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August 21 is the 233th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (234th if leap year). It 132 days before the end of the year.

Celebrations

There is no celebration for this day!

Events

Total eclipse of the Sun

(August, 21 2017)
It is the 11th total eclipse of the 21st century, but the 13th passage of the shadow of the Moon on Earth for this century. It is the first total eclipse of the Sun to go to the United States in the 21st century and is baptized by the Americans "The Great American Eclipse".

Invasion of Czechoslovakia

(August, 21 1968)
To end the Spring of Prague, the armed forces of five Warsaw Pact countries (USSR, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary and the GDR) invade Czechoslovakia.

Hawaii becomes 50th State of the Union

(August, 21 1959)
The island became a state of the United States.

Sayings

There is no saying for this day!

Astrology

Sign of the Zodiac: 31th day of the astrological sign of Leo.

 

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