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  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  On this day in history birth of afonso VI, king of Portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill)  

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

1665  On this day in history 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  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 August - 21.  

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

1754  Banastre Tarleton, British soldier and politician (d. 1833) was born on this day in history.  

1765  On August - 21 birth of william IV, king of England (1830-37)  

1765  William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837) was born on August - 21.  

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

1789  On this day in history birth of augustin-Louis, Baron Cauchy, French mathematician  

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 this day in history.  

1801  Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, WW II Dutch statesman/historian was born on this day in history.  

1806  On August - 21 birth of johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer  

1809  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 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 August - 21.  

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1131  On this day in history boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies  

1157  On August - 21 death of king Alfonso VII of Castile (b. 1104/1105)  

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

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

1271  On this day in history 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  Death of Elizabeth Báthory, the world's most prolific female serial killer (b. 1560) on this day in history.