Page 3: Historical Events In August - 21

1857  First book published by an Australian female author: Gertrude the Emigrant, by Caroline Atkinson on this day in history.   

1858  First Lincoln-Douglas debate (Illinois) on August - 21.   

1858  On August - 21 1st Lincoln-Douglas debate (Illinois)   

1862  Billy Barker discovers gold in creeks running into the Quesnel River; town of Barkerville, BC, grows up around mine; the find sparks a massive gold rush into the Cariboo on August - 21.   

1862  The Vienna Stadtpark opens its gates on August - 21.   

1863  Raid at Lawrence KS by William Quantrill on August - 21.   

1864  On this day in history bBT Charleston, SC [->DEC 31]   

1864  John Calhoun Sanders, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 24 on August - 21.   

1871  Leonid N Andrejev, Russian journalist/writer (Red Laugh) on this day in history.   

1872  On August - 21 aubrey Beardsley, England, artist (Salome)   

1874  On August - 21 herman A van Karnebeek, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1918-27)   

1875  On this day in history maurice Lippens, Belgian earl/minister/governor of Congo   

1878  On August - 21 american Bar Association organizes at Sarasota, NY   

1879  The Virgin Mary, along with St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist, reportedly appears to the people of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland on this day in history.   

1879  Henry Ainley, Leeds England, actor (As You Like It) on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history johan H Westerveld, Dutch WW II resistance fighter/leader (OD)   

1883  Providence shuts out Phillies 28-0 on August - 21.   

1887  Mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with NY Giants! on August - 21.   

1888  William Seward Burroughs patents adding machine on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history simon Vissering, Dutch minister of Finance (1879-81), dies at 70   

1891  Dutch Mackay govt resigns on August - 21.   

1892  Charles Vanel, Rennes France, actor (Wages of Fear) on August - 21.   

1893  Juliette Marie Olga Lili Boulanger, composer on this day in history.   

1896  Blossom Rock, actress, (Grandmamma-Addams Family) on this day in history.   

1897  Oldsmobile begins operation as a General Motors Corp division on this day in history.   

1898  Nicola van Westerhout, composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history allied forces overun Peking's inner city   

1900  On August - 21 eileen Percy, Belfast Ireland, silent film actress (Let's Go)   

1901  On August - 21 21st US Mens Tennis: William Larned beats Beals C Wright (62 68 64 64)   

1902  On August - 21 renato Fasano, composer   

1903  Yannis Constantinidis, composer on this day in history.   

1904  On August - 21 the birth of Count Baise, US bandleader and jazz player   

1904  On August - 21 [William] Count Basie, Red Bank NJ, jazz musician (Blazing Saddles)   

1905  Isadore I Friz Freleng, KC MO, animator (Warner Bros cartoons) on this day in history.   

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1165  On August - 21 birth of philip II Augustus, 1st great Capetian king of France (1179-1223)   

1535  Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1619) was born on August - 21.   

1567  On August - 21 birth of francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint   

1597  Roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. 1672) was born on August - 21.   

1642  Johann Friedrich Treiber, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1660  Hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building was born on August - 21.   

1665  Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (d. 1729) was born on August - 21.   

1131  Boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

1157  On August - 21 death of king Alfonso VII of Castile (b. 1104/1105)   

1190  Godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies on this day in history.   

1245  On this day in history alexander van Hales, English scholar, dies   

1271  Death of Alphonse of Toulouse, son of Louis VIII of France (b. 1220) on this day in history.   

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

1581  Death of Sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (b. 1527) on August - 21.   

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