  • 1971, British musician, Liam Howlett
  • 1971, Mamadou Diallo, Senegalese Soccer player
  • 1971, Australian Rules Footballer, Robert Harvey
  • 1973, Canadian hockey player, Steve McKenna
  • 1973, Co-founder of Google, Sergey Brin
  • 1973, Russian boxer, Nikolay Valuev
  • 1975, American actress, Alicia Witt
  • 1975, Australian cricketer, Simon Katich
  • 1976, American hockey player, Alex Brooks
  • 1976, Jamaican American soccer player, Jeff Cunningham
  • 1976, Puerto Rican baseball player, Ramón Vázquez
  • 1976, Greek singer, Nikos Vertis
  • 1978, English rugby union player, Peter Buxton
  • 1978, Indian Actress, Bhumika Chawla
  • 1978, American football player, Reuben Droughns
  • 1978, American baseball player, Lee Gronkiewicz
  • 1978, Irish footballer, Alan Lee
  • 1978, American baseball player, Jason Marquis
  • 1979, American singer, Kelis Rogers-Jones
  • 1980, American race car driver, Burney Lamar
  • 1980, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver, Paul Menard
  • 1981, Reggae & Dancehall artist, Collie Buddz, (Colin Harper)
  • 1981, Greek basketball player, Andreas Glyniadakis
  • 1981, Australian Golfer, Jarrod Lyle
  • 1983, American professional BMX rider, Josh Harrington
  • 1983, British TV personality, Chantelle Houghton
  • 1983, American actor, Brody Jenner
  • 1983, Australian footballer, Scott McDonald
  • 1984, South African cricketer, Neil Dexter
  • 1984, French singer, Alizée Jacotey
  • 1984, American actress, Melissa Schuman
  • 1984, American baseball player, B.J. Upton
  • 1985, French singer, Melissa M
  • 1985, American strongman, Kevin Nee
  • 1986, Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt
  • 1986, Dutch international footballer, Wout Brama
  • 1987, Korean actor and singer, Kim Kibum
  • 1988, English singer-songwriter, Louise Setara
  • 1988, American singer and finalist on American Idol (season 5), Paris Bennett
  • 1989, American actress, model and singer, Hayden Panettiere
  • 1989, English snooker player, Judd Trump
  • 1990, American comedic singer-songwriter and Internet Celebrity, Bo Burnham
  • 1990, German rugby player, Fabian Heimpel
  • 1992, English songwriter and actor, Brad Kavanagh
  • 1996, American singer and actress, Jamia Simone Nash

    Famous People who died on August 21st!

  • 1157, King Alfonso VII of Castile (b. 1104/1105)
  • 1153, French theologian, Bernard of Clairvaux (b. 1090)
  • 1271, Son of Louis VIII of France, Alphonse of Toulouse (b. 1220)
  • 1581, Japanese retainer and samurai, Sakuma Nobumori (b. 1527)
  • 1614, The world's most prolific female serial killer, Elizabeth Báthory (b. 1560)
  • 1627, French composer, Jacques Mauduit (b. 1557)
  • 1673, 1st Earl of Stamford, English soldier, Henry Grey
  • 1689, Scottish poet and soldier, William Cleland
  • 1762, English writer, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (b. 1689)
  • 1763, 2nd Earl of Egremont, British statesman, Charles Wyndham (b. 1710)
  • 1796, American physician and President of Delaware, John McKinly (b. 1721)
  • 1814, American physicist and inventor, Benjamin Thompson (b. 1753)
  • 1836, French physicist, Claude-Louis Navier (b. 1785)
  • 1838, German writer, Adelbert von Chamisso (b. 1781)
  • 1854, American lawyer and politician, Thomas Clayton (b. 1777)
  • 1870, Viceroy of Liangjiang of the late Qing Dynasty in China, Ma Xinyi (b. 1821)
  • 1926, First king of Bhutan, Ugyen Wangchuck (b.1862)
  • 1935, English tennis player, Double winner of Wimbledon, John Hartley (b. 1849)
  • 1940, Russian revolutionary, Leon Trotsky (b. 1879)
  • 1940, American poet, Ernest Lawrence Thayer (b. 1863)
  • 1940, Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Hermann Obrecht (b. 1882)
  • 1943, Danish writer, Nobel Prize, Henrik Pontoppidan (b. 1857)
  • 1947, Italian automobile manufacturer, Ettore Bugatti (b. 1881)
  • 1951, British composer and conductor, Constant Lambert (b. 1905)
  • 1957, Norwegian meteorologist and oceanographer, Harald Ulrik Sverdrup (b. 1888)
  • 1957, Professional hockey player, Nels Stewart (b. 1902)
  • 1960, American civil engineer and bridge designer, David Barnard Steinman (b. 1886)
  • 1964, Italian communist leader, Palmiro Togliatti (b. 1893)
  • 1971, American prisoner, Soledad Brother, Black Panther, George Jackson (b. 1941)
  • 1978, American designer and architect, Charles Eames (b. 1907)
  • 1979, Italian footballer, Giuseppe Meazza (b. 1910)
  • 1981, The last man to die in the 1981 Irish hunger strike, Michael Devine (b. 1954)
  • 1982, King of Swaziland, Sobhuza II (b. 1899)
  • 1983, Philippine opposition leader, Benigno Aquino, Jr. (b. 1932)
  • 1988, American designer, artist and architect, Ray Eames (b. 1912)
  • 1989, Brazilian singer, Raul Seixas (b. 1945)
  • 1992, Canadian magician, Dai Vernon (b. 1894)
  • 1995, Indian-born astrophysicist, Nobel laureate, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (b. 1910)
  • 1997, Russian clown and actor, Yuri Nikulin (b. 1921)
  • 2000, Prime Minister of Zambia, Daniel Lisulo (b. 1930)
  • 2000, Artist and singer, Tomata du Plenty. (b. 1948)
  • 2000, Polish mountaineer, Andrzej Zawada (b. 1928)
  • 2001, Canadian hockey player, Calum MacKay (b. 1927)
  • 2003, English philosopher and aid worker, Kathy Wilkes (b. 1946)
  • 2003, American musician, Wesley Willis (b. 1963)
  • 2005, Austrian mountaineer, Marcus Schmuck (b. 1925)
  • 2005, American pioneer of electronic music, Robert Moog (b. 1934)
  • 2005, Israeli poet, Dahlia Ravikovitch (b. 1936)
  • 2005, Tenor, American opera singer, Martin Dillon (b. 1957)
  • 2006, Dutch businessman and philanthropist, Paul Fentener van Vlissingen (b. 1941)
  • 2006, Indian musician, Ustad Bismillah Khan (b. 1916)
  • 2006, Israeli author, S. Yizhar (aka Yizhar Smilansky) (b. 1916)
  • 2007, British/Irish writer, Siobhan Dowd (b. 1960)
  • 2007, American Brigadier General, Elizabeth P. Hoisington (b. 1918)
  • 2007, American actress, Haley Paige (b. 1981)
  • 2008, American record producer, Jerry Finn (b. 1969)
  • 2009, Singaporean author, Rex Shelley (b. 1930)
  • 2009, Australian musician, Dean Turner (b. 1972)
  • 2010, Rodolfo Enrique Fogwill, Argentinean writer (b. 1941)