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| August 21st |
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| About August 21st is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 132 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1907 - Hy Zaret, lyricist, composer ("Unchained Melody") 1945 - Willie Lanier, Hall of Fame linebacker 1956 - Jon Tester, U.S. Senator (Montana) 1956 - Kim Cattrall, actress (Sex and the City) Deaths 1854 - Thomas Clayton, U.S. Senator (Delaware) Events 1959 - Hawaii is admitted to the Union becoming the 50th state of the United States of America. 2004 - Michael Phelps wins his eight medal of the Athens Olympics, he would leave with six gold and two bronze medals. 2007 - Hurricane Dean makes landfall as a category 5 hurricane in Costa Maya, Mexico, leaving 45 dead and total damages over $1.5 billion. |
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