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Events: '''Events:'''
*1959: Hawaii becomes the 50th state of the United States of America. *] - Hawaii becomes the 50th state of the United States of America
*] - Toxic gas erupts from a ] lake in ], killing over 1700 people
*1998: The ] destroys a pharmaceutical plant (erroneously believed to be a chemical weapons plant) in ] with ]s in response to the ] ], and tries to kill ] in a cruise missile attack on his camp in Afghanistan, during a meeting of "terrorist leaders". But the participants had dispersed by the time the missiles struck, and bin Laden was unharmed.
*] - The ] destroys a pharmaceutical plant (erroneously believed to be a chemical weapons plant) in ]
*2001: The ] decides to send a peace-keeping force to ]. *] - ] decides to send a peace-keeping force to ]
*2001: A sixth-century temple is discovered in central ].
*2001: The ] announces that a ] is striking ], and calls for international financial aid for Tajikistan and ]. *2001 - A sixth-century temple is discovered in central ]
*2001 - The ] announces that a ] is striking ], and calls for international financial aid for Tajikistan and ]


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Births: '''Births:'''
⚫ *1904: ] (bandleader)
*] - ]
⚫ *1928: ] (trumpet player)
*] - ], illustrator
⚫ *1932: ] (actor, screenwriter)
⚫ *] - ], bandleader
⚫ *1936: ] (Basketball Hall of Famer)
*] - ], movie animator
⚫ *1938: ] (singer, actor)
⚫ *] - ], trumpet player
⚫ *1944: ] (director)
⚫ *] - ], actor, screenwriter
⚫ *] - ], Basketball Hall of Famer
⚫ *] - ], singer, actor
⚫ *] - ], movie director

'''Deaths:'''
*] - ], Christian theologian
*] - ], Russian revolutionary
*] - ], Philippine opposition leader

'''Holidays:'''


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Revision as of 15:51, 25 February 2002

August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 132 days remaining.

Events:

  • 1959 - Hawaii becomes the 50th state of the United States of America
  • 1986 - Toxic gas erupts from a volcanic lake in Cameroon, killing over 1700 people
  • 1998 - The United States destroys a pharmaceutical plant (erroneously believed to be a chemical weapons plant) in Sudan
  • 2001 - NATO decides to send a peace-keeping force to Macedonia
  • 2001 - A sixth-century temple is discovered in central Mexico
  • 2001 - The Red Cross announces that a famine is striking Tajikistan, and calls for international financial aid for Tajikistan and Uzbekistan


Births:

Deaths:

Holidays:

August 20 - August 22 - July 21 - September 21 - more historical anniversaries

See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December