August 21

Events

 * - becomes  and the  ruler of . (Traditional :, )
 * - capture  from  during the.
 * - The church (later ) of "Our Lady of of " is founded, establishing the basis for the founding of the city.
 * - formally claims eastern  for, naming it.
 * - King  completes his  by adopting a new, ending  in  and installing him as an.
 * -, , is elected of  by the Swedish.
 * - is discovered by the crew of the Eliza Frances.
 * - leads black slaves and free blacks in a rebellion.
 * - The is first patented in the  by.
 * - The city of, , is founded.
 * - destroy,  Territory.
 * - first  to, , arrives in . (Traditional : , )
 * - The debates begin.
 * - The  opens its gates.
 * - is destroyed by  guerillas  in the.
 * - The is founded.
 * - The, along with and  reportedly appear to the people of ,.
 * - The first successful in the  is patented by.
 * - The  is by a  employee.
 * - : The began.
 * 1942  - World War II: A  flag is installed atop the.
 * 1942  - World War II:  forces involved in the  defeated an attack by  soldiers in the.
 * -, prelude to the , begins.
 * -  signs an executive order proclaiming  the 50th state of the union.
 * - : The loyal to, brother of President , vandalises  pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead.
 * - -dominated troops invade, crushing the ; on the same day, , leader of , publicly condemns the  maneuver, encouraging the  population to arm itself against possible  reprisals.
 * 1968  -  posthumously receives the first  to be awarded to an.
 * - An n,, sets the on fire
 * - A bomb exploded in the campaign rally in, ,  with several anti- political candidates injured.
 * - at,.
 * - opposition leader  was assassinated at the Manila International Airport (now renamed ).
 * - Carbon dioxide gas erupts from  in, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometer range.
 * - declares renewal of its full independence after the occupation of.
 * 1991  -  against  collapses.
 * - loses contact with the  spacecraft.
 * - rock band  release their 3rd album  - the fastest selling album of all time in the.
 * - decides to send a peace-keeping force to the former.
 * 2001  - The  announces that a  is striking, and calls for international financial aid for Tajikistan and.
 * - makes its first landfall in, Mexico with winds at 165 mph. Dean is the first storm since Hurricane Andrew to make landfall as a Category 5.

Births

 * - King (d. )
 * -, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. )
 * -, Bishop of Geneva and saint (d. )
 * -, English antiquarian and royalist (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, French scientist and civil engineer (d. )
 * -, French-Italian astronomer (d. )
 * -, French military leader (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, Scottish inventor (d. )
 * 1754  -, British soldier and politician (d. )
 * -  (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, French historian (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, Dutch politician (d. )
 * -, Belgian chemist (d. )
 * -, French chemist (d. )
 * -, German anatomist (d. )
 * -, English illustrator (d. )
 * -, World's oldest living man 2004-2007 (d. )
 * -, French actor and director (d. )
 * -, American bandleader (d. )
 * -, American movie animator (d. )
 * -, British writer (d. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (d. )
 * -, player and coach  (d. )
 * -, Danish singer (d. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, inspiration for the stories (d. )
 * -, American sports announcer (d. )
 * 1924  -, American sports journalist (d. )
 * 1924  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, French actor and director (d. )
 * 1925  -, ex-dictator of
 * -, American trumpet player (d. )
 * -, American poet
 * - (d. )
 * 1930  -, American film director (d. )
 * -, American actor and screenwriter
 * -, English mezzo-soprano
 * -, Dutch composer, visual and sound artist
 * -, American basketball player (d. )
 * -, American singer and actor
 * -, American novelist
 * -, American guitarist
 * 1939  -, American actor
 * 1939  -, president of
 * -, American director, writer and actor
 * -, American singer
 * 1944  -, Australian film director
 * 1944  -, former prime minister of the
 * -, baseball player
 * 1945  -, American film score composer (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, Swiss singer
 * -, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist
 * 1951  -, American medium
 * 1951  -, American television journalist
 * -, Canadian playwright.
 * -, British musician and singer (d. )
 * 1952  -, British bassist and vocalist (//)
 * -, former American football player and only two-time Heisman Trophy winner.
 * 1954  -, American writer
 * -, English-born actress
 * -, American football player
 * -, American disc jockey
 * 1961  -, American animator and cartoonist
 * -, American actor
 * - King
 * 1963  -, American actor
 * -, American actress and model (d. )
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, player
 * -, Canadian actress
 * 1967  -, Armenian-born singer
 * 1967  -, AFL footballer
 * -, Canadian figure skater
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1970  -, Dutch cyclist
 * -, British musician
 * 1971  -, American Concert Organist
 * 1971  -, Australian Rules Footballer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1973  -, Co-founder of
 * -, American actress
 * -, Australian cricketer
 * -, American ice hockey player
 * -, American football player
 * 1978  -, American baseball player
 * 1978  -, Irish footballer
 * 1978  -, American baseball player
 * 1978  -, English rugby player
 * -, American singer
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, Greek basketball player
 * -, American professional rider
 * 1983  -, British TV personality
 * -, French singer
 * 1984  -, American baseball player
 * -, American actress
 * 1984  -, Cricketer
 * -, English football player
 * -, American actress/model and singer
 * -, American singer and actress

Deaths

 * - King (b. 1104/1105)
 * -, French theologian (b. )
 * -, son of (b. )
 * -, Japanese retainer and samurai (b. )
 * -, the world's most prolific female serial killer (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, English soldier
 * -, Scottish poet and soldier
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, British statesman (b. )
 * -, American physician and President of Delaware (b. )
 * -, American physicist and inventor (b. )
 * -, French physicist (b. )
 * -, German writer (b. )
 * -, English tennis player, double winner of Wimbledon (b. )
 * -, Russian revolutionary (b. )
 * 1940  -, American poet (b. )
 * 1940  -, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. )
 * -, Danish writer, (b. )
 * -, Italian automobile manufacturer (b. )
 * -, British composer and conductor (b. )
 * -, Norwegian meteorologist and oceanographer (b. )
 * 1957  -, professional ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, American civil engineer and bridge designer (b. )
 * -, Italian communist leader (b. )
 * -, American designer and architect (b. )
 * -, Italian footballer (b. )
 * -, the last man to die in the (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Philippine opposition leader (b. )
 * -, American designer, artist and architect (b. )
 * -, Brazilian singer (b. )
 * -, Indian-born astrophysicist, (b. )
 * -, Russian clown and actor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, English philosopher and aid worker (b. )
 * 2003  -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Austrian mountaineer (b. )
 * 2005  -, American pioneer of electronic music (b. )
 * 2005  -, Israeli poet (b. )
 * 2005  -, tenor, American opera singer (b. )
 * -, Dutch businessman and philantropher (b. )
 * 2006  - Ustad, Indian musician (b. )
 * -, British/Irish writer (b. )
 * 2007  -, American Brigadier General (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - special holiday in the.
 * -, in honor of , is held.
 * - Pope.