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August 21, 1989 Hayden Panettiere, actress, One Life to Live August 21, 1979 Aiesha Lee Hendrick, Miss New York Teen USA 1996 August 21, 1979 Ashley Whitney, born in Nashville, Tennessee, 800m freestyle relay 1996 Olympics August 21, 1976 Alicia Witt, actress, Cybill August 21, 1974 Amy Fisher, born in Long Island, New York, shot Mary Jo Buttafucco August 21, 1974 Pietra Gay, WNBA guard and forward for the Houston Comets August 21, 1973 Ben Mann, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics August 21, 1973 Ismael Valdes, born in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers August 21, 1973 Sergey Brin, American Businessman August 21, 1972 Johnnie Harris, CFL linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts August 21, 1971 Shayne Edge, NFL/WLAF punter, Steelers, Barcelona Dragons August 21, 1970 Bill Roth, born in Yonkers, New York, gymnast, Pan Am-gold-1995, Olympics-96 August 21, 1970 Mark Hatfield, CFL guard for the BC Lions August 21, 1970 Paulo Barrancos Guerra, Portugal, 10k runner August 21, 1970 Steve Everitt, NFL center, Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles August 21, 1969 Andujar Cedeno, La Romana, Dominican Republic, infielder for the Detroit Tigers August 21, 1969 Josee Chouinard, Rosemont Quebec, figure skater, Olymp-9th-1994 August 21, 1968 Barbara Ann Moore, Spokane, Washington, playmate, Dec, 1992 August 21, 1968 Shinichi Iwasaki, hockey goaltender, Team Japan 1998 August 21, 1967 Michael Bendetti, actor, Officer Tony McCann-21 Jump Street August 21, 1967 Tuineau Alipate, NLF/WLAF linebacker, Frankfurt Galaxy, Minnesota Vikings August 21, 1967 Serj Tankian, American Musician August 21, 1967 Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian Actress August 21, 1966 John Wetteland, San Mateo California, pitcher, New York Yanks, Rangers, Expos August 21, 1965 Jim Bullinger, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs August 21, 1963 Melvin Douglas, Topeka, Kansas, 198 lbs/90 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics August 21, 1961 Danny Sheaffer, born in Jacksonville, Florida, catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals August 21, 1961 Lance Earl Deal, Riverton Wyoming, hammer thrower, 1996 Olympics silver August 21, 1959 Anne Hobbs, England, tennis star August 21, 1959 Bud Schultz, Meriden Conn, tennis star August 21, 1959 Jim McMahon, NFL QB, Chicago Bears, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles August 21, 1959 Richard Zokol, Kitimat BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1982 BC Open August 21, 1958 Dom Mamzi, horse trainer August 21, 1958 Steve Case, American Businessman August 21, 1957 Budgie, rock drummer, Slits, Siouxsie and the Banshees-Wild Thing August 21, 1957 Janice Thomas, WBL guard, New York Stars August 21, 1957 Kim Sledge, Philadelphia, vocalist, Sister Sledge-We are Family August 21, 1956 Carol Charbonnier, LPGA golfer August 21, 1956 Kim Cattrall, born in Liverpool, England, actress, Mannequin, Star Trek VI August 21, 1954 Archie Griffin, NFL runningback, won 2 Heisman Trophies, Ohio State August 21, 1954 Steve Smith, born in Los Angeles, California, rock drummer, Journey August 21, 1952 Glenn Hughes, British Musician August 21, 1951 Bernhard Germeshausen, German DR, bobsled, Olympics gold 1976, 80 August 21, 1951 Harry Smith, Hammond, Indiana, TV co-anchor, CBS Morning Show August 21, 1948 Taurean Blacque, actor, Hill Street Blues August 21, 1947 Carl Giammarese, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, Buckinghams August 21, 1947 Ben Shneiderman, American Scientist August 21, 1946 Lev Alburt, U.S.S.R., International Chess Master, 1976 August 21, 1945 Patty McCormack, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Mama, Peck's Bad Girl, Ropers August 21, 1944 Jackie DeShannon, Hazel Kentucky, singer, What the World Needs Now August 21, 1944 Peter Weir, Sydney Aust, director and writer, Witness, Dead Poets Society August 21, 1944 Perry Christie, Statesman August 21, 1940 Ana Isabel Anderson-Imbert, physician, rheumatologist August 21, 1940 Robert Camac, horse trainer August 21, 1939 Clarence Williams III, New York City, actor, Mod Squad, 52 Pick Up, Purple Rain August 21, 1939 Harold W. Reid, Augusta County, Virginia, singer, Statler Bros-Class of '57 August 21, 1938 Kenny Rogers, singer, Through the Years, /actor, Coward of the County August 21, 1937 Robert Stone, U.S. writer, Who'll Stop the Rain, WUSA August 21, 1936 Mart Crowley, playwright, Boys in the Band August 21, 1936 Wilt Chamberlain, NBA great center, LA Laker, 5 time MVP August 21, 1935 Ken Taylor, cricketer, England opening batsman three times 1959-64 August 21, 1933 Janet Baker, York England, mezzo-soprano, Owen Wingrave August 21, 1932 Melvin Van Peebles, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor and director, Sophisticated Gent August 21, 1931 Gregg Smith, composer August 21, 1931 Nancy Hadley, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Love That Jill, Joey Bishop Show August 21, 1930 Frank Perry, film director August 21, 1930 Princess Margaret, British Royalty August 21, 1929 Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada, leader of South Africa Communist Party August 21, 1928 Gillian Sheen, England, foils 1956 Olympics gold August 21, 1928 Zdenek Lukas, composer August 21, 1928 Chris Brasher, British Athlete August 21, 1927 Wilhelm, Jr. Killmayer, composer August 21, 1927 Thomas S. Monson, American Clergyman August 21, 1926 Ben-Zion Orgad, composer August 21, 1924 Gerald D Lascelles, son of English princess Mary August 21, 1924 Jack Buck, American Celebrity August 21, 1923 Chris Schenkel, Biuppus, Indiana, sportscaster, Monday Night Fights August 21, 1920 Christopher R. Milne, son of Alan A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh August 21, 1916 William John Raff Hooper, cartoonist August 21, 1915 Jack Weston, [Morris Weinstein], Cleveland, actor, 4 Seasons, Rad August 21, 1914 Dallas Pratt, collector August 21, 1914 Doug Wright, cricketer, England's leg-spinning genius of 30's and 40's August 21, 1913 Cornelius Johnson, born in Los Angeles, California, high jumper 1936 Olympics gold August 21, 1913 Diana Churchill, actress, Spider, Sally Bishop, Housemaster August 21, 1913 Victor Rosow, writer August 21, 1912 Bruce Trent, singer August 21, 1909 C Dillon Douglas, Geneva Switz, U.S. Secretary of Treasury, 1961-65 August 21, 1909 Jon William, Jr. Haussermann, composer August 21, 1908 David Farrar, Forest Gate England, actor, Beat Girl, I Accuse August 21, 1907 Miguel Torga, [Adolfo Correia da Rocha], Portuguese author August 21, 1907 Roy K Marshall, Glen Carbon, Illinois, TV scientist, Nature of Things August 21, 1906 Joachim Homs, composer August 21, 1906 Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, advertising magnate August 21, 1905 Isadore I Friz Freleng, born in Kansas City, Missouri, animator, Warner Bros cartoons August 21, 1904 [William] Count Basie, Red Bank, New Jersey, jazz musician, Blazing Saddles August 21, 1904 Count Basie, American Musician August 21, 1903 Yannis Constantinidis, composer August 21, 1902 Renato Fasano, composer August 21, 1900 Eileen Percy, Belfast Ireland, silent film actress, Let's Go August 21, 1896 Blossom Rock, actress, Grandmamma-Addams Family August 21, 1896 Raymond Herreman, Flemish writer, Rose of Jericho August 21, 1896 Roark Bradford, writer/humorist, Ol' Man Adan an' His Chillun August 21, 1893 Juliette Marie Olga Lili Boulanger, composer August 21, 1893 Lili Boulanger, composer August 21, 1892 Charles Vanel, Rennes France, actor, Wages of Fear August 21, 1890 Bill Henry, born in San Francisco, California, newscaster, Who Said That? August 21, 1880 Johan H Westerveld, Dutch WW II resistance fighter/leader, OD August 21, 1879 Henry Ainley, Leeds England, actor, As You Like It August 21, 1875 Maurice Lippens, Belgian earl/minister/governor of Congo August 21, 1874 Herman A van Karnebeek, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs, 1918-27 August 21, 1872 Aubrey Beardsley, England, artist, Salome August 21, 1871 Leonid N Andrejev, Russian journalist and writer, Red Laugh August 21, 1852 Benedetto Junck, composer August 21, 1847 Arthur T Verhaegen, Belgian worker's union leader August 21, 1843 William Pepper, American Scientist August 21, 1829 Otto Goldschmidt, composer August 21, 1825 Kate Fanny Loder, composer August 21, 1824 John Sanford Mason, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1897 August 21, 1821 William Barksdale, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1863 August 21, 1810 Thomas Jefferson McKean, Bvt Major General Union volunteers August 21, 1809 Francesco Schira, composer August 21, 1806 Johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer August 21, 1801 Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, WW II Dutch statesman/historian August 21, 1798 Jules Michelet, French historian, History of France, L'Amour August 21, 1789 Augustin-Louis, Baron Cauchy, French mathematician August 21, 1780 Jernej Kopitar, Slovenian censor, Slovenian Grammar August 21, 1765 William IV, king of England, 1830-37 August 21, 1751 Johann Georg Witthauer, composer August 21, 1725 Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter August 21, 1721 Lucretia W van Winter-van Merken, Dutch poet August 21, 1689 Jose Pradas Gallen, composer August 21, 1660 Hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building August 21, 1643 Afonso VI, king of Portugal, 1656-67, mentally ill August 21, 1642 Johann Friedrich Treiber, composer August 21, 1579 Henri II, Duke de Rohan-Gie, French Huguenot leader August 21, 1567 Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint August 21, 1567 Saint Francis de Sales, Swiss Clergyman August 21, 1165 Philip II Augustus, 1st great Capetian king of France, 1179-1223 |