Famous Birthdays
- Art Farmer, American trumpet player (Farmer's Market; The Jazztet), born in Council Buffs, Iowa (d. 1999)
- Gillian Sheen, British fencer (Olympic gold individual foil 1956), born in London, England (d. 2021)
- Mário Pinto de Andrade, Angolan poet and politician who founded the Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), born in Golungo Alto, Portuguese Angola (d. 1990)
- Zdeněk Lukáš, Czech composer, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2007)
About August 21, 1928
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 95 years, 8 months and 11 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Leo
Augusto Pinochet
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Kim Jong-un
Nicolae Ceausescu
Pol Pot