August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 132 days remain until the end of the year. 959 – Eraclus becomes the 25th bishop of Liège. 1140 – Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin–Song Wars.

Aug 21, 2011 · Historical events for the 21st of August. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on August 21.

August 21: The Mona Lisa is stolen, the 50th US State, a conservative coup is crushed and other important events, birthdays, deaths and photos from August 21st.

On August 21, 2004, American swimmer Michael Phelps wins his eighth medal of the 2004 Athens Olympics in spite of sitting out his eighth scheduled event, the final of the 4 x 100-meter...

On this day in 1911 Leonardo da Vinci 's Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre by three Italian handymen; it was not recovered until 1913, and the media sensation helped make it one of the world's most famous paintings. Learn more about this and 10 other notable art thefts.

Oct 12, 1999 · On August 21, Wilt Chamberlain, William IV, Sergey Brin were born and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Leon Trotsky, Elizabeth Báthory died.

Did you know that August 21 is known as Poet's Day? Here you'll find interesting facts about Aug 21 as well as historical events that happened on this day.

Aug 12, 2024 · August 21 Holidays and Observances, Birthdays, Deaths, Events, This Day in History, Recipe of the Day, Song of the Day, Quote and Word of the Day and more!

Today in history – which major historical events happened on August 21? Who was born on this date, who died? In which year did the birth or death occur?

On Aug. 21, 1831, Nat Turner launched a violent slave rebellion in Virginia, resulting in the deaths of at least 55 whites; scores of Blacks were killed in retribution in the aftermath of the rebellion.