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August 21st

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473 Notable birthdays

Sabina Berman Goldberg

Mexican poet, playwright and film director.

Born August 21st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Mexico City. [ref]

Sergey Biryuzov

Soviet military commander (1904-1964).

Born August 21st, 1904 in Skopin.

Died October 19th, 1964 at 60 years old in Belgrade.

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz

French painter (1807-1876).

Born August 21st, 1807 in Bordeaux. [ref]

Died November 18th, 1876 at 69 years old in Menton (tuberculosis).

Erik Dekker

Dutch cyclist and manager.

Born August 21st, 1970 (age 55 years) in Hoogeveen.

Marc Pujol

Andorran association football player.

Born August 21st, 1982 (age 43 years) in Andorra la Vella.

Qigang Chen

Chinese-french composer.

Born August 21st, 1951 (age 74 years) in Shanghai.

Ronald Gillespie

Canadian inorganic chemist (1924-2021).

Born August 21st, 1924 in London. [ref]

Died February 26th, 2021 at 96 years old in Dundas. [ref]

Fred Agabashian

American racing driver.

Born August 21st, 1913 in Modesto.

Died October 13th, 1989 at 76 years old in Alamo.

Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg

German prince (1852–1925).

Born August 21st, 1852 in Rudolstadt.

Died April 16th, 1925 at 72 years old in Sondershausen.

Chen Lifu

Chinese politician (1900-2001).

Born August 21st, 1900 in Wuxing District.

Died February 8th, 2001 at 100 years old in Taichung.

Bryan Allen

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born August 21st, 1980 (age 45 years) in Kingston.

Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino

President of panama.

Born August 21st, 1938 (age 87 years) in Aguadulce.

Cristóbal Parralo

Spanish football player/manager.

Born August 21st, 1967 (age 58 years) in Priego de Córdoba.

Esther Cooper Jackson

Civil rights activist (1917–2022).

Born August 21st, 1917 in Arlington County.

Died August 23rd, 2022 at 105 years old in Boston. [ref]

Catherine Mouchet

French actress.

Born August 21st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Sidiki Kaba

Senegalese politician.

Born August 21st, 1950 (age 75 years) in Tambacounda. [ref]

Bert Roach

Actor (1891-1971).

Born August 21st, 1891 in Washington, D.C..

Died February 16th, 1971 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.

Murilo Rosa

Brazilian actor.

Born August 21st, 1970 (age 55 years) in Brasília.

Marian Jaworski

Polish catholic cardinal (1926–2020).

Born August 21st, 1926 in Lviv.

Died September 5th, 2020 at 94 years old in Kraków. [ref]

Bruria Kaufman

Physicist (1918–2010).

Born August 21st, 1918 in New York City.

Died January 7th, 2010 at 91 years old in Haifa. [ref]

Lino Capolicchio

Italian actor.

Born August 21st, 1943 in Merano.

Died May 3rd, 2022 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]

Eileen Percy

Irish-born american actress of the silent era (1900-1973).

Born August 21st, 1900 in Belfast.

Died July 29th, 1973 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Igor Cherevchenko

Tajik footballer (born 1974).

Born August 21st, 1974 (age 51 years) in Dushanbe.

James Paterson

Scottish landscape and portrait painter (1854-1932).

Born August 21st, 1854 in Blantyre.

Died January 25th, 1932 at 77 years old in Edinburgh.

Walter Frentz

German photographer and film producer (1907–2004).

Born August 21st, 1907 in Heilbronn.

Died July 6th, 2004 at 96 years old in Überlingen.

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