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 this day in history.   

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  On August - 21 the Vienna Stadtpark opens its gates.   

1863  Raid at Lawrence KS by William Quantrill on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history leonid N Andrejev, Russian journalist/writer (Red Laugh)   

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  Maurice Lippens, Belgian earl/minister/governor of Congo on this day in history.   

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 August - 21 henry Ainley, Leeds England, actor (As You Like It)   

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

1883  On August - 21 providence shuts out Phillies 28-0   

1887  Mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with NY Giants! on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history william Seward Burroughs patents adding machine   

1888  Simon Vissering, Dutch minister of Finance (1879-81), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1891  Dutch Mackay govt resigns on this day in history.   

1892  On August - 21 charles Vanel, Rennes France, actor (Wages of Fear)   

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

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

1897  Oldsmobile begins operation as a General Motors Corp division on August - 21.   

1898  On this day in history nicola van Westerhout, composer, dies at 40   

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  21st US Mens Tennis: William Larned beats Beals C Wright (62 68 64 64) on this day in history.   

1902  Renato Fasano, composer on August - 21.   

1903  Yannis Constantinidis, composer on this day in history.   

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

1904  [William] Count Basie, Red Bank NJ, jazz musician (Blazing Saddles) on this day in history.   

1905  Isadore I Friz Freleng, KC MO, animator (Warner Bros cartoons) on August - 21.   

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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 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 August - 21.   

1643  Afonso VI, king of Portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill) was born on August - 21.   

1660  Hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building was born on this day in history.   

1665  On this day in history birth of giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (d. 1729)   

1131  On August - 21 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 August - 21.   

1271  Death of Alphonse of Toulouse, son of Louis VIII of France (b. 1220) on August - 21.   

1516  On August - 21 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  On August - 21 death of elizabeth Báthory, the world's most prolific female serial killer (b. 1560)