Page 5: Historical Events In August - 21
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
1931 Gregg Smith, composer on August - 21.
1932 Wes Ferrell is 1st to win 20 games in each of his 1st 4 seasons on this day in history.
1932 Melvin Van Peebles, Chicago IL, actor/director (Sophisticated Gent) on this day in history.
1932 On this day in history frederick Corder, composer, dies at 80
1933 Ruth's homer leads AL to a 4-2 win in 1st All Star Game on this day in history.
1933 Janet Baker, York England, mezzo-soprano (Owen Wingrave) on August - 21.
1934 Paul Panhuysen, Dutch composer, visual and sound artist on this day in history.
1935 Ken Taylor, cricketer (England opening batsman three times 1959-64) on this day in history.
1935 On August - 21 josef Cyril Sychra, composer, dies at 76
1936 Red Sox Wes Ferrell, walks off mound when he feels he did no get good feilding, Sox suspend him on August - 21.
1936 Mart Crowley, playwright (Boys in the Band) on this day in history.
1938 On this day in history the birth of Kenny Rogers, American singer/songwriter
1938 Italy bars all Jewish teachers in Public & High School on this day in history.
1940 On August - 21 leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson at 62
1942 On August - 21 alpine hunters plant German flag on Elbroezgebergte, Kaukasus
1942 On this day in history kiyoano Ichiki, Japanese colonel (WW II), dies
1943 Gromyko named USSR-ambassador in Washington on this day in history.
1943 On this day in history henrik Pontoppidan, writer (Peter Gelukkige, Nobel 1917), dies at 86
1944 On August - 21 dumbarton Oaks conference opens in Washington, DC; establishes UN
1944 On this day in history hMCS Alberni lost
1944 Germans storm up Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) Normandy on August - 21.
1945 Pres Truman ends Lend-Lease program on this day in history.
1947 On this day in history 1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport PA win
1947 Ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies on this day in history.
1948 Indians 47-inning scoreless streak broken by White Sox Aaron Robinson on August - 21.
1949 Phila fans cause A's to forfeit game when they riot over a trapped line drive by Rich Ashburn, Giants leading 4-2 in 9th declared winners on this day in history.
1949 On August - 21 gerhard von Keussler, composer, dies at 75
1951 (Leonard) Constant Lambert, English composer (Rio Grande), dies at 45 on August - 21.
1952 Isaac Sadeh, leader of Jewish commando forces, dies on August - 21.
1953 Marion Carl in Douglas Skyrocket reaches record 25,370 m on this day in history.
1953 On August - 21 baseball player reps Ralph Kiner (NL) & Allie Reynolds (AL) hire John Norman Lewis at $15,000 to give legal advice to players in negotiation
1956 On August - 21 wTVW TV channel 7 in Evansville, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting
1957 1st launching in Baikonur, Kazachstan (R7 "Semiorka"-rocket) on this day in history.
1958 On this day in history hawaii becomes the 50th state of the United States of America
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