Famous Personalities Born In August - 21

1165  Philip II Augustus, 1st great Capetian king of France (1179-1223) was born on this day in history.   

1535  On this day in history birth of shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1619)   

1567  On this day in history birth of francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint   

1597  On this day in history birth of roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. 1672)   

1642  On August - 21 birth of johann Friedrich Treiber, composer   

1643  On this day in history birth of afonso VI, king of Portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill)   

1660  On August - 21 birth of hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building   

1665  On August - 21 birth of giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (d. 1729)   

1670  James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French military leader (d. 1734) was born on August - 21.   

1689  Jose Pradas Gallen, composer was born on this day in history.   

1721  Lucretia W van Winter-van Merken, Dutch poet was born on this day in history.   

1725  Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter was born on this day in history.   

1751  Johann Georg Witthauer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1754  On this day in history birth of william Murdoch, Scottish inventor (d. 1839)   

1754  On August - 21 birth of banastre Tarleton, British soldier and politician (d. 1833)   

1765  On this day in history birth of william IV, king of England (1830-37)   

1765  On August - 21 birth of william IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837)   

1780  On this day in history birth of jernej Kopitar, Slovenian censor (Slovenian Grammar)   

1789  On this day in history birth of augustin-Louis, Baron Cauchy, French mathematician   

1798  On this day in history birth of jules Michelet, French historian (History of France, L'Amour)   

1800  Hiram Walden, American politician (d. 1880) was born on August - 21.   

1801  Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, WW II Dutch statesman/historian was born on this day in history.   

1806  Johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer was born on August - 21.   

1809  Francesco Schira, composer was born on August - 21.   

1810  On this day in history birth of thomas Jefferson McKean, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1813  Jean Stas, Belgian chemist (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.   

1816  On this day in history birth of charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist (d. 1856)   

1821  William Barksdale, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on August - 21.   

1824  John Sanford Mason, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1897 was born on August - 21.   

1825  Kate Fanny Loder, composer was born on this day in history.   

1826  On August - 21 birth of karl Gegenbaur, German anatomist (d. 1903)   

1829  Otto Goldschmidt, composer was born on August - 21.   

1847  On this day in history birth of arthur T Verhaegen, Belgian worker's union leader   

1852  Benedetto Junck, composer was born on August - 21.   

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1131  On this day in history boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies   

1157  On this day in history death of king Alfonso VII of Castile (b. 1104/1105)   

1190  Godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies on August - 21.   

1245  On August - 21 alexander van Hales, English scholar, dies   

1271  On August - 21 death of alphonse of Toulouse, son of Louis VIII of France (b. 1220)   

1516  On this day in history john III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland, dies at 78   

1581  On August - 21 death of sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (b. 1527)   

1614  Death of Elizabeth Báthory, the world's most prolific female serial killer (b. 1560) on August - 21.