August 21st (1944) was a Monday. It's the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 132 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 21st August, 1944
» Dumbarton Oaks Conference, prelude to the United Nations, begins.
» World War II: Canada Canadian and Poland Polish units Operation Tractable capture the strategically important town of Falaise, Calvados, France.
Famous Birthdays on August 21 in 1944
» Perry Christie, Bahamian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Bahamas
» Jackie DeShannon, American singer-songwriter
» Peter Weir, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter