Historical Events In August - 21

1958  KUT-FM in Austin Texas begins radio transmissions on August - 21.   

1958  Stevan Hristic, composer, dies at 73 on August - 21.   

1959  On this day in history hawaii becomes 50th US state   

1961  On August - 21 australian TV current affairs program Four Corners makes TV debut.   

1961  On August - 21 jomo Kenyatta freed in Kenya   

1962  Verne Gagne beats Mister M (doctor X) in Minn, to become NWA champ on August - 21.   

1963  Martial law declared in S Vietnam on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history martial law imposed in South Vietnam   

1963  Jerry Lynch's record 15th pinch-hit HR gives Pirates a 7-6 win on August - 21.   

1963  John Gunn, cricketer (England all-rounder in 6 Tests 1901-05), dies on August - 21.   

1964  Canadian Bette Singer dives a record-setting 307 feet into Bahaman waters on this day in history.   

1964  Palmiro Togliatti, founder (Communist Italian Party)/min of Just, dies on this day in history.   

1965  Gemini 5 launched into Earth orbit (2 astronauts) on August - 21.   

1966  Mickey Wright wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open on August - 21.   

1967  On this day in history china reports downing of 2 US bombers   

1968  On August - 21 after 5 years Russia once again jams Voice of America radio   

1968  On this day in history democratic Convention opens in Chicago   

1968  On August - 21 radio Prague (Czech) at 12 50 AM announces a soviet led invasion. Warsaw Pact forces enter Czechoslovakia to end reform movement   

1968  William Dana reaches 80 km (last high-altitude X-15 flight) on this day in history.   

1968  Vladimir Boudnik, Czech sculptor, commits suicide at about 45 on August - 21.   

1968  On this day in history radio Prague (Czech) at 12:50 AM announces a soviet led invasion. Warsaw Pact forces enter Czechoslovakia to end reform movement   

1969  On August - 21 fire in Al-Aksa-mosque in Jerusalem   

1970  On this day in history timothy Mather Spelman, composer, dies at 79   

1971  On August - 21 george Jackson, US prisoner, shot to death at 29   

1972  First hot air balloon flight over the Alps on August - 21.   

1972  On August - 21 republican convention opens in Miami Beach   

1972  On this day in history uS orbiting astronomy observatory Copernicus launched   

1972  On this day in history 1st hot air balloon flight over Alps   

1975  On this day in history 3 truck pile up kills 10, injures 26 on French highway   

1976  On August - 21 ken James, cricketer (kept wicket for NZ in 11 Tests), dies   

1977  On this day in history octavus L "Octave" van Aerschot, actor (Scandal in Paris), dies at 87   

1978  On this day in history charles Eames, US chair manufacturer, dies at 71   

1980  On August - 21 jack Cheetham, cricketer (15 Tests as S Afr capt, won 7 lost 5), dies   

1981  Ottawa Roughrider Tony Gabriel catches a pass in his 128th consecutive game; sets world pro football record; record eclipsed in 1987 by the Steve Largent of the NFL on this day in history.   

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1165  On this day in history birth of philip II Augustus, 1st great Capetian king of France (1179-1223)   

1535  Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1619) was born on this day in history.   

1567  On this day in history birth of francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint   

1597  On August - 21 birth of roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. 1672)   

1642  Johann Friedrich Treiber, composer was born on this day in history.   

1643  Afonso VI, king of Portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill) was born on this day in history.   

1660  Hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building was born on August - 21.   

1665  On August - 21 birth of giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (d. 1729)   

1131  Boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

1157  Death of King Alfonso VII of Castile (b. 1104/1105) on August - 21.   

1190  On this day in history godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies   

1245  Alexander van Hales, English scholar, dies on August - 21.   

1271  Death of Alphonse of Toulouse, son of Louis VIII of France (b. 1220) on August - 21.   

1516  On this day in history john III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland, dies at 78   

1581  Death of Sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (b. 1527) on August - 21.   

1614  Death of Elizabeth Báthory, the world's most prolific female serial killer (b. 1560) on this day in history.