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What happened in history on this day: August 21?
On August 21 in ...
- 1984 - Film and TV actor Clint Eastwood is given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 1987 - Vestron releases the film Dirty Dancing to theaters.
- 1997 - Actress Cicely Tyson receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Births on August 21
- 1890 - Birth of Bill Henry in San Francisco, California, USA; newscaster (Who Said That?).
- 1906 - Birth of Friz Freleng; animator (Bugs Bunny-Emmy 1982) (dies 1995).
- 1907 - Birth of Roy K Marshall in Glen Carbon, Illinois, USA; TV scientist (The Nature of Things).
- 1915 - Birth of Morris Weinstein AKA Jack Weston in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor (Four Seasons, Rad).
- 1919 - Birth of Bill Idelson in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor/writer (Vic and Sade radio show, Herman Glimscher - The Dick Van Dyke Show TV show, MASH, Andy Griffith, Happy Days, The Flintstones).
- 1923 - Birth of Chris Schenkel in Biuppus, Indiana, USA; sportscasters (play-by-play for ABC TV on college football, Major League Baseball, NBA basketball, golf and tennis tournaments, boxing, auto racing, Summer and Winter Olympic Games, Professional Bowling).
- 1924 - Birth of Jack Buck in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA; sportscaster (baseball play-by-play of the St. Louis Cardinals, NFL football, World Series Baseball, Monday Night Football for CBS radio).
- 1931 - Birth of Nancy Hadley in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Love That Jill, Joey Bishop Show).
- 1938 - Birth of Kenny Rogers; singer ("Lady"), actor (Coward of the County).
- 1939 - Birth of Clarence Williams III in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Mod Squad, 52 Pick Up, Purple Rain).
- 1945 - Birth of Patty McCormack in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Mama, Peck's Bad Girl, The Ropers).
- 1949 - Birth of Loretta Devine; actress (Boston Public).
- 1951 - Birth of Harry Smith in Indiana, USA; TV host (CBS Morning Show).
- 1956 - Birth of Kim Cattrall in Liverpool, England; actress (Mannequin, Star Trek VI, Sex and the City).
- 1967 - Birth of Michael Bendetti, actor (Officer Tony McCann - 21 Jump Street).
- 1970 - Birth of Carrie-Anne Moss; actress (The Matrix, Chocolat).
- 1975 - Birth of Alicia Witt; actress (Cybill).
- 1987 - Birth of Cody Kasch; actor (Desperate Housewives).
- 1989 - Birth of Hayden Panettiere; singer, actress (Heroes).
- 1992 - Birth of RJ Mitte; actor (Breaking Bad).
Deaths on August 21
- 1958 - Death of Walter Schumann at age 44 during open-heart surgery; choral director and composer (Ford Show, "Dragnet theme" (Emmy award)).
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