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About August 21st

Sun Sign
♌ Leo
Fire · Sun
creative, passionate, generous, warm-hearted
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Birthstone
Peridot
Olive green
Healing, vitality, harmony
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Birth Flower
Poppy
Gladiolus
Imagination, strength of character
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Celtic Tree
Hazel
Coll
analytical, knowledgeable, discerning, efficient
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473 Notable birthdays

Top birth years

13 1989
12 1986
12 1988
11 1984
10 1987

Birthdays by gender

368 Male
105 Female

Top birth places

9 New York City
6 Moscow
5 Los Angeles
4 Brooklyn
3 Budapest

Top 5 notable birthdays.

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

British princess (1930–2002).

Born August 21st, 1930 in Glamis Castle. [ref]

Died February 9th, 2002 at 71 years old in King Edward VII's Hospital (stroke). [ref]

Usain Bolt

Jamaican sprinter.

Born August 21st, 1986 (age 39 years) in Sherwood Content. [ref]

Robert Lewandowski

Polish association football player.

Born August 21st, 1988 (age 37 years) in Leszno, Warsaw West County.

Hayden Panettiere

American actress, model, singer, and activist.

Born August 21st, 1989 (age 36 years) in Palisades.

Wilt Chamberlain

American basketball player (1936–1999).

Born August 21st, 1936 in Philadelphia.

Died October 12th, 1999 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (congestive heart failure). [ref]

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Top death years

6 2024
5 2021
4 2012
4 2007
4 1995

Deaths by gender

147 Male
31 Female

Top death places

6 New York City
6 Los Angeles
5 London
4 Moscow
4 Rome

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