Page 5: Historical Events In August - 21
Monday, 12 May 2025
1931 Gregg Smith, composer on August - 21.
1932 On this day in history wes Ferrell is 1st to win 20 games in each of his 1st 4 seasons
1932 On this day in history melvin Van Peebles, Chicago IL, actor/director (Sophisticated Gent)
1932 On August - 21 frederick Corder, composer, dies at 80
1933 On this day in history ruth's homer leads AL to a 4-2 win in 1st All Star Game
1933 Janet Baker, York England, mezzo-soprano (Owen Wingrave) on this day in history.
1934 Paul Panhuysen, Dutch composer, visual and sound artist on this day in history.
1935 On this day in history ken Taylor, cricketer (England opening batsman three times 1959-64)
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 On August - 21 mart Crowley, playwright (Boys in the Band)
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 this day in history leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson at 62
1942 On this day in history alpine hunters plant German flag on Elbroezgebergte, Kaukasus
1942 Kiyoano Ichiki, Japanese colonel (WW II), dies on this day in history.
1943 On August - 21 gromyko named USSR-ambassador in Washington
1943 Henrik Pontoppidan, writer (Peter Gelukkige, Nobel 1917), dies at 86 on this day in history.
1944 On August - 21 dumbarton Oaks conference opens in Washington, DC; establishes UN
1944 HMCS Alberni lost on this day in history.
1944 On August - 21 germans storm up Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) Normandy
1945 On this day in history pres Truman ends Lend-Lease program
1947 1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport PA win on this day in history.
1947 Ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies on August - 21.
1948 On August - 21 indians 47-inning scoreless streak broken by White Sox Aaron Robinson
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 August - 21.
1949 On August - 21 gerhard von Keussler, composer, dies at 75
1951 On this day in history (Leonard) Constant Lambert, English composer (Rio Grande), dies at 45
1952 On August - 21 isaac Sadeh, leader of Jewish commando forces, dies
1953 On this day in history marion Carl in Douglas Skyrocket reaches record 25,370 m
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 August - 21.
1958 Hawaii becomes the 50th state of the United States of America on this day in history.
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