So you want to have a drink but you aren't sure why? Here are some GREAT reasons to call your friends over and have a party.

August 21st
- Christian Feast Day:

- Consualia, in honor of Consus. (Roman Empire)

- Youth Day/King Mohammed VI's Birthday (Morocco)

- Ninoy Aquino Day (Philippines)


August 21st
- 2007 - Hurricane Dean makes its first landfall in Costa Maya, Mexico with winds at 165 mph (266 km/h). Dean is the first storm since Hurricane Andrew to make landfall as a Category 5.

- 2001 - NATO decides to send a peace-keeping force to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

- 2001 - The Red Cross announces that a famine is striking Tajikistan, and calls for international financial aid for Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

- 1993 - NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.

- 1992 - Ruby Ridge Standoff in Idaho

- 1991 - Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after the occupation of Soviet Union.

- 1991 - Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses.

- 1986 - Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometer range.

- 1983 - Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino, Jr. is assassinated at the Manila International Airport (now renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport).

- 1976 - Operation Paul Bunyan at Panmunjeom, Korea.

- 1974 - Former McNairy County (Tenn) Sheriff Buford Pusser was killed in an auto accident. Pusser's life was chronicled in the original Walking Tall movie trilogy.

- 1971 - A bomb exploded in the Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, Philippines with several anti-Marcos political candidates injured.

- 1969 - An Australian, Michael Dennis Rohan, sets the Al-Aqsa Mosque on fire

- 1968 - Soviet Union-dominated Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring; on the same day, Nicolae Ceau?escu, leader of Communist Romania, publicly condemns the Soviet maneuver, encouraging the Romanian population to arm itself against possible Soviet reprisals.

- 1968 - James Anderson, Jr. posthumously receives the first Medal of Honor to be awarded to an African American U.S. Marine.

- 1963 - Xa Loi Pagoda raids: the Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngo Dinh Nhu, brother of President Ngo Dinh Diem, vandalises Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead.

- 1959 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii's admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day

- 1945 - Physicist Harry K. Daghlian, Jr. is fatally irradiated in a criticality incident during an experiment with the Demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

- 1944 - Dumbarton Oaks Conference, prelude to the United Nations, begins.

- 1942 - World War II: a Nazi flag is installed atop the Mount Elbrus.

- 1942 - World War II: the Guadalcanal campaign: American forces defeat an attack by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the Battle of the Tenaru.

- 1928 - WRNY began regularly scheduled television broadcasts in New York City.

- 1918 - World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins.

- 1911 - The Mona Lisa is stolen by a Louvre employee.

- 1888 - The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.

- 1878 - The American Bar Association is founded.

- 1863 - Lawrence, Kansas is destroyed by Confederate guerrillas Quantrill's Raiders in the Lawrence Massacre.

- 1852 - Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.

- 1831 - Nat Turner leads black slaves and free blacks in a rebellion.

- 1821 - Jarvis Island is discovered by the crew of the ship, Eliza Frances.

- 1810 - Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, Marshal of France, is elected Crown Prince of Sweden by the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates.

- 1808 - Battle of Vimeiro: British and Portuguese forces led by General Arthur Wellesley defeat French force under Major-General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro, Portugal, the first Anglo-Portuguese victory of the Peninsular War.

- 1772 - King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.

- 1770 - James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.

- 1760 - The church (later cathedral) of "Our Lady of Candlemas of Mayagüez (Puerto Rico)" is founded, establishing the basis for the founding of the city.

- 1689 - The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.

- 1680 - Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt.

- 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Sh?gun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192)


August 21st
- 1996 - Jamia Simone Nash, American singer and actress

- 1992 - Brad Kavanagh, English songwriter and actor

- 1990 - Bo Burnham, American comedic singer-songwriter and Internet Celebrity

- 1990 - Fabian Heimpel, German rugby player

- 1989 - Hayden Panettiere, American actress, model and singer

- 1989 - Judd Trump, English snooker player

- 1988 - Louise Setara, English singer-songwriter

- 1988 - Paris Bennett, American singer and finalist on American Idol (season 5)

- 1987 - Kim Kibum, a member of Korean boy band Super junior. actor and singer

- 1986 - Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter

- 1986 - Wout Brama, Dutch international footballer (FC Twente)

- 1985 - Melissa M, French singer

- 1985 - Kevin Nee, American strongman

- 1984 - Neil Dexter, South African cricketer

- 1984 - Alizée Jacotey, French singer

- 1984 - Melissa Schuman, American actress

- 1984 - B.J. Upton, American baseball player

- 1983 - Brody Jenner, American actor

- 1983 - Scott McDonald, Australian footballer (Celtic F.C.)

- 1983 - Josh Harrington, American professional BMX rider

- 1983 - Chantelle Houghton, British TV personality

- 1982 - Jason Eaton, New Zealand All Black rugby player

- 1981 - Collie Buddz, (Colin Harper) Reggae & Dancehall artist

- 1981 - Jarrod Lyle, Australian Golfer

- 1980 - Burney Lamar, American race car driver

- 1980 - Paul Menard, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver

- 1979 - Kelis Rogers-Jones, American singer

- 1978 - Peter Buxton, English rugby union player

- 1978 - Bhumika Chawla, Indian Actress

- 1978 - Reuben Droughns, American football player

- 1978 - Lee Gronkiewicz, American baseball player

- 1978 - Alan Lee, Irish footballer

- 1978 - Jason Marquis, American baseball player

- 1978 - Annie Wu, Taiwanese Actress

- 1976 - Alex Brooks, American ice hockey player

- 1976 - Jeff Cunningham, Jamaican American soccer player

- 1976 - Ramón Vázquez, Puerto Rican baseball player

- 1976 - Nikos Vertis, Greek singer

- 1975 - Alicia Witt, American actress

- 1975 - Simon Katich, Australian cricketer

- 1973 - Steve McKenna, Canadian ice hockey player

- 1973 - Sergey Brin, Co-founder of Google

- 1973 - Nikolay Valuev, Russian boxer

- 1972 - 1950 – Arthur Bremer, American criminal, who shot George C Wallace in May .

- 1971 - Liam Howlett, British musician (The Prodigy)

- 1971 - Mamadou Diallo, Senegalese Soccer player

- 1971 - Robert Harvey, Australian Rules Footballer (St Kilda Football Club)

- 1970 - Nathan Jones, American professional wrestler

- 1970 - Erik Dekker, Dutch cyclist

- 1969 - Josée Chouinard, Canadian figure skater

- 1967 - Serj Tankian, Armenian-born singer (System of a Down)

- 1967 - Darren Bewick, AFL footballer

- 1967 - Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian actress

- 1966 - John Wetteland, Major League Baseball player

- 1965 - Jim Bullinger, American baseball player

- 1965 - Caryn Mower, American actress, stuntwoman and former professional wrestler

- 1964 - Trinity Loren, American actress and model (d. 1998)

- 1963 - King Mohammed VI of Morocco

- 1963 - Richmond Arquette, American actor

- 1962 - John Korfas, Greek basketball player

- 1962 - Jeff Stryker, American actor

- 1961 - David Morales, American disc jockey

- 1961 - Stephen Hillenburg, American animator and cartoonist

- 1961 - V. B. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer

- 1959 - Jim McMahon, American football player

- 1956 - Kim Cattrall, English-born actress

- 1956 - John Tester, US Senator from Montana

- 1954 - Archie Griffin, former American football player and only two-time Heisman Trophy winner.

- 1954 - Chip Coffey, American psychic, medium and television personality.

- 1953 - Ivan Stang, American writer

- 1952 - Keith Hart, Canadian professional wrestler

- 1952 - Glenn Hughes, British bassist and vocalist (Finders Keepers/Trapeze/Deep Purple)

- 1952 - Ji?í Paroubek, former Czech prime minister

- 1952 - Joe Strummer, British musician and singer (The Clash) (d. 2002)

- 1951 - Eric Goles, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist

- 1951 - Char Margolis, American medium

- 1951 - Harry Smith, American television journalist

- 1951 - Margo Kane, Canadian playwright.

- 1950 - Patrick Juvet, Swiss singer

- 1949 - Loretta Devine, American actress

- 1945 - Jerry DaVanon, baseball player

- 1945 - Patty McCormack, American actress

- 1945 - Basil Poledouris, American film score composer (d. 2006)

- 1944 - Jackie DeShannon, American singer

- 1944 - Peter Weir, Australian film director

- 1944 - Perry Christie, former prime minister of the Bahamas

- 1943 - Hugh Wilson, American director, writer and actor

- 1939 - James Burton, American guitarist

- 1939 - Clarence Williams III, American actor

- 1939 - Festus Mogae, president of Botswana

- 1938 - Kenny Rogers, American singer and actor

- 1937 - Robert Stone, American novelist

- 1937 - Gustavo Noboa, former President of Ecuador

- 1936 - Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player (d. 1999)

- 1936 - Radish Tordia, painter of Figurative Art from Georgia

- 1934 - Paul Panhuysen, Dutch composer, visual and sound artist

- 1934 - Sudhakarrao Naik, Indian politician( d. 2001)

- 1933 - Janet Baker, English mezzo-soprano

- 1933 - Michael Dacher, German mountaineer (d. 1994)

- 1932 - Melvin Van Peebles, American actor and screenwriter

- 1930 - Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (d. 2002)

- 1930 - Frank Perry, American film director (d. 1995)

- 1929 - X. J. Kennedy, American poet

- 1929 - Marie Severin, American comic book artist and colorist

- 1928 - Art Farmer, American trumpet player (d. 1999)

- 1928 - Bud McFadin, American football player (d. 2006)

- 1927 - Thomas S. Monson, 16th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church)

- 1925 - Judy Grable, American professional wrestler (d. 2008)

- 1925 - Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (d. 2003)

- 1924 - Jack Buck, American sports announcer (d. 2002)

- 1924 - Chris Schenkel, American sports journalist (d. 2005)

- 1924 - Jack Weston, American actor (d. 1996)

- 1920 - Christopher Robin Milne, inspiration for the Winnie-the-Pooh stories (d. 1996)

- 1918 - Billy Reay, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2004)

- 1915 - Raquel Rastenni, Danish singer (d. 1998)

- 1912 - Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995)

- 1909 - Nikolay Bogolyubov, Russian mathematician (d. 1992)

- 1908 - M. M. Kaye, British writer (d. 2004)

- 1906 - Friz Freleng, American movie animator (d. 1995)

- 1904 - William "Count" Basie, American bandleader (d. 1984)

- 1902 - Angel Karaliychev, Bulgarian writer (d. 1972)

- 1892 - Charles Vanel, French actor and director (d. 1989)

- 1891 - Emiliano Mercado del Toro, World's oldest living man 2004-2007 (d. 2007)

- 1878 - Richard Girulatis, German football manager (d. 1963)

- 1872 - Aubrey Beardsley, English illustrator (d. 1898)

- 1869 - William Henry Ogilvie, Scottish/Australian poet (d. 1963)

- 1858 - Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (d. 1889)

- 1826 - Karl Gegenbaur, German anatomist (d. 1903)

- 1816 - Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist (d. 1856)

- 1813 - Jean Stas, Belgian chemist (d. 1891)

- 1801 - Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch politician (d. 1876)

- 1800 - Hiram Walden, American politician (d. 1880)

- 1798 - Jules Michelet, French historian (d. 1874)

- 1789 - Augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (d. 1857)

- 1765 - William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837)

- 1754 - William Murdoch, Scottish inventor (d. 1839)

- 1754 - Banastre Tarleton, British soldier and politician (d. 1833)

- 1725 - Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter (d. 1805)

- 1670 - James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French military leader (d. 1734)

- 1665 - Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (d. 1729)

- 1660 - Hubert Gautier, French scientist and civil engineer (d. 1737)

- 1643 - King Afonso VI of Portugal (d. 1683)

- 1597 - Roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. 1672)

- 1567 - Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva and saint (d. 1622)

- 1535 - Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1619)

- 1165 - King Philip II of France (d. 1223)

