21 August is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. On this day was born in the year: 1165 – Philip II of France (d. 1223) 1535 – Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1619) 1567 – Francis de Sales, Swiss bishop and saint (d. 1622) 1597 – Roger Twysden, English historian and politician (d. 1672) 1643 – Afonso VI of Portugal (d. 1683) 1754 – William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor, created gas lighting (d. 1839) 1765 – William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837) 1789 – Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (d. 1857 1879 – Claude Grahame-White, British aviator (d. 1959) 1891 – Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rican super-centenarian (d. 2007) 1904 – Count Basie, American pianist, bandleader, and composer (Count Basie Orchestra) (d. 1984) 1920 – Christopher Robin Milne, British soldier and bookseller (d. 1996) 1926 – Eduardo Koaik, Brazilian bishop (d. 2012) 1928 – Addison Farmer, American bassist (d. 1963) 1928 – Art Farmer, American trumpet player (d. 1999) 1930 – Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (d. 2002) 1933 – Janet Baker, English soprano 1934 – Paul Panhuysen, Dutch composer 1936 – Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player (d. 1999) 1938 – Kenny Rogers, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The New Christy Minstrels and The First Edition) 1939 – James Burton, American guitarist (TCB Band) 1939 – Festus Mogae, Botswana politician, 3rd President of Botswana 1939 – Harold Reid, American singer-songwriter (The Statler Brothers) 1944 – Perry Christie, Bahamian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Bahamas 1944 – Jackie DeShannon, American singer-songwriter 1945 – Basil Poledouris, American composer (d. 2006) 1947 – Carl Giammarese, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Buckinghams) 1951 – Glenn Hughes, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Finders Keepers, Trapeze, Deep Purple, and Black Country Communion) 1952 – Joe Strummer, British musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Clash, The Mescaleros, and The Pogues) (d. 2002) 1957 – Steve Smith, American drummer (Journey and Montrose) 1961 – Stephen Hillenburg, American animator, writer, director, and producer 1967 – Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian actress 1967 – Serj Tankian, Armenian-American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (System of a Down and Axis of Justice) 1968 – Dina Carroll, English singer-songwriter 1971 – Liam Howlett, English musician, DJ, and producer (The Prodigy) 1973 – Sergey Brin, Russian-American computer scientist and businessman, co-founded of Google 1974 – Johnny Reid, Scottish-Canadian singer 1976 – Jeff Cunningham, Jamaican-American soccer player 1976 – Nikos Vertis, Dutch-Greek singer 1978 – Fay Wolf, American actress, singer-songwriter, pianist, and professional organizer 1979 – Kelis, American singer-songwriter 1981 – Collie Buddz, Bermudian rapper 1984 – Alizée, French singer 1986 – Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter 1987 – Kim Kibum, South Korean singer and actor (Super Junior) 1990 – Bo Burnham, American comedian, singer-songwriter, and actor 1990 – Big Chocolate, American singer-songwriter, and producer (Burning the Masses)r 1991 – Tess Gaerthé, Dutch singer 1992 – Brad Kavanagh, English actor and singer
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