Gustavo Noboa

President of ecuador (2000-2003).

Born August 21st, 1937 in Guayaquil.

Died February 16th, 2021 at 83 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Ahmed Hussein al-Ghashmi

President of north yemen (1941-1978).

Born August 21st, 1941 in Yemen.

Died June 24th, 1978 at 36 years old in Sanaa (explosive device).

Christian Schad

German artist (1894-1982).

Born August 21st, 1894 in Miesbach.

Died February 25th, 1982 at 87 years old in Stuttgart.

Margaret Gardiner

South african beauty pageant contestant and journalist.

Born August 21st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Cape Town.

Tom Coster

American musician.

Born August 21st, 1941 (age 84 years) in Detroit.

August Bournonville

Danish ballet master and choreographer (1805–1879).

Born August 21st, 1805 in Copenhagen.

Died November 30th, 1879 at 74 years old in Copenhagen.

Alan Franco Palma

Ecuadoran association football player (1998-).

Born August 21st, 1998 (age 27 years) in Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno.

Lev Alburt

Ukrainian-american chess grandmaster.

Born August 21st, 1945 (age 80 years) in Orenburg.

Andreas Mies

German tennis player.

Born August 21st, 1990 (age 35 years) in Cologne.

Constantin von Economo

Romanian psychiatrist (1876–1931).

Born August 21st, 1876 in Brăila.

Died October 21st, 1931 at 55 years old in Vienna.

Anna Pletnyova

Russian singer.

Born August 21st, 1977 (age 48 years) in Moscow.

Anton Shipulin

Russian biathlete.

Born August 21st, 1987 (age 38 years) in Tyumen. ^[ref]

Wout Brama

Dutch association football player.

Born August 21st, 1986 (age 39 years) in Almelo.

Ingrid Vang Nyman

Danish illustrator active mainly in sweden.

Born August 21st, 1916 in Frederiksberg, Vejen.

Died December 13th, 1959 at 43 years old in Copenhagen.

Lucius Shepard

Writer.

Born August 21st, 1947 in Lynchburg. ^[ref]

Died March 18th, 2014 at 66 years old in Portland (chronic condition). ^[ref]

Toma Caragiu

Romanian actor (1925–1977).

Born August 21st, 1925 in Argos Orestiko.

Died March 4th, 1977 at 51 years old in Bucharest (1977 Vrancea earthquake).

Charlison Benschop

Curaçaoan footballer.

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

Harvey Stephens

American actor (1901-1986).

Born August 21st, 1901 in Los Angeles.

Died December 22nd, 1986 at 85 years old in Laguna Hills.

Fredrik André Bjørkan

Norwegian association football player.

Born August 21st, 1998 (age 27 years) in Bodø.

Sharon Draper

American children's writer.

Born August 21st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Cleveland.

Oliver Kirch

German footballer.

Born August 21st, 1982 (age 43 years) in Soest.

Louis de Branges de Bourcia

American mathematician.

Born August 21st, 1932 (age 93 years) in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Ángel Fernández Artime

Spanish roman catholic salesian priest.

Born August 21st, 1960 (age 65 years) in Lluanco.

Adnan Şenses

Turkish actor and singer (1935–2013).

Born August 21st, 1935 in Gaziantep, Eskişehir.

Died December 25th, 2013 at 78 years old in Istanbul (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Vyacheslav Ivanov

Soviet linguist (1929-2017).

Born August 21st, 1929 in Moscow.

Died October 7th, 2017 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]