Famous Birthdays In August - 21

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

1535  On this day in history birth of shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1619)   

1567  Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint was born on August - 21.   

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

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

1643  On August - 21 birth of afonso VI, king of Portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill)   

1660  On this day in history 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  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 August - 21 birth of lucretia W van Winter-van Merken, Dutch poet   

1725  Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter was born on this day in history.   

1751  Johann Georg Witthauer, composer was born on August - 21.   

1754  On August - 21 birth of william Murdoch, Scottish inventor (d. 1839)   

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  William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837) was born on this day in history.   

1780  Jernej Kopitar, Slovenian censor (Slovenian Grammar) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1801  Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, WW II Dutch statesman/historian was born on this day in history.   

1806  On this day in history birth of johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer   

1809  Francesco Schira, composer was born on August - 21.   

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

1813  On this day in history birth of jean Stas, Belgian chemist (d. 1891)   

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

1821  On this day in history birth of william Barksdale, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

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

1825  On this day in history birth of kate Fanny Loder, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1852  Benedetto Junck, composer was born on August - 21.   

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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 this day in history.   

1190  On August - 21 godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

1581  On August - 21 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)