August 21

August 21

Born on This Day

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  • Musical Monikers
  • Name Changers
  • London Punk- Cultural Icons: 1970s

  Joe Strummer

  Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1952 - 2002

  Joe Strummer was a British singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as the co-founder and member of the punk rock band The Clash.

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  Joe Strummer

  Born: August 21, 1952
  Birthplace: Ankara, Turkey
  Occupation: Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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  • Elementals
  • Celebrities and Their Fast Cars
  • Olympic 2012 Athletes

  Usain Bolt

  Track and Field Athlete / 1986 -

  Usain Bolt became the first man in Olympic history to win both the 100-meter and 200-meter races in world record times in 2008. Four years later, at the London Olympics, he became the first man to win gold medals in both the 100 and 200 at consecutive Olympic Games and the first man in history to set three world records in a single Olympic Games competition.

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  Usain Bolt

  1986 | 26 years old
  Track and Field Athlete

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  • Fashion Front Row
  • Scream Queens
  • Famous Leos

  Hayden Panettiere

  Animal Rights Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress / 1989 -

  Hayden Panettiere is the young American actress who became famous for her role as the cheerleader on the television show Heroes.

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  Hayden Panettiere

  1989 | 23 years old
  Animal Rights Activist, Film Actress, ...

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  • Name Changers
  • Sober Celebs
  • Famous Leos

  Kim Cattrall

  Film Actress, Television Actress / 1956 -

  Actress Kim Cattrall became an international celebrity when she was cast as Samantha Jones in HBO’s award-winning comedy series Sex and the City.
  

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  Kim Cattrall

  Born: August 21, 1956
  Age: 56 years old
  Birthplace: Liverpool, England
  Occupation: Film Actress, Television Actress
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  • Modern Titans of Tech
  • Famous Leos
  • Famous Engineers

  Sergey Brin

  Entrepreneur, Computer Programmer, Engineer / 1973 -

  Sergey Brin created Google, the world's most popular search engine. Brin and Larry Page, Google's co-creator, still manage the company and are billionaires.

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  Sergey Brin

  1973 | 39 years old
  Entrepreneur, Computer Programmer, ...

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  • Famous Leos
  • Famous Singers
  • Famous Songwriters and Composers

  Kenny Rogers

  Songwriter, Singer / 1938 -

  Singer-songwriter Kenny Rogers is a crossover artist, enjoying enormous success on both the country music and pop music charts.
  

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  Kenny Rogers

  1938 | 74 years old
  Songwriter, Singer

August 21

Died on This Day

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  • Famous Cancerians
  • Famous Comedians
  • Famous People Born in 1954

  Danitra Vance

  Comedian / 1954 - 1994

  Danitra Vance appeared on Saturday Night Live in 1986 and acted in films such as Limit Up and Little Man Tate.

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  Danitra Vance

  Died: August 21, 1994
  Age: 40 years old
  Occupation: Comedian
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  • Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky
  • Famous Scorpios
  • Famous Activists

  Leon Trotsky

  Activist, Political Leader / 1879 - 1940

  Communist Leon Trotsky helped ignite the Russian Revolution of 1917, and built the Red Army afterward. He was exiled and later assassinated by Soviet agents.

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  Leon Trotsky

  1940 | 60 years old
  Activist, Political Leader

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  • Founding Fathers
  • Famous Virgoans
  • Famous Lawyers

  James Wilson

  Lawyer / 1742 - 1798

  James Wilson was a Supreme Court associate justice. He signed both the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.

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  James Wilson

  1798 | 55 years old
  Lawyer