Historical Events In August - 21
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1931 Gregg Smith, composer on this day in history.
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 Frederick Corder, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1933 Ruth's homer leads AL to a 4-2 win in 1st All Star Game on August - 21.
1933 On this day in history janet Baker, York England, mezzo-soprano (Owen Wingrave)
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 August - 21.
1935 Josef Cyril Sychra, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1936 On August - 21 red Sox Wes Ferrell, walks off mound when he feels he did no get good feilding, Sox suspend him
1936 On this day in history mart Crowley, playwright (Boys in the Band)
1938 The birth of Kenny Rogers, American singer/songwriter on this day in history.
1938 Italy bars all Jewish teachers in Public & High School on August - 21.
1940 Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson at 62 on this day in history.
1942 On this day in history alpine hunters plant German flag on Elbroezgebergte, Kaukasus
1942 On this day in history kiyoano Ichiki, Japanese colonel (WW II), dies
1943 On this day in history gromyko named USSR-ambassador in Washington
1943 On August - 21 henrik Pontoppidan, writer (Peter Gelukkige, Nobel 1917), dies at 86
1944 Dumbarton Oaks conference opens in Washington, DC; establishes UN on August - 21.
1944 On this day in history hMCS Alberni lost
1944 On this day in history germans storm up Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) Normandy
1945 On August - 21 pres Truman ends Lend-Lease program
1947 1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport PA win on August - 21.
1947 On this day in history ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies
1948 On August - 21 indians 47-inning scoreless streak broken by White Sox Aaron Robinson
1949 On this day in history 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
1949 Gerhard von Keussler, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1951 On this day in history (Leonard) Constant Lambert, English composer (Rio Grande), dies at 45
1952 Isaac Sadeh, leader of Jewish commando forces, dies on August - 21.
1953 On August - 21 marion Carl in Douglas Skyrocket reaches record 25,370 m
1953 On this day in history 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 WTVW TV channel 7 in Evansville, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.
1957 1st launching in Baikonur, Kazachstan (R7 "Semiorka"-rocket) on August - 21.
1958 On this day in history hawaii becomes the 50th state of the United States of America
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