August 21st (1945) was a Tuesday. 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, 1945
» Physicist Harry K. Daghlian, Jr. is fatally irradiated in a criticality accident during an experiment with the Demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Famous Birthdays on August 21 in 1945
» Celia Brayfield, English journalist and author
» Jerry DaVanon, American baseball player
» Patty McCormack, American actress and singer
» Basil Poledouris, American composer and conductor (d. 2006)