Famous Personalities Born In August - 21

1165  Philip II Augustus, 1st great Capetian king of France (1179-1223) was born on August - 21.   

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

1567  On this day in history birth of francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint   

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

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 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  On August - 21 birth of jose Pradas Gallen, composer   

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

1725  On August - 21 birth of jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter   

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

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

1754  On this day in history birth of banastre Tarleton, British soldier and politician (d. 1833)   

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  On this day in history birth of jernej Kopitar, Slovenian censor (Slovenian Grammar)   

1789  Augustin-Louis, Baron Cauchy, French mathematician was born on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history birth of jules Michelet, French historian (History of France, L'Amour)   

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  Francesco Schira, composer was born on August - 21.   

1810  On August - 21 birth of thomas Jefferson McKean, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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

1816  On August - 21 birth of charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist (d. 1856)   

1821  On August - 21 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 August - 21 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  On this day in history birth of arthur T Verhaegen, Belgian worker's union leader   

1852  On August - 21 birth of benedetto Junck, composer   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1245  Alexander van Hales, English scholar, dies on August - 21.   

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

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

1581  On this day in history death of sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (b. 1527)   

1614  Death of Elizabeth Báthory, the world's most prolific female serial killer (b. 1560) on this day in history.