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What happened in history on this day: August 21?
On August 21 in ...
Births on August 21
- 1904 - Birth of William James Basie AKA Count Basie in Red Bank, New Jersey, USA; jazz pianist, band leader, composer ("One O'Clock Jump", "April In Paris", Blazing Saddles) (dies 1984).
- 1924 - Birth of Clara Ward to Gertrude Wardin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; composer, arranger, lyricist, singer (Ward Singers, Ward Trio, The Famous Ward Singers, Consecrated Family Gospel Singers, "How I Got Over" song, "Packin' Up" song).
- 1933 - Birth of Janet Baker in York, England; mezzo-soprano (Owen Wingrave).
- 1938 - Birth of Kenny Rogers; singer ("Lady"), actor (Coward of the County).
- 1939 - Birth of Harold Reid; singer (Statler Brothers).
- 1939 - Birth of James Burton; guitarist (with Elvis Presley).
- 1944 - Birth of Jackie DeShannon in Hazel, Kentucky, USA; singer ("What the World Needs Now").
- 1947 - Birth of Carl Giammarese; singer (The Buckinghams).
- 1953 - Birth of Joe Strummer [John Mellor]; rocker (Clash - "Rock the Casbah").
- 1954 - Birth of Nick Kane; guitarist (The Mavericks).
- 1957 - Birth of Budgie; rocker (Siouxsie and the Banshees - "Wild Thing").
- 1957 - Birth of Kim Sledge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; vocalist (Sister Sledge - "We are Family").
- 1967 - Birth of Serj Tankian; singer (System Of A Down).
- 1971 - Birth of Liam Howlett; musician (Prodigy).
- 1987 - Birth of Kim Kibum; Korean singer (Super Junior).
- 1989 - Birth of Hayden Panettiere; singer, actress (Heroes).
Deaths on August 21
- 2005 - Death of István Cserháti, Hungarian keyboardist (P.Box) (born 1954).
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