Nathan Bedford Forrests assault on Memphis
August 21 Events in History
1864 Battle at Globe Tavern, Virginia, ends after 2500 casualties
1864 Battle of Grubbs Crossroads, KY
1864 Battle of Summit Point, VA
1864 General-major Nathan Bedford Forrests assault on Memphis, Tennessee
1863 Raid at Lawrence KS by William Quantrill
1858 1st Lincoln-Douglas debate (Illinois)
1841 John Hampton patents venetian blind
1718 Emperor Karel VI, Turkey and Venice sign peace treaty
1703 Turkish army removes sultan Mustafa II
1680 Pueblo Indians takes possession of Santa Fe from Spanish
1673 Sea battle at Kijkduin: De Ruyter defeats English and French fleet
1598 Deed of Transfers proclaims Netherlands independence
1560 Tycho Brahe becomes interested in astronomy
1321 160 Jews of Chincon France, burned at stake
959 Erachus becomes bishop of Luik
August 21 Birthdays in History
1937 Kenny Rogers, singer, Through the Years, actor, Coward of the County
1937 Robert Stone, U.S. writer, Who'll Stop the Rain, WUSA
1936 Mart Crowley, playwright, Boys in the Band
1936 Wilt Chamberlain, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, NBA great center, Los Angeles Laker, 5 time MVP
1935 Ken Taylor, cricketer, England opening batsman three times 1959-64
1933 Janet Baker, York England, mezzo-soprano, Owen Wingrave
1932 Melvin Van Peebles, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor and director, 'Sophisticated Gent'
1931 Gregg Smith, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, directed The Gregg Smith Singers, a mixed chorus of 16 singers who toured the U.S. 40 times, recorded over 100 albums, received three Grammy Awards
1931 Nancy Hadley, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Love That Jill, Joey Bishop Show
1930 Frank Perry, film director
1930 Princess Margaret, British Royalty
1929 Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada, leader of South Africa Communist Party
1928 Gillian Sheen, England, foils 1956 Olympics gold
1928 Zdenek Lukas, composer
1928 Chris Brasher, British Athlete
1927 Wilhelm, Jr. Killmayer, composer
1927 Thomas S. Monson, American Clergyman
1926 Ben-Zion Orgad, composer
1924 Gerald D Lascelles, son of English princess Mary
1924 Jack Buck, American Celebrity
1923 Chris Schenkel, Biuppus, Indiana, sportscaster, Monday Night Fights
1920 Christopher R. Milne, son of Alan A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh
1916 William John Raff Hooper, cartoonist
1915 Jack Weston, Morris Weinstein, Cleveland, actor, 4 Seasons, Rad
1914 Dallas Pratt, collector
1914 Doug Wright, cricketer, England's leg-spinning genius of 30's and 40's
1913 Cornelius Johnson, born in Los Angeles, California, high jumper 1936 Olympics gold
1913 Diana Churchill, actress, Spider, Sally Bishop, Housemaster
1913 Victor Rosow, writer
1909 C. Dillon Douglas, born in Geneva, Switzerland, U.S. Secretary of Treasury, 1961 - 1965
1909 Jon William, Jr. Haussermann, composer
1908 David Farrar, Forest Gate England, actor, Beat Girl, I Accuse
1907 Miguel Torga, Adolfo Correia da Rocha, Portuguese author
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kenny rogers coward of the county
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938) is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. Though he has been most successful with country audiences, he has charted more than 120 hit singles across various music genres and topping the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone.
Two of his albums, The Gambler and Kenny, are featured in the About.com poll of "The 200 Most Influential Country Albums Ever".[2] He was voted the "Favorite Singer of All-Time" in a 1986 joint poll by readers of both USA Today and People. He has received such awards as the AMAs, Grammys, ACMs and CMAs, as well as a lifetime achievement award for a career spanning six decades in 2003.
Later success includes the 2006 album release, Water & Bridges, an across the board hit, that peaked at #5 in the Billboard Country Albums sales charts, also charting high in the Billboard 200. The first single from the album, "I Can't Unlove You," was also a chart hit. Remaining a popular entertainer around the world, the following year he completed a tour of the United Kingdom and the Ireland telling BBC Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright, his favorite hit was "The Gambler". He has also acted in a variety of movies and television shows, most notably the title roles in Kenny Rogers as The Gambler and the MacShayne series as well as his appearance on the Muppet Show.
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