Page 3: 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 this day in history.   

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  BBT Charleston, SC [->DEC 31] on this day in history.   

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  Aubrey Beardsley, England, artist (Salome) on this day in history.   

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 August - 21.   

1878  American Bar Association organizes at Sarasota, NY on August - 21.   

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

1879  Henry Ainley, Leeds England, actor (As You Like It) on this day in history.   

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

1883  Providence shuts out Phillies 28-0 on August - 21.   

1887  Mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with NY Giants! on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history william Seward Burroughs patents adding machine   

1888  Simon Vissering, Dutch minister of Finance (1879-81), dies at 70 on August - 21.   

1891  Dutch Mackay govt resigns on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history charles Vanel, Rennes France, actor (Wages of Fear)   

1893  Juliette Marie Olga Lili Boulanger, composer on this day in history.   

1896  Blossom Rock, actress, (Grandmamma-Addams Family) on August - 21.   

1897  Oldsmobile begins operation as a General Motors Corp division on this day in history.   

1898  On August - 21 nicola van Westerhout, composer, dies at 40   

1900  On August - 21 allied forces overun Peking's inner city   

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

1901  21st US Mens Tennis: William Larned beats Beals C Wright (62 68 64 64) on this day in history.   

1902  Renato Fasano, composer on this day in history.   

1903  Yannis Constantinidis, composer on this day in history.   

1904  The birth of Count Baise, US bandleader and jazz player on this day in history.   

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

1905  On this day in history isadore I Friz Freleng, KC MO, animator (Warner Bros cartoons)   

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1165  On August - 21 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 this day in history.   

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

1597  Roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. 1672) was born on August - 21.   

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

1643  On August - 21 birth of afonso VI, king of Portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill)   

1660  Hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building was born on this day in history.   

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

1131  Boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies on August - 21.   

1157  Death of King Alfonso VII of Castile (b. 1104/1105) on this day in history.   

1190  On August - 21 godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies   

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

1271  Death of Alphonse of Toulouse, son of Louis VIII of France (b. 1220) on August - 21.   

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

1581  On August - 21 death of sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (b. 1527)   

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