On this day: August 21
Events
Portuguese EmpireAugust 21, 1415 – December 20, 1999 · World History
Conquest of CeutaAugust 21, 1415 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of the TenaruAugust 21, 1942 · Wars & Conflicts
Socialist Republic of RomaniaAugust 21, 1965 – December 27, 1989 · World History- Release of MotörheadAugust 21, 1977 · Music
- Release of FaceliftAugust 21, 1990 · Music
- Release of Persistence of TimeAugust 21, 1990 · Music
- Release of Be Here NowAugust 21, 1997 · Music
- Release of Dil Se..August 21, 1998 · Film
- Release of Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick ObscuraAugust 21, 2001 · Gaming
Release of StepManiaAugust 21, 2001 · Gaming
Release of BioShockAugust 21, 2007 · Gaming- Release of Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for BootyAugust 21, 2008 · Gaming
- Release of World's Greatest DadAugust 21, 2009 · Film
2010 Australian federal electionAugust 21, 2010 · Politics
Born on this day
Denis PétauAugust 21, 1583 – December 11, 1652 · Science
Jean-Baptiste GreuzeAugust 21, 1725 – March 21, 1805 · Art
Tobias FurneauxAugust 21, 1735 – September 18, 1781 · Exploration
Franz von Paula SchrankAugust 21, 1747 – December 22, 1835 · Science
William MurdochAugust 21, 1754 – November 15, 1839 · Science
Augustin-Louis CauchyAugust 21, 1789 – May 23, 1857 · Science
Asher Brown DurandAugust 21, 1796 – September 17, 1886 · Art
Narcisse Virgilio DíazAugust 21, 1807 – November 18, 1876 · Art
Jean Servais StasAugust 21, 1813 – December 13, 1891 · Science
Charles Frédéric GerhardtAugust 21, 1816 – August 19, 1856 · Science
William Healey DallAugust 21, 1845 – March 27, 1927 · Exploration
Aubrey BeardsleyAugust 21, 1872 – March 16, 1898 · Art
Charles VanelAugust 21, 1892 – April 15, 1989 · Film
Lili BoulangerAugust 21, 1893 – March 15, 1918 · Music
Count BasieAugust 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984 · Music
Friz FrelengAugust 21, 1906 – May 26, 1995 · Film
John G. TrumpAugust 21, 1907 – February 21, 1985 · Technology
Walter FrentzAugust 21, 1907 – July 6, 2004 · Film
Leonid HurwiczAugust 21, 1917 – June 24, 2008 · Science
Marian JaworskiAugust 21, 1926 – September 5, 2020 · Culture
Art FarmerAugust 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999 · Music
Vyacheslav IvanovAugust 21, 1929 – October 7, 2017 · Culture- Frank PerryAugust 21, 1930 – August 29, 1995 · Film
Janet BakerAugust 21, 1933 – present · Music
John L. HallAugust 21, 1934 – present · Science
Endre SzemerédiAugust 21, 1940 – present · Science
Walter BlockAugust 21, 1941 – present · Culture
Jackie DeShannonAugust 21, 1941 – present · Music
Lino CapolicchioAugust 21, 1943 – May 3, 2022 · Film
Peter WeirAugust 21, 1944 – present · Film- Basil PoledourisAugust 21, 1945 – November 8, 2006 · Film
Frédéric MitterrandAugust 21, 1947 – March 21, 2024 · Film
Glenn HughesAugust 21, 1952 – present · Music
Sabina Berman GoldbergAugust 21, 1955 – present · Film
Laura MoranteAugust 21, 1956 – present · Film
TignousAugust 21, 1957 – January 7, 2015 · Art
Stephen HillenburgAugust 21, 1961 – November 26, 2018 · Art
Jeff StrykerAugust 21, 1962 – present · Film
Eytan FoxAugust 21, 1964 – present · Film
Serj TankianAugust 21, 1967 – present · Music
CharbAugust 21, 1967 – January 7, 2015 · Art
Cory EdwardsAugust 21, 1968 – present · Film
Cathy WeseluckAugust 21, 1970 – present · Film
Nino KatamadzeAugust 21, 1972 – present · Music
Sergey BrinAugust 21, 1973 – present · Technology
Alicia WittAugust 21, 1975 – present · Film
Kanika KapoorAugust 21, 1978 – present · Music
KelisAugust 21, 1979 – present · Music
Jon LajoieAugust 21, 1980 – present · Music
Kacey MusgravesAugust 21, 1988 – present · Music
Bo BurnhamAugust 21, 1990 – present · Film
Jacqueline EmersonAugust 21, 1994 – present · Film