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  Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint was born on this day in history.   

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

1642  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Treiber, composer   

1643  Afonso VI, king of Portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter   

1751  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Witthauer, composer   

1754  William Murdoch, Scottish inventor (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.   

1754  On this day in history birth of banastre Tarleton, British soldier and politician (d. 1833)   

1765  On August - 21 birth of william IV, king of England (1830-37)   

1765  On this day in history 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  On August - 21 birth of hiram Walden, American politician (d. 1880)   

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  On August - 21 birth of francesco Schira, composer   

1810  Thomas Jefferson McKean, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on August - 21.   

1813  On this day in history birth of jean Stas, Belgian chemist (d. 1891)   

1816  On August - 21 birth of charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist (d. 1856)   

1821  On August - 21 birth of william Barksdale, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

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

1825  Kate Fanny Loder, composer was born on August - 21.   

1826  On this day in history birth of karl Gegenbaur, German anatomist (d. 1903)   

1829  Otto Goldschmidt, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of King Alfonso VII of Castile (b. 1104/1105) on this day in history.   

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

1245  Alexander van Hales, English scholar, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1614  On August - 21 death of elizabeth Báthory, the world's most prolific female serial killer (b. 1560)