Famous Birthdays for August 21Aubrey Beardsley 1872 William Count Basie 1904 Chris Schenkel 1923 Jack Weston 1924 Art Farmer 1928 Elmo Langley 1928 Princess Margaret (Britain) 1930 Melvin Van Peebles 1932 - Actor, director Wilt Chamberlain 1936 Kenny Rogers 1938 - Country singer James Burton 1939 Clarence Williams III 1939 - Actor ("The Mod Squad," "Purple Rain") Harold Reid (The Statler Brothers) 1939 Ernie Maresca 1939 - Musician Jackie DeShannon 1944 - Singer Peter Weir 1944 - Film director Willie Lanier 1945 Patty McCormack 1945 Carl Giammarese (The Buckinghams) 1947 Harry Smith 1951 - Broadcast journalist Joe Strummer (The Clash) 1952 Nick Kane (The Mavericks) 1954 Kim Cattrall 1956 - Actress Kim Sledge (Sister Sledge) 1957 Budgie (Siouzie and the Banshees) 1957 Jim McMahon 1959 Carrie-Anne Moss 1970 - Actress Liam Howlett (Prodigy) 1971 Alicia Witt 1975 - Actress Hayden Panettiere 1989 - Actress ("Heroes," "Nashvilled") |
