Born on August 21
August 21 birthdays & history
If you were born on August 21, you share a birthday with Usain Bolt, Robert Lewandowski and Mohammed VI of Morocco. August 21 babies are Leo, with peridot as their birthstone and the gladiolus as their birth flower. August 21 is the 234th day of the year in leap years (233rd in other years).
Famous people born on August 21
- 1986Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter
- 1988Robert Lewandowski, Polish footballer
- 1963Mohammed VI of Morocco, King of Morocco
- 1973Sergey Brin, Russian-American computer scientist and businessman, co-founded Google
- 1961Stephen Hillenburg, American marine biologist, cartoonist, animator and creator of SpongeBob SquarePants
- 1789Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and academic
- 1938Kenny Rogers, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
- 1798Jules Michelet, French historian and philosopher
- 1936Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player and coach
- 1989Hayden Panettiere, American actress
What happened on August 21
- 1821Jarvis Island is discovered by the crew of the ship, Eliza Frances.
- 1858The first of the Lincoln–Douglas debates is held in Ottawa, Illinois.
- 1862The Stadtpark, the first public park in Vienna, opens to the public.
- 1878The American Bar Association is founded in Saratoga Springs, New York.
- 1879The locals of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland report their having seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary. The apparition is later named "Our Lady of Knock" and the spot transformed into a Catholic pilgrimage site.
- 1888The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
- 1944Dumbarton Oaks Conference, prelude to the United Nations, begins.
- 1965The Socialist Republic of Romania is proclaimed, following the adoption of a new constitution.
- 1993NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
- 2000American golfer Tiger Woods wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in a calendar year.
- 2007BioShock was released in North America, becoming a critical success and a demonstration of video games as an art form.
- 2017A solar eclipse traverses the continental United States.
Also observed on August 21
- Ninoy Aquino Day (Philippines)
- Youth Day (Morocco)
- World Senior Citizen's Day
Questions, answered
What star sign is August 21?
People born on August 21 are Leo. Their birthstone is peridot and their birth flower is the gladiolus.
Which famous people were born on August 21?
Usain Bolt (1986), Robert Lewandowski (1988), Mohammed VI of Morocco (1963), Sergey Brin (1973), Stephen Hillenburg (1961), Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789) were all born on August 21.
What happened on August 21 in history?
Among other things: in 2000, American golfer Tiger Woods wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in a calendar year; in 2007, BioShock was released in North America, becoming a critical success and a demonstration of video games as an art form; in 2017, A solar eclipse traverses the continental United States.
Can I get a newspaper front page from August 21?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any August 21 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “August 21”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.