Historical Events In August - 21

1905  On August - 21 jules Oppert, German Assyriologist (decodes characters), dies at 80  

1906  On this day in history joachim Homs, composer  

1907  On August - 21 miguel Torga, [Adolfo Correia da Rocha], Portuguese author  

1908  On this day in history david Farrar, Forest Gate England, actor (Beat Girl, I Accuse)  

1909  C Dillon Douglas, Geneva Switz, US Secretary of Treasury (1961-65) on August - 21.  

1911  On this day in history w R Wister, cricketer (USA v Canada 1859), dies  

1912  On August - 21 mr Carter-Cotton chosen first chancellor of Univ of British Columbia  

1912  Mr Carter-Cotton chosen 1st chancellor of Univ of British Columbia on this day in history.  

1912  Bruce Trent, singer on August - 21.  

1913  Cornelius Johnson, LA Calif, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1936) on August - 21.  

1914  On this day in history 20th US Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 290 at Midlothian CC Ill  

1914  Dallas Pratt, collector on August - 21.  

1915  On this day in history italy declares war on Turkey  

1915  Italy declares war on Turkey in World War One on this day in history.  

1915  Jack Weston, [Morris Weinstein], Cleveland, actor (4 Seasons, Rad) on this day in history.  

1916  On this day in history william John Raff Hooper, cartoonist  

1917  Company Sgt. Major Robert Hanna (29th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70, France on this day in history.  

1917  Cpl. Fliip Konowal (47th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70, France on August - 21.  

1920  3rd PGA Championship: Jock Hutchison at Flossmoor CC Flossmoor Ill on this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history christopher R Milne, son of Alan A Milne (Winnie the Pooh)  

1922  Curly Lambeau & Green Bay Football Club granted NFL franchise on this day in history.  

1923  On August - 21 chris Schenkel, Biuppus Ind, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights)  

1924  Gerald D Lascelles, son of English princess Mary on August - 21.  

1925  On this day in history bV Emmen soccer team forms  

1926  On August - 21 -22] Uprising against Greek president/dictator Pangalos  

1926  On August - 21 ben-Zion Orgad, composer  

1927  4th Pan-African Congress meets (NYC) on August - 21.  

1927  Wilhelm Jr Killmayer, composer on August - 21.  

1928  On August - 21 gillian Sheen, England, foils (Olympic-gold-1956)  

1929  Chicago Cardinals become 1st pro football team to train out of town on this day in history.  

1929  Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada, leader of S Afr Communist Party on this day in history.  

1930  Prohibition of Wieringermeer finished on August - 21.  

1930  Frank Perry, film director on this day in history.  

1931  On August - 21 babe Ruth hits his 600th HR, off George Blaeholder of Browns  

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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  On August - 21 birth of johann Friedrich Treiber, composer  

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  On August - 21 birth of giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (d. 1729)  

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

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