August 21st (2001) was a Tuesday. It's the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 132 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 21st August, 2001
» NATO decides to send a peace-keeping force to the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia called Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
» The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement known as Red Cross announces that a famine is striking Tajikistan, and calls for international financial aid for Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.