Did you know
Kenny Rogers remade his career and was one of the most successful cross-over artists of all time.
Famous Birthdays on August 21
1938 — Kenny Rogers
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (died 2020)
August 21 has 224 recorded notable births across history, from 1165 to 2002. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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1165 – 2002
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Today in history
Major events on August 21
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- 1791 Enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue, led by Dutty Boukman, held a Vodou ceremony that became a pivotal act of resistance. This gathering sparked a mass uprising against slavery, marking the beginning of the Haitian Revolution. Source
- 1831 Nat Turner leads black slaves and free blacks in a rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, which will claim the lives of 55 to 65 whites and about twice that number of blacks. Source
- 1982 Lebanese Civil War: The first troops of a multinational force lands in Beirut to oversee the Palestine Liberation Organization's withdrawal from Lebanon. Source
- 1772 King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot. Source
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Carrie-Anne Moss also portrayed Jeri Hogarth in several television series produced by Marvel Television for Netflix, most notably Jessica Jones (2015–2019).
Did you know
Alicia Witt first came to fame as a child actress after being discovered by David Lynch, who cast her in Dune (1984) as Alia and Twin Peaks (1990) as Gersten Hayward, a role she reprised in ‘’Twin Peaks: The Return’’ (2017).
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Peter Weir has received six Academy Award nominations and he has won two AACTA Award for Best Direction and two BAFTA Award for Best Direction.
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James FitzJames subsequently became a successful general in the service of Louis XIV and in 1706 he was made a Marshal of France.
More major people born on August 21
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1967
Carrie-Anne Moss
Canadian actress
Carrie-Anne Moss is a Canadian actress. After early roles on television, she rose to international prominence for her role of Trinity in The Matrix series (1999–present).
1975
Alicia Witt
American actress and musician
Alicia Roanne Witt is an American actress and musician. She first came to fame as a child actress after being discovered by David Lynch, who cast her in Dune (1984) as Alia and Twin Peaks (1990) as Gersten Hayward, a…
1944
Peter Weir
Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
Peter Lindsay Weir is an Australian retired film director, screenwriter, and producer.
1670
James FitzJames
1st Duke of Berwick, French general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (died 1734)
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, 1st Duke of Liria and Jérica, 1st Duke of Fitz-James was a French-English army officer who was the eldest illegitimate son of James II of England by Arabella Churchill, the sister…
1987
Jodie Meeks
American basketball player and coach
Orestes Jodie Meeks II is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1966
John Wetteland
American baseball player and coach
John Karl Wetteland is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
1891
Emiliano Mercado del Toro
Puerto Rican-American soldier (died 2007)
Emiliano Mercado del Toro was a Puerto Rican supercentenarian and military veteran who was, at age 115, the world's oldest person following the death of 116-year-old Elizabeth Bolden on December 11, 2006, until his own…
1934
Sudhakarrao Naik
Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (died 2001)
Sudhakarrao Rajusing Naik was an Indian politician from Indian National Congress party who served as Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 25 June 1991 until 22 February 1993 following the communal riots.
1912
Toe Blake
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1995)
Joseph Hector "Toe" Blake was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League (NHL). Blake played in the NHL from 1935 to 1948 with the Montreal Maroons and Montreal Canadiens.
1918
Billy Reay
Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (died 2004)
William Tulip Reay was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Reay played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1943 to 1953, winning two Stanley Cups.
1928
Bud McFadin
American football player (died 2006)
Lewis Pate "Bud" McFadin was an American professional football player and coach.
1930
Frank Perry
American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1995)
Frank Joseph Perry Jr. was an American stage director and filmmaker. His 1962 independent film David and Lisa earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.
1937
Donald Dewar
Scottish politician, first First Minister of Scotland (died 2000)
Donald Campbell Dewar was a Scottish statesman and politician who served as the first first minister of Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2000 and leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 1998 until his death in…
1932
Melvin Van Peebles
American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2021)
Melvin Van Peebles was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer.
1939
James Burton
American Hall of Fame guitarist
James Edward Burton is an American guitarist. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2001, Burton has also been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum.
1979
Kelis
American singer-songwriter, producer, chef and author
Kelis Rogers is an American singer. She attended Manhattan, New York's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she played saxophone and was selected for the Girls Choir of Harlem.
1981
Cameron Winklevoss
American rower and businessman, co-founded ConnectU
Cameron Howard Winklevoss is an American cryptocurrency investor, former Olympic rower, and cofounder of Winklevoss Capital Management and Gemini cryptocurrency exchange.
1969
Bruce Anstey
New Zealand motorcycle racer
Bruce Anstey is a professional motorcycle road racer. He is a former lap record holder on the Snaefell Mountain Course with a time of 17 minutes 6.682 seconds, at an average speed of 132.298 mph (212.913 km/h) set…
1988
Kacey Musgraves
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kacey Lee Musgraves is an American singer and songwriter. She began her career in the early 2000s, when she self-released three solo albums and recorded another album as a member of the duo Texas Two Bits.