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What Happened On 8th August 1921 In History

August 8th (1921) was a Monday. It's the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 145 days left to the end of the year.

Famous Birthdays on August 8 in 1921

  • » William Asher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
  • » Webb Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1991)
  • » Vulimiri Ramalingaswami, Indian pathologist and academic (d. 2001)
  • » Esther Williams, American swimmer, actress, and singer (d. 2013)

August 8th Famous Deaths for 1921

  • » Juhani Aho, Finnish author and journalist (b. 1861)

August 8th Holidays in History

  • » Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
  • » Cyriacus
  • » Saint Dominic or Dominic de Guzman, founder of the Dominican Order.
  • » Pope Hormisdas e.g Hormisdas
  • » Scribonius Largus called Largus
  • » Mary MacKillop
  • » Smaragdus (and companions)
  • » August 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • » Earliest day on which Melon Day can fall, while August 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday in August. (Turkmenistan)
  • » List of holidays by country Tanzania known as Farmer’s Day or 'Nane Nane', Swahili for "8-8". (Tanzania)

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World History for the 8th August