Famous Personalities Born In August - 21

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 August - 21.   

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

1597  On this day in history birth of roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. 1672)   

1642  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Treiber, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1665  Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1670  On August - 21 birth of james FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French military leader (d. 1734)   

1689  Jose Pradas Gallen, composer was born on August - 21.   

1721  On this day in history birth of lucretia W van Winter-van Merken, Dutch poet   

1725  On August - 21 birth of jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter   

1751  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Witthauer, composer   

1754  William Murdoch, Scottish inventor (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.   

1754  On August - 21 birth of banastre Tarleton, British soldier and politician (d. 1833)   

1765  On this day in history birth of william IV, king of England (1830-37)   

1765  On August - 21 birth of william IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837)   

1780  On August - 21 birth of jernej Kopitar, Slovenian censor (Slovenian Grammar)   

1789  Augustin-Louis, Baron Cauchy, French mathematician was born on this day in history.   

1798  On August - 21 birth of jules Michelet, French historian (History of France, L'Amour)   

1800  Hiram Walden, American politician (d. 1880) was born on August - 21.   

1801  On August - 21 birth of guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, WW II Dutch statesman/historian   

1806  Johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer was born on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history birth of francesco Schira, composer   

1810  Thomas Jefferson McKean, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on August - 21.   

1813  On August - 21 birth of jean Stas, Belgian chemist (d. 1891)   

1816  Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist (d. 1856) was born on this day in history.   

1821  William Barksdale, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on August - 21.   

1824  On this day in history birth of john Sanford Mason, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1897   

1825  Kate Fanny Loder, composer was born on August - 21.   

1826  On August - 21 birth of karl Gegenbaur, German anatomist (d. 1903)   

1829  Otto Goldschmidt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1847  Arthur T Verhaegen, Belgian worker's union leader was born on August - 21.   

1852  On August - 21 birth of benedetto Junck, composer   

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1131  Boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies on August - 21.   

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

1190  Godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies on August - 21.   

1245  On this day in history alexander van Hales, English scholar, dies   

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

1516  On August - 21 john III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland, dies at 78   

1581  On this day in history death of sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (b. 1527)   

1614  On August - 21 death of elizabeth Báthory, the world's most prolific female serial killer (b. 1560)