Top Historical Events That Happened on August 21

1958  Stevan Hristic, composer, dies at 73.   

1959  Hawaii is recorded as becoming 50th US state.   

1961  Australian TV current affairs program Four Corners makes TV debut.   

1961  Jomo Kenyatta freed in Kenya   

1962  Verne Gagne beats Mister M (doctor X) in Minn, to become NWA champ   

1963  Martial law declared in S Vietnam.   

1963  Martial law imposed in South Vietnam   

1963  Jerry Lynch's record 15th pinch-hit HR gives Pirates a 7-6 win.   

1963  John Gunn, cricketer (England all-rounder in 6 Tests 1901-05), dies   

1964  Canadian Bette Singer dives a record-setting 307 feet into Bahaman waters.   

1964  Palmiro Togliatti, founder (Communist Italian Party)/min of Just, dies   

1965  Gemini 5 launched into Earth orbit (2 astronauts)   

1966  In this year, Mickey Wright claims LPGA Women's Western Golf Open   

1967  China reports downing of 2 US bombers   

1968  After 5 years Russia once again jams Voice of America radio.   

1968  Democratic Convention opens in Chicago   

1968  Radio Prague (Czech) at 12 50 AM announces a soviet led invasion. Warsaw Pact forces enter Czechoslovakia to end reform movement.   

1968  William Dana reaches 80 km (last high-altitude X-15 flight)   

1968  Vladimir Boudnik, Czech sculptor, commits suicide at about 45.   

1969  Fire in Al-Aksa-mosque in Jerusalem.   

1970  Timothy Mather Spelman, composer, dies at 79   

1971  George Jackson, US prisoner, shot to death at 29   

1972  inaugural hot air balloon flight over the Alps   

1972  Republican convention opens in Miami Beach.   

1972  US orbiting astronomy observatory Copernicus launched   

1972  1st hot air balloon flight over Alps.   

1975  3 truck pile up results in the deaths of 10, injures 26 on French highway.   

1976  Ken James, cricketer (kept wicket for NZ in 11 Tests), dies.   

1977  Octavus L "Octave" van Aerschot, actor (Scandal in Paris), dies at 87   

1978  Charles Eames, US chair manufacturer, dies at 71   

1980  Jack Cheetham, cricketer (15 Tests as S Afr capt, won 7 lost 5), dies   

1981  Ottawa Roughrider Tony Gabriel catches a pass in his 128th consecutive game; sets world pro football record; record eclipsed in 1987 by the Steve Largent of the NFL   

1981  Hermann Schey, German/Neth singer, dies at 85   

1982  Sobhuza II, king of Swaziland/Ngwane (1921-82), dies   

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1165  Philip ii augustus: 1st great capetian king of france (1179-1223)   

1535  Shimazu yoshihiro: Japanese samurai and warlord   

1567  Francois de sales: French bishop of geneva/writer/saint   

1597  Roger twysden: English antiquarian and royalist   

1642  Johann friedrich treiber: Composer   

1643  Afonso vi: King of portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill)   

1660  Hubert gautier: Engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building   

1665  Giacomo f. maraldi: French-italian astronomer   

1131  Death of Boudouin ii van bourg: King of jerusalem,   

1157  Death of King alfonso vii of castile: King alfonso vii of castile (b. 1104/1105)   

1190  Godfried iii: Duke of brabant (grimbergse war),   

1245  Death of Alexander van hales: English scholar,   

1271  Death of Alphonse of toulouse: Son of louis viii of france (b. 1220)   

1516  John iii van egmont: [manke john], viceroy of holland,   

1581  Sakuma nobumori: Japanese retainer and samurai (b. 1527)   

1614  Death of Elizabeth báthory: The world's most prolific female serial killer (b. 1560)