Famous Birthdays In August - 21
Thursday, 23 March 2023
1165 On this day in history birth of philip II Augustus, 1st great Capetian king of France (1179-1223)
1535 On August - 21 birth of shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1619)
1567 On this day in history birth of francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint
1597 Roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. 1672) was born on August - 21.
1642 Johann Friedrich Treiber, composer was born on this day in history.
1643 On this day in history birth of afonso VI, king of Portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill)
1660 On August - 21 birth of hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building
1665 Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.
1670 James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French military leader (d. 1734) was born on August - 21.
1689 Jose Pradas Gallen, composer was born on August - 21.
1721 Lucretia W van Winter-van Merken, Dutch poet was born on August - 21.
1725 Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter was born on August - 21.
1751 On this day in history birth of johann Georg Witthauer, composer
1754 On this day in history birth of william Murdoch, Scottish inventor (d. 1839)
1754 Banastre Tarleton, British soldier and politician (d. 1833) was born on August - 21.
1765 On August - 21 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 this day in history birth of jernej Kopitar, Slovenian censor (Slovenian Grammar)
1789 Augustin-Louis, Baron Cauchy, French mathematician was born on August - 21.
1798 Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France, L'Amour) was born on this day in history.
1800 Hiram Walden, American politician (d. 1880) was born on August - 21.
1801 Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, WW II Dutch statesman/historian was born on August - 21.
1806 Johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer was born on August - 21.
1809 On this day in history birth of francesco Schira, composer
1810 On August - 21 birth of thomas Jefferson McKean, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1813 Jean Stas, Belgian chemist (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.
1816 Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist (d. 1856) was born on August - 21.
1821 On this day in history birth of william Barksdale, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
1824 On August - 21 birth of john Sanford Mason, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1897
1825 Kate Fanny Loder, composer was born on this day in history.
1826 On this day in history birth of karl Gegenbaur, German anatomist (d. 1903)
1829 Otto Goldschmidt, composer was born on August - 21.
1847 Arthur T Verhaegen, Belgian worker's union leader was born on August - 21.
1852 Benedetto Junck, composer was born on this day in history.