Today in History for August 1821
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 6 of 6
4th - 1st edition of Saturday Evening Post (publishes until 1969)
6th - 1st edition of "Courrier of Pays-Bas" newspaper published in Brussels
10th - Missouri admitted as 24th US state
19th - Failed liberal coup against French King Louis XVIII
21st - Jarvis Island is discovered by the crew of the ship, Eliza Frances.
23rd - Mexico declares independence
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 7 of 7
4th - James White, American theologian (d. 1881)
10th - Jay Cooke, American financier (d. 1905)
14th - Clement Hoffman "Rock" Stevens, Brigadier General (Confederate Army)
21st - William Barksdale, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
24th - Emmanuele Muzio, composer
30th - Anita Garibaldi, Brazilian warrior; Garibaldi's wife (War of Tatters) (d. 1849)
31st - Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 5 of 5
1st - Elizabeth Inchbald (Simpson), actress/author (Lady Abbess), dies at 68
4th - William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declar of Independence), dies at 86
6th - Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer, dies at 64
10th - Salvatore Vigano, composer, dies at 52
29th - Horace Coignet, composer, dies at 86
