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

1643  Afonso VI, king of Portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill) was born on August - 21.   

1660  On this day in history birth of hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building   

1665  On August - 21 birth of giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (d. 1729)   

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 this day in history.   

1721  Lucretia W van Winter-van Merken, Dutch poet was born on August - 21.   

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

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

1754  William Murdoch, Scottish inventor (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 August - 21.   

1789  On August - 21 birth of augustin-Louis, Baron Cauchy, French mathematician   

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 August - 21.   

1801  On this day in history birth of guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, WW II Dutch statesman/historian   

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

1809  On this day in history birth of francesco Schira, composer   

1810  On this day in history birth of thomas Jefferson McKean, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1813  On August - 21 birth of jean Stas, Belgian chemist (d. 1891)   

1816  On this day in history birth of charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist (d. 1856)   

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  On August - 21 birth of otto Goldschmidt, composer   

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 this day in history boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies   

1157  Death of King Alfonso VII of Castile (b. 1104/1105) on August - 21.   

1190  Godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies on this day in history.   

1245  On August - 21 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  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.