Page 3: Historical Events In August - 21

1857  First book published by an Australian female author: Gertrude the Emigrant, by Caroline Atkinson on August - 21.   

1858  On August - 21 first Lincoln-Douglas debate (Illinois)   

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

1862  On August - 21 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.   

1862  On this day in history the Vienna Stadtpark opens its gates.   

1863  On this day in history raid at Lawrence KS by William Quantrill   

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

1864  On this day in history john Calhoun Sanders, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 24   

1871  Leonid N Andrejev, Russian journalist/writer (Red Laugh) on August - 21.   

1872  Aubrey Beardsley, England, artist (Salome) on this day in history.   

1874  Herman A van Karnebeek, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1918-27) on this day in history.   

1875  On August - 21 maurice Lippens, Belgian earl/minister/governor of Congo   

1878  American Bar Association organizes at Sarasota, NY on August - 21.   

1879  The Virgin Mary, along with St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist, reportedly appears to the people of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland on August - 21.   

1879  On this day in history henry Ainley, Leeds England, actor (As You Like It)   

1880  On August - 21 johan H Westerveld, Dutch WW II resistance fighter/leader (OD)   

1883  On this day in history providence shuts out Phillies 28-0   

1887  On August - 21 mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with NY Giants!   

1888  On August - 21 william Seward Burroughs patents adding machine   

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

1891  Dutch Mackay govt resigns on this day in history.   

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

1893  On this day in history juliette Marie Olga Lili Boulanger, composer   

1896  Blossom Rock, actress, (Grandmamma-Addams Family) on August - 21.   

1897  On this day in history oldsmobile begins operation as a General Motors Corp division   

1898  Nicola van Westerhout, composer, dies at 40 on August - 21.   

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

1900  On this day in history 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  Renato Fasano, composer on August - 21.   

1903  Yannis Constantinidis, composer on August - 21.   

1904  The birth of Count Baise, US bandleader and jazz player on this day in history.   

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  Philip II Augustus, 1st great Capetian king of France (1179-1223) was born on August - 21.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies   

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 August - 21.   

1516  John III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland, dies at 78 on August - 21.   

1581  Death of Sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (b. 1527) on this day in history.   

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