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August 21st

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473 Notable birthdays

Reuven Feuerstein

Israeli educator (1921-2014).

Born August 21st, 1921 in Botoșani.

Died April 29th, 2014 at 92 years old in Jerusalem.

Hélène van Zuylen

French socialite, author, auto racing pioneer (1863–1947).

Born August 21st, 1863 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.

Died October 17th, 1947 at 84 years old in Lisbon.

Didier Six

Turkish-french association football manager (born 1954).

Born August 21st, 1954 (age 71 years) in Lille.

Liezel Huber

South africa born- us tennis player.

Born August 21st, 1976 (age 49 years) in Durban.

Anthony Boucher

American author, critic, and editor (1911–1968).

Born August 21st, 1911 in Oakland.

Died April 29th, 1968 at 56 years old in Oakland (lung cancer).

Cory Edwards

American film director and comedian (born 1968).

Born August 21st, 1968 (age 57 years) in Anderson.

Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia

Spanish noble (1936-2008).

Born August 21st, 1936 in Estoril.

Died March 7th, 2008 at 71 years old in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (lung cancer). [ref]

Nikolai Bogolyubov

Soviet mathematician and theoretical physicist (1909-1992).

Born August 21st, 1909 in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]

Died February 13th, 1992 at 82 years old in Moscow.

Roger Béteille

French aeronautical engineer (1921-2019).

Born August 21st, 1921 in Vors.

Died June 14th, 2019 at 97 years old [ref]

Endre Szemerédi

Hungarian-american mathematician and theoretical computer scientist.

Born August 21st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Budapest.

Booth Gardner

American politician (1936-2013).

Born August 21st, 1936 in Tacoma.

Died March 15th, 2013 at 76 years old in Tacoma (Parkinson's disease).

John L. Hall

American physicist (born 1934).

Born August 21st, 1934 (age 91 years) in Denver.

Giuseppe Bellusci

Italian footballer.

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

Menashe Kadishman

Israeli sculptor and painter (1932-2015).

Born August 21st, 1932 in Tel Aviv, Jaffa.

Died May 8th, 2015 at 82 years old in Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan.

Albert Claude

Cell biologist.

Born August 21st, 1899 in Neufchâteau. [ref]

Died May 23rd, 1983 at 83 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]

Wei Wei

Chinese female singer.

Born August 21st, 1963 (age 62 years) in Hohhot.

Josef Groll

German businessman (1813–1887).

Born August 21st, 1813 in Vilshofen an der Donau. [ref]

Died November 22nd, 1887 at 74 years old in Vilshofen an der Donau. [ref]

Charles Frédéric Gerhardt

French chemist (1816-1856).

Born August 21st, 1816 in Strasbourg.

Died August 19th, 1856 at 39 years old in Strasbourg.

Hafsat Abiola

Nigerian human rights, civil rights and democracy activist.

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

Steve Smith

American drummer.

Born August 21st, 1954 (age 71 years) in Whitman.

Antonio Benarrivo

Italian footballer.

Born August 21st, 1968 (age 57 years) in Brindisi.

Jeff Cunningham

Jamaican-american soccer player.

Born August 21st, 1976 (age 49 years) in Montego Bay.

Tignous

French cartoonist (1957-2015).

Born August 21st, 1957 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Died January 7th, 2015 at 57 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris.

Abdullah Al-Rashidi

Kuwaiti sports shooter.

Born August 21st, 1963 (age 62 years) in Kuwait City.

Joshua Hassan

Chief minister of gibraltar (1915-1997).

Born August 21st, 1915 in Gibraltar.

Died July 1st, 1997 at 81 years old in Gibraltar.

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