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 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.  

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1131  On August - 21 boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies  

1157  Death of King Alfonso VII of Castile (b. 1104/1105) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1614  Death of Elizabeth Báthory, the world's most prolific female serial killer (b. 1560) on August - 21.