Historical Events In August - 21

1857  First book published by an Australian female author: Gertrude the Emigrant, by Caroline Atkinson on August - 21.  

1858  First Lincoln-Douglas debate (Illinois) on August - 21.  

1858  1st Lincoln-Douglas debate (Illinois) on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history billy Barker discovers gold in creeks running into the Quesnel River; town of Barkerville, BC, grows up around mine; the find sparks a massive gold rush into the Cariboo.  

1862  On August - 21 the Vienna Stadtpark opens its gates.  

1863  Raid at Lawrence KS by William Quantrill on this day in history.  

1864  On August - 21 bBT Charleston, SC [->DEC 31]  

1864  On August - 21 john Calhoun Sanders, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 24  

1871  On this day in history leonid N Andrejev, Russian journalist/writer (Red Laugh)  

1872  On August - 21 aubrey Beardsley, England, artist (Salome)  

1874  On this day in history herman A van Karnebeek, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1918-27)  

1875  Maurice Lippens, Belgian earl/minister/governor of Congo on this day in history.  

1878  American Bar Association organizes at Sarasota, NY on this day in history.  

1879  On August - 21 the Virgin Mary, along with St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist, reportedly appears to the people of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland.  

1879  Henry Ainley, Leeds England, actor (As You Like It) on August - 21.  

1880  On this day in history johan H Westerveld, Dutch WW II resistance fighter/leader (OD)  

1883  On this day in history providence shuts out Phillies 28-0  

1887  On this day in history mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with NY Giants!  

1888  On August - 21 william Seward Burroughs patents adding machine  

1888  On August - 21 simon Vissering, Dutch minister of Finance (1879-81), dies at 70  

1891  On August - 21 dutch Mackay govt resigns  

1892  Charles Vanel, Rennes France, actor (Wages of Fear) on this day in history.  

1893  On this day in history juliette Marie Olga Lili Boulanger, composer  

1896  On August - 21 blossom Rock, actress, (Grandmamma-Addams Family)  

1897  Oldsmobile begins operation as a General Motors Corp division on August - 21.  

1898  On this day in history nicola van Westerhout, composer, dies at 40  

1900  Allied forces overun Peking's inner city on this day in history.  

1900  Eileen Percy, Belfast Ireland, silent film actress (Let's Go) on August - 21.  

1901  On August - 21 21st US Mens Tennis: William Larned beats Beals C Wright (62 68 64 64)  

1902  Renato Fasano, composer on August - 21.  

1903  Yannis Constantinidis, composer on August - 21.  

1904  The birth of Count Baise, US bandleader and jazz player on August - 21.  

1904  [William] Count Basie, Red Bank NJ, jazz musician (Blazing Saddles) on August - 21.  

1905  Isadore I Friz Freleng, KC MO, animator (Warner Bros cartoons) on August - 21.  

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1165  On August - 21 birth of philip II Augustus, 1st great Capetian king of France (1179-1223)  

1535  On this day in history birth of shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1619)  

1567  Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint was born on August - 21.  

1597  On this day in history birth of roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. 1672)  

1642  On August - 21 birth of johann Friedrich Treiber, composer  

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 August - 21.  

1665  Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 21 godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies  

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

1271  On this day in history death of alphonse of Toulouse, son of Louis VIII of France (b. 1220)  

1516  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of elizabeth Báthory, the world's most prolific female serial killer (b. 1560)