Page 3: Historical Events In August - 21

1857  First book published by an Australian female author: Gertrude the Emigrant, by Caroline Atkinson on this day in history.   

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

1858  On August - 21 1st Lincoln-Douglas debate (Illinois)   

1862  On August - 21 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  The Vienna Stadtpark opens its gates on this day in history.   

1863  On August - 21 raid at Lawrence KS by William Quantrill   

1864  BBT Charleston, SC [->DEC 31] on August - 21.   

1864  John Calhoun Sanders, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 24 on August - 21.   

1871  Leonid N Andrejev, Russian journalist/writer (Red Laugh) on this day in history.   

1872  Aubrey Beardsley, England, artist (Salome) on this day in history.   

1874  Herman A van Karnebeek, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1918-27) on this day in history.   

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  On August - 21 henry Ainley, Leeds England, actor (As You Like It)   

1880  Johan H Westerveld, Dutch WW II resistance fighter/leader (OD) on August - 21.   

1883  On August - 21 providence shuts out Phillies 28-0   

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  On this day in history simon Vissering, Dutch minister of Finance (1879-81), dies at 70   

1891  On this day in history dutch Mackay govt resigns   

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

1893  On August - 21 juliette Marie Olga Lili Boulanger, composer   

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

1897  On August - 21 oldsmobile begins operation as a General Motors Corp division   

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

1900  On this day in history allied forces overun Peking's inner city   

1900  Eileen Percy, Belfast Ireland, silent film actress (Let's Go) on this day in history.   

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

1902  On August - 21 renato Fasano, composer   

1903  On this day in history yannis Constantinidis, composer   

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

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

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

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

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

1567  On August - 21 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  On this day in history birth of afonso VI, king of Portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill)   

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.   

1131  Boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

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 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 August - 21.   

1581  Death of Sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (b. 1527) on this day in history.   

1614  On this day in history death of elizabeth Báthory, the world's most prolific female serial killer (b. 1560)