On This Day
August 21
1831 Nat Turner starts a rebellion to free black slaves in Southampton County Virginia
1911 Vincenzo Peruggia steals the Mona Lisa from the Louvre
1938 Fats Waller records the song Ain’t Misbehavin
1959 Hawaii enters the United States as the 50th
1961 The Marvelettes release the song Please Mr. Postman which becomes Motown’s 1st 1 No. hit.
1965 Do You Believe In Magic is released by The Lovin’ Spoonful’s
2005 Robert Moog passes away
Happy Birthday
1932 Melvin van Peebles actor director
1936 Wilt Chamberlain NBA basketball great 2 x NBA Champ played for Harlem Globetrotters, La Lakers
1938 Kenny Rogers The Gambler
1952 Joe Strummer musician in the band the Clash
1967 Sejr Tankian System of a Down
1971 Liam Howlett EDM DJ in the band The Prodigy
1973 Sergey Brinn one of the co-founders of Google
1974 Alicia Witt actress in Dune, Twin Peaks, Four Rooms
1984 Eve Torres WWE Wrestler
1986 Pac Pro Wrestler
1986 Usain Bolt sprinter 6 x Olympic gold medals
1989 Hayden Panettiere actress
1992 RJ Mitte actor in Breaking Bad
