Died On August 21st

Discover the most famous people who died on August 21. The list includes people like Leon Trotsky, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Bismillah Khan, James Wilson, George Jackson. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, physicists, composers and poets and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, India, Italy & Germany and many more countries.
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 1 
Elizabeth Báthory
(Hungarian Noblewoman and Serial Killer)
Elizabeth Báthory
84
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 7, 1560
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nyírbátor, Hungary
Died: 1614
 2 
Leon Trotsky
(Russian Marxist Revolutionary Who Developed a Variant of Marxism Which Has Become Known as 'Trotskyism')
Leon Trotsky
50
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 7, 1879
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bereslavka, Ukraine
Died: 1940
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 3 
Stefán Karl Stefánsson
(Icelandic Actor and Singer Best Known for His Role as ‘Robbie Rotten’ in TV Series ‘LazyTown’)
Stefán Karl Stefánsson
9
Birthdate: July 10, 1975
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Died: 2018
 4 
Benigno Aquino, Jr.
(Filipino Senator Who Was the Husband of President Corazon Aquino)
Benigno Aquino, Jr.
9
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 27, 1932
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Concepcion, Philippines
Died: 1983
 5 
Ettore Bugatti
(Automobile Designer, Founder and Proprietor of the Automobile Manufacturing Company ‘Automobiles E. Bugatti’)
Ettore Bugatti
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 15, 1881
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: 1947
 6 
Bismillah Khan
(Indian Musician Who Popularized the Musical Instrument 'Shehnai')
Bismillah Khan
69
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 21, 1913
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dumraon, Bihar
Died: 2006
 7 
Barbara Harris
3
Birthdate: July 25, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois, United States
Died: 2018
 8 
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
(Astrophysicist Known for his 'Theoritical Studies of the Physical processes of importance to the Structure and Evolution of the Stars')
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
9
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 19, 1910
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lahore, Pakistan
Died: 1995
 9 
Robert Moog
(Founder of Moog Music and the Inventor of the First Commercial Synthesizer)
Robert Moog
2
Birthdate: May 23, 1934
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2005
 10 
Danitra Vance
(American comedian)
Danitra Vance
1
Birthdate: July 13, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1994
 11 
Wesley Willis
(Singer-songwriter)
Wesley Willis
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 31, 1963
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2003
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 12 
James Wilson
(One of the Founding Fathers of the United States & a Signatory of the Declaration of Independence)
James Wilson
2
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: September 14, 1742
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fife, Scotland
Died: 1798
 13 
Sobhuza II
(King of Eswatini from 1899 to 1982)
Sobhuza II
3
Birthdate: July 22, 1899
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Zombodze, Swaziland
Died: 1982
 14 
Bill Williams
(Actor)
Bill Williams
2
Birthdate: May 15, 1915
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 1992
 15 
Buford Pusser
(Sheriff)
Buford Pusser
10
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 12, 1937
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Adamsville, Tennessee
Died: 1974
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 16 
Alfonso VII of Leon and Castile
(King)
Alfonso VII of Leon and Castile
1
Birthdate: March 1, 1105
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Caldas de Reis, Spain
Died: 1157
 17 
Ken Robinson
(Author and Speaker Best Known for Preaching Creativity in Teaching)
Ken Robinson
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 4, 1950
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Died: 2020
 18 
William Thurston
(Mathematician)
William Thurston
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 30, 1946
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: 2012
 19 
Yuri Nikulin
(Soviet and Russian Clown and Actor)
Yuri Nikulin
0
Birthdate: December 18, 1921
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Demidov, Russia
Died: 1997
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 20 
Ottilie Assing
(German-American Abolitionist, Freethinker, and Feminist)
Ottilie Assing
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 11, 1819
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: 1884
 21 
Dai Vernon
(Canadian Magician Best Known For His Sleight of Hand Technique)
Dai Vernon
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 11, 1894
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ottawa
Died: 1992
 22 
Wolfgang Vogel
(German Lawyer)
Wolfgang Vogel
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: October 30, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bolesławów, Poland
Died: 2008
 23 
Abdur Razzak
(Actor)
Abdur Razzak
2
Birthdate: January 23, 1942
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Naktala, South Kolkata India
Died: 2017
 24 
Wanda Toscanini Horowitz
(Arturo Toscanini's daughter)
Wanda Toscanini Horowitz
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 7, 1907
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: 1998
 25 
Henrik Pontoppidan
(Johann Adolph Hasse)
Henrik Pontoppidan
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 24, 1857
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fredericia, Denmark
Died: 1943
 26 
Juan Álvarez
(24th President of Mexico (October 1855 – December 1855))
Juan Álvarez
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 27, 1790
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Atoyac de Álvarez, Mexico
Died: 1867
 27 
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
(Writer)
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 15, 1689
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1762
 28 
Tatiana Troyanos
(American Mezzo-Soprano)
Tatiana Troyanos
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 12, 1938
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1993
 29 
Marina Gamba
(Writer)
Marina Gamba
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1570 AD
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: 1612
 30 
Markos Botsaris
(Military General)
Markos Botsaris
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1790 AD
Birthplace: Souli, Greece
Died: 1823
 31 
Eddie Byrne
(Actor)
Eddie Byrne
0
Birthdate: January 31, 1911
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1981
 32 
Constant Lambert
(Composer)
Constant Lambert
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 23, 1905
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fulham, London, England
Died: 1951
 33 
Michael Devine
(Political activist)
Michael Devine
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: May 26, 1954
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Derry, Northern Ireland
Died: 1981
 34 
Jacob Epstein
(American-British Sculptor Known for Pioneering Modern Sculpture)
Jacob Epstein
1
Birthdate: November 10, 1880
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1959
 35 
John E. Carter
(American singer)
John E. Carter
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 2, 1934
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Died: 2009
 36 
George Jackson
(African-American Left-Wing Activist & Marxist)
George Jackson
13
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 23, 1941
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1971
 37 
Benjamin Thompson
(Physicist and Inventor)
Benjamin Thompson
2
Birthdate: March 26, 1753
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1814
 38 
Jacob Pontusson, count de la Gardie
(Swedish Statesman and one of the Five Regents Who Jointly Ruled Sweden During the Minority of Queen Christina)
Jacob Pontusson, count de la Gardie
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 20, 1583
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tallinn, Estonia
Died: 1652
 39 
Charles Eames
(Designer, Architect and Filmmaker)
Charles Eames
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 17, 1907
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri
Died: 1978
 40 
María Teresa Sánchez
(Rubén Darío Prize-Winning Nicaraguan Poet and Short-story Writer)
María Teresa Sánchez
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 15, 1918
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Managua, Nicaragua
Died: 1994
 41 
Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
(Queen consort of Sweden)
Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 3, 1746
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: 1813
 42 
Empress Xiaojingcheng
(Empress)
Empress Xiaojingcheng
0
Birthdate: June 19, 1812
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tongliao, China
Died: 1855
 43 
Claude-Louis Navier
(physicist, economist, mathematician, engineer of roads and bridges)
Claude-Louis Navier
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 10, 1785
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Burlada
Died: 1836
 44 
Alexander of Hales
(Theologian)
Alexander of Hales
0
Birthdate: 1185 AD
Birthplace: Halesowen, England
Died: 1245
 45 
Germaine Guèvremont
(Writer)
Germaine Guèvremont
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 16, 1893
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Saint-Jerome, Canada
Died: 1968
 46 
Harald Sverdrup
(Oceanographer)
Harald Sverdrup
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 15, 1888
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sogndal Municipality, Norway
Died: 1957
 47 
Ken Coleman
(Sportscaster)
Ken Coleman
1
Birthdate: April 22, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: 2003
 48 
Misael Pastrana Borrero
(Politician)
Misael Pastrana Borrero
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 14, 1923
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Neiva, Colombia
Died: 1997
 49 
Qurratulain Hyder
(Indian Urdu Novelist and Short Story Writer Best Known for Her Magnum Opus, 'Aag Ka Darya')
Qurratulain Hyder
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 20, 1927
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Aligarh, India
Died: 2007
 50 
Toby Sheldon
(Reality Star Who Appeared on the Botched and My Strange Addiction)
Toby Sheldon
0
Birthdate: October 3, 1980
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Nuremberg, Germany
Died: 2015