Who are famous people born on August 21?

Famous people born on August 21 include Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789), Usain Bolt (1986), Sergey Brin (1973), Stephen Hillenburg (1961), Kenny Rogers (1938).

What star sign is someone born on August 21?

Someone born on August 21 is a Leo.

What is the birthstone for August 21?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

How common is a birthday on August 21?

In the US, August 21 is the No. 55 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,964 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).

Famous birthdays on August 21

Famous people born on August 21, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.

♌ Star sign
Leo
💎 Birthstone
Peridot
👶 How common
No. 55 of 366

Born on August 21

August 21 in history

2017A solar eclipse traverses the continental United States.
1994Royal Air Maroc Flight 630 crashes in Douar Izounine, Morocco, killing all 44 people on board.
1988The 6.9 Mw Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal–India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709–1,450 people killed and thousands injured.
1971A bomb exploded in the Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, Philippines with several anti-Marcos political candidates injured.
1963Xá Lợi Pagoda raids: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, brother of President Ngo Dinh Diem, vandalizes Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead.
1944Dumbarton Oaks Conference, prelude to the United Nations, begins.
1914World War I: The Battle of Charleroi, a successful German attack across the River Sambre that pre-empted a French offensive in the same area.
1883An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
1862The Stadtpark, the first public park in Vienna, opens to the public.
1821Jarvis Island is discovered by the crew of the ship, Eliza Frances.
1778American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
1680Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from the Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt.
1192Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes Sei-i Taishōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. Under the traditional Japanese calendar, it was on the 12th day of the seventh month in the third year of the Kenkyū (建久) era.

Holidays and observances

Christian Feast Day: Abraham of Smolensk (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Christian Feast Day: Bernard of Alzira
Christian Feast Day: Cyriaca
Christian Feast Day: Euprepius of Verona
Christian Feast Day: Maximilian of Antioch
Christian Feast Day: Our Lady of Knock
Christian Feast Day: Pope Pius X
Christian Feast Day: Sidonius Apollinaris
Christian Feast Day: Blessed Victoire Rasoamanarivo
Christian Feast Day: August 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

August 21 in every year

Pick a year to see the world on that exact day: the news, the No. 1 song and who else was born.

Questions about August 21 birthdays

Who are famous people born on August 21?: Famous people born on August 21 include Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789), Usain Bolt (1986), Sergey Brin (1973), Stephen Hillenburg (1961), Kenny Rogers (1938).
What star sign is someone born on August 21?: Someone born on August 21 is a Leo.
What is the birthstone for August 21?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
How common is a birthday on August 21?: In the US, August 21 is the No. 55 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,964 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).