Famous Birthdays In August - 21

1165  Philip II Augustus, 1st great Capetian king of France (1179-1223) was born on this day in history.  

1535  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  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 August - 21.  

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

1751  Johann Georg Witthauer, composer was born on this day in history.  

1754  William Murdoch, Scottish inventor (d. 1839) was born on August - 21.  

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

1765  William IV, king of England (1830-37) was born on August - 21.  

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

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  Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France, L'Amour) was born on August - 21.  

1800  On August - 21 birth of hiram Walden, American politician (d. 1880)  

1801  Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, WW II Dutch statesman/historian was born on August - 21.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1821  On August - 21 birth of william Barksdale, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863  

1824  John Sanford Mason, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1897 was born on August - 21.  

1825  On August - 21 birth of kate Fanny Loder, composer  

1826  Karl Gegenbaur, German anatomist (d. 1903) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1271  On August - 21 death of alphonse of Toulouse, son of Louis VIII of France (b. 1220)  

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

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 this day in history.