21 August
Giacomo F. Maraldi
21 August 1665 - 1 December 1729
Italian astronomer, who carried out early research into the planet Mars.
Hubert Gautier
21 August 1660 - 27 September 1737
French roads engineer who wrote the first book on the design and construction of bridges: Treatise on Bridges, published 1716.
Claude Grahame-White
21 August 1879 - 19 August 1959
English pioneer aviator. First Englishman to receive his Certificate of Proficiency, in 1910.
William Murdoch
21 August 1754 - 15 November 1839
Scottish engineer who invented lighting powered by coal gass.
Count Basie (William)
21 August 1904 - 26 April 1984
American. Renowned jazz pianist and band leader.
Princess Margaret
21 August 1930 - 9 February 2002
Sister to the current Queen of England.
Kenny Rogers
21 August 1938
American country singer.
Sergey Brin
21 August 1973
Russian born, now American. Co-founder of Google.
And finally …
21 August 1770 - Eastern Australia claimed for England by James Cook. Named New South Wales, as the coast reminded him of the southern Wales coastline.
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Follow-Up …
Note: these sites listed below are only configured for desktop computer browsers and it would not be practical to view them on mobile phones.
Giacomo F. Maraldi
http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/Bios/maraldi1.html
Hubert Gautier
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Hubert-Gautier
Claude Grahame-White
http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/grahame-white.html
William Murdoch
http://www.williammurdoch.com/
Count Basie
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=3676
Princess Margaret
http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/181:690/1/Princess_Margaret_Mountbatten-Windsor.htm
Kenny Rogers
http://www.kennyrogers.biz/biography.html
Sergey Brin
http://www.momentmag.com/Exclusive/2007/2007-02/200702-BrinFeature.html
