Famous Personalities Born In August - 21

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

1535  Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1619) was born on August - 21.   

1567  Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint was born on this day in history.   

1597  Roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. 1672) was born on this day in history.   

1642  Johann Friedrich Treiber, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (d. 1729)   

1670  On this day in history birth of james FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French military leader (d. 1734)   

1689  On this day in history birth of jose Pradas Gallen, composer   

1721  Lucretia W van Winter-van Merken, Dutch poet was born on this day in history.   

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

1751  On August - 21 birth of johann Georg Witthauer, composer   

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

1754  Banastre Tarleton, British soldier and politician (d. 1833) was born on August - 21.   

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

1765  On this day in history birth of william IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837)   

1780  Jernej Kopitar, Slovenian censor (Slovenian Grammar) was born on August - 21.   

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 August - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

1806  Johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer was born on August - 21.   

1809  On August - 21 birth of francesco Schira, composer   

1810  Thomas Jefferson McKean, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 21.   

1821  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of kate Fanny Loder, composer   

1826  Karl Gegenbaur, German anatomist (d. 1903) was born on August - 21.   

1829  On this day in history birth of otto Goldschmidt, composer   

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

1157  On this day in history death of king Alfonso VII of Castile (b. 1104/1105)   

1190  On this day in history godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1581  Death of Sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (b. 1527) on this day in history.   

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