On this Day in History ... 21st August

21 Aug is in August.

1358 Death of Isabella of France Queen Consort

1553 Trial and Execution of Lady Jane Grey's Supporters

1673 Battle of Texel

1690 Siege of Limerick

1808 Battle of Vimeiro

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Events on the 21st August

On 21 Aug 1131 Baldwin II King Jerusalem (age 56) died. Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem (age 42) succeeded King Jerusalem. Melisende Queen of Jerusalem (age 26) by marriage Queen Consort Jerusalem.

On 21 Aug 1157 Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon (age 52) died. His son Sancho III King Castile (age 23) succeeded III King Castile. His son Ferdinand II King Leon (age 20) succeeded II King Leon.

On 21 Aug 1274 Philip "Bold" III King France (age 29) and Maria Reginar Queen Consort France (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant and Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant. He the son of King Louis IX of France and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 53). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

Archaeologia Volume 35 1853 XXXIII. On the 21st [Aug 1358] the Countess of Warren (age 62) arrived at the Castle [Map], and remained during the following day, to attend at the death-bed of Queen Isabella (age 63), who expired on the 22nd of August. Sir John de Wynewyk also supped at the castle on the day of the Queen's death.

Respecting Isabella's death, she is stated by chroniclers to have sunk, in the course of a single day, under the effect of a too powerful medicine, administered at her own desire. From several entries however in this account, it would appear that she had been in a state requiring medical treatment for some time previous to her decease.

As early as the 15th of February a payment had been made to a messenger going on three several occasions to London, for divers medicines for the Queen, and for the hire of a horse for Master Lawrence, the physician; and again for another journey by night to London. On the same day a second payment was made to the same messenger for two other journeys by night to London, and two to St. Alban's, to procure medicines for the Queen. On the 1st of August a payment was made to Nicholas Thomasyn apothecary, of London, for divers spices and ointment supplied for the Queen's use. On the 12th of August messengers were paid for several night journeys to London for medicines. On the 20th of August, two days only before the Queen's death, payment was made to a messenger who had been sent to London to fetch Master Simon de Bredon "ad videndum statum Reginæ1." Increased alarm for the Queen's health is now visible, for by a payment made on the 24th of August, two days after her death, it appears that a messenger had been sent to Canterbury "cum maxima festinatione2" with letters of the Queen, to bring Master Lawrence, the physician, to see the Queen's state. And another entry occurs of a payment made on the 12th of September to Master Lawrence, of forty shillings, for attendance on the Queen and the Queen of Scotland, at Hertford, for an entire month. Finally an allowance is made to the accountant, on the 6th of December, in terms which, as they are somewhat obscure, I prefer to quote in the original words, "Magistro Johanni Gateneys, de dono, in precio xv. florenorum de xl. denariis, sibi liberatorum in vita Reginæ, ad decoquend' cum medicinis pro corpore Reginæ3, l. s."

It is evident that the body of the Queen remained in the chapel of the Castle until the 23rd of November, as a payment is made to fourteen poor persons for watching the Queen's corpse there, day and night, from Saturday the 25th of August to that date, each of them receiving two pence daily, besides his food. The body was probably removed from Hertford Castle on the 24th of November, as we find, by the continuation of the Account of the expenses of the household, that on the 22nd and 23rd the Bishop of Lincoln, the Abbot of Waltham (? ), the Prior of Coventry, and "plures extranei4" were there for the performance of a solemn mass in the chapel; and the daily expenditure on those days, and on the 24th, rises from the average of six pounds to fifteen and twenty-five pounds. Moreover, from the 25th to the 28th of November the household is in London, after which it returns again to Hertford. The statement, therefore, of chroniclers that the Queen's funeral took place on the 27th is confirmed. She was interred in the choir of the church of the Grey Friars [Map], within Newgate, now Christ Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury officiating, and the King (age 45) himself being present at the ceremony. Just twenty-eight years before, on nearly the same day, the body of her paramour Mortimer was consigned to its grave in the same building

Note 1. "to see the state of the Queen".

Note 2. "with the greatest haste".

Note 3. "to see the state of the Queen's Master John Gateneys, of the gift, at the price of xv. 40 florins denarii, which had been delivered to him during the Queen's lifetime, to be decoctioned together with the medicines for the Queen's body".

Note 4. "many strangers".

On 21 Aug 1400 Rupert King Germany (age 48) was appointed King Germany.

On 21 Aug 1535 Nicholas Poyntz (age 25) visited by Henry VIII (age 44) and Queen Anne Boleyn of England (age 34) at Acton Court Iron Acton, Gloucestershire [Map].

Henry Machyn's Diary. 21 Aug 1553. The xxj of August was, by viij of the cloke in the mornyng, on the Towre hylle a-boythe x M1. men and women for to have [seen] the execussyon of the duke of Northumberland (age 49), for the skaffold was mad rede, and sand and straw was browth, and all the men [that] longest to the Towre, as Hogston, Shordyche, Bow, Ratclyff [Map], Lymhouse, Sant Kateryns, and the waters of the Towre, and the gard, and shyreyffs offesers, and evere man stand in order with ther holbardes, and lanes made, and the hangman was ther, and sodenly they wher commondyd to [depart].

On 21 Aug 1627 Maria Eugenia Habsburg Spain (age 1) died.

Evelyn's Diary. 19 Aug 1649. I went to salute the French King (age 10) and the Queen Dowager (age 47); and, on the 21st, returned in one of the Queen's coaches with my Lord Germain, Duke of Buckingham (age 21), Lord Wentworth (age 37), and Mr. Croftes (age 38), since Lord Croftes.

Pepy's Diary. 21 Aug 1668. After dinner I by coach to my bookseller's in Duck Lane [Map], and there did spend a little time and regarder su moher, and so to St. James's, where did a little ordinary business; and by and by comes Monsieur Colbert (age 43), the French Embassador, to make his first visit to the Duke of York (age 34), and then to the Duchess (age 31): and I saw it: a silly piece of ceremony, he saying only a few formal words. A comely man, and in a black suit and cloak of silk, which is a strange fashion, now it hath been so long left off: This day I did first see the Duke of York's (age 34) room of pictures of some Maids of Honour, done by Lilly (age 49): good, but not like1.

Note 1. The set of portraits known as "King Charles's Beauties", formerly in Windsor Castle, but now at Hampton Court [Map]. B.

On 21 Aug 1673 the Battle of Texel was a naval battle between the English and Dutch. Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland (age 53) commanded the Allied fleet of about 92 ships and 30 fireships. Jean II d'Estrées commanding the van, and Sir Edward Spragge (age 53) the rear division. The Dutch fleet of 75 ships and 30 fireships was commanded by Admiral Michiel de Ruyter (age 66).

Although there were no major ship losses, many were seriously damaged and about 3,000 men died, two-thirds of them English or French.

The Gloucester fought.

Evelyn's Diary. 21 Aug 1674. In one of the meadows at the foot of the long Terrace below the Windsor Castle [Map], works were thrown up to show the King (age 44) a representation of the city of Maestricht, newly taken by the French. Bastians, bulwarks, ramparts, palisadoes, graffs, horn-works, counter-scarps, etc., were constructed. It was attacked by the Duke of Monmouth (age 25) (newly come from the real siege) and the Duke of York (age 40), with a little army, to show their skill in tactics. On Saturday night they made their approaches, opened trenches, raised batteries, took the counter-scarp and ravelin, after a stout defense; great guns fired on both sides, grenadoes shot, mines sprung, parties sent out, attempts of raising the siege, prisoners taken, parleys; and, in short, all the circumstances of a formal siege, to appearance, and, what is most strange all without disorder, or ill accident, to the great satisfaction of a thousand spectators. Being night, it made a formidable show. The siege being over, I went with Mr. Pepys (age 41) back to London, where we arrived about three in the morning.

On 21 Aug 1690 John Margetson (age 34) died at Limerick, County Limerick during the Siege of Limerick.

On 21 Aug 1702 Robert Throckmorton 4th Baronet was born to Robert Throckmorton 3rd Baronet (age 40) and Mary Yate Lady Throckmorton (age 34).

On 21 Aug 1754 Banastre Tarleton 1st Baronet was born to John Tarleton (age 36) and Jane Parker (age 28).

On 21 Aug 1763 General Isaac Gascoyne was born to Bamber Gascoigne "The Elder" (age 38) and Mary Green at Barking.

After 21 Aug 1780. Memorial to George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (deceased) at All Saints Church, Sudbury [Map].

On 21 Aug 1808 the Battle of Vimeiro was fought at which Earl of Wellington (age 39) defeated the French under Major-General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro.

General Thomas Bradford (age 30) fought.

On 21 Aug 1813 Queen Sophia of Sweden (age 67) died.

After 26 Apr 1865. Monument to Emily Eglantine Balfour (deceased) who probably died in childbirth, or as a consequence of childbirth, having given birth to three children since her marriage on 21 Aug 1861. Sculpted by James Forsyth (age 37). Holy Cross Church, Burley-on-the-Hill [Map].

Emily Eglantine Balfour: On 21 Aug 1841 she was born to Colonel John Balfour 7th of Balbirnie and Georgiana Campbell. On 21 Aug 1861 George Henry Finch and she were married at St Peter's Church, Pimlico. They were half second cousin twice removed. On 26 Apr 1865 Emily Eglantine Balfour died at Burley-on-the-Hill, Rutlandshire.

On 21 Aug 1948 Frederick Hall (age 88) died.

On 21 Aug 1959 Jacob Epstein (age 78) died.

Births on the 21st August

On 21 Aug 1331 Nicholas Orsini Count was born to Roberto Orsini Count (age 36) and Sueva del Balzo. He a great x 3 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England.

On 21 Aug 1575 Barbara Pepys was born to Fermor aka Jerome Pepys (age 27) in South Creake Norfolk. Christened 24 Aug 1575.

On 21 Aug 1597 Roger Twysden 2nd Baronet was born to William Twysden 1st Baronet (age 31) and Anne Finch Lady Twysden (age 23).

On 21 Aug 1619 John Borlase 1st Baronet was born to William Borlase (age 30) and Jane Popham at Littlecote House.

Before 21 Aug 1625 Hugh Boscawen was born to Hugh Boscawen (age 47) and Margaret Rolle (age 25).

On 21 Aug 1625 John Claypole was born.

On 21 Aug 1643 Alfonso VI King Portugal was born to John IV King Portugal (age 39) and Luisa de Guzman Queen Consort Portugal (age 29).

On 21 Aug 1657 Charles Yelverton 14th Baron Grey of Ruthyn was born to Henry Yelverton Baron Grey of Ruthyn (age 24) and Susan Longueville 13th Baroness Grey of Ruthyn.

On 21 Aug 1670 James Fitzjames 1st Duke Berwick was born illegitimately to King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 36) and Arabella Churchill (age 21).

On 17 Aug 1683 Henry Neville aka Grey was born to Richard Neville (age 27) and Catherine Grey (age 29). He was baptised on 21 Aug 1683.

On 21 Aug 1691 Anne Master Countess Coventry was born to Streynsham Master of Codnor Castle in Derbyshire and Elizabeth Leigh.

On 21 Aug 1701 George Bowes was born to William Bowes of Streatlam (age 44) and Elizabeth Blakiston (age 50).

On 21 Aug 1702 Robert Throckmorton 4th Baronet was born to Robert Throckmorton 3rd Baronet (age 40) and Mary Yate Lady Throckmorton (age 34).

On or before 21 Aug 1709 Elizabeth Palmer was born to Thomas Palmer 4th Baronet (age 27).

On 21 Aug 1733 Fredericka Magdalene Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 35) and Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (age 32) at Coburg. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.37%.

On 21 Aug 1754 Banastre Tarleton 1st Baronet was born to John Tarleton (age 36) and Jane Parker (age 28).

On 21 Aug 1763 General Isaac Gascoyne was born to Bamber Gascoigne "The Elder" (age 38) and Mary Green at Barking.

On 21 Aug 1765 Aubrey Beauclerk 6th Duke St Albans was born to Aubrey Beauclerk 5th Duke St Albans (age 25) and Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans (age 22). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 21 Aug 1766 William Assheton Harbord 2nd Baron Suffield was born to Harbord Morden aka Harbord 1st Baron Suffield (age 32) and Mary Assheton Baroness Suffield.

On 21 Aug 1773 Augustus George Legge was born to William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 42) and Frances Catherine Gounter Nicoll Countess Dartmouth (age 40).

On 21 Aug 1776 James Langham 10th Baronet was born to James Langham 7th Baronet (age 40) and Juliana Musgrave Lady Langham.

On 21 Aug 1791 Augustus Fitzgerald 3rd Duke Leinster was born to William Robert Fitzgerald 2nd Duke Leinster (age 42) and Emilia St George Duchess Leinster. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 21 Aug 1796 William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck was born to William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck 4th Duke Portland (age 28) and Henrietta Scott Duchess Portland (age 22).

On 21 Aug 1801 Thomas Twysden was born to Thomas Twysden (age 35).

On 21 Aug 1823 George Thomas Orlando Bridgeman was born to George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford (age 33) and Georgina Elizabeth Moncrieffe Countess Bradford (age 33).

On 21 Aug 1830 Charles Henry Maude was born to Captain Francis Maude (age 31).

On 21 Aug 1831 Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford was born to George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 25) and Agnes Paget (age 27).

On 21 Aug 1841 Emily Eglantine Balfour was born to Colonel John Balfour 7th of Balbirnie (age 30) and Georgiana Campbell (age 21).

On 21 Aug 1924 Gerald David Lascelles was born to Henry Lascelles 6th Earl Harewood (age 41) and Princess Mary Windsor Countess Harewood (age 27) at Goldsborough Hall, Knaresborough. He a grandson of George V King United Kingdom.

Marriages on the 21st August

On 21 Aug 1274 Philip "Bold" III King France (age 29) and Maria Reginar Queen Consort France (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant and Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant. He the son of King Louis IX of France and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 53). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

On 21 Aug 1539 Michael Dormer (age 98) and Katherine Dallam were married.

Before 21 Aug 1569 Richard le Strange (age 53) and Anne Astley (age 25) were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

Before 21 Aug 1597 William Twysden 1st Baronet (age 31) and Anne Finch Lady Twysden (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Moyle Finch 1st Baronet (age 47) and Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea (age 41).

Before 21 Aug 1619 William Borlase (age 30) and Jane Popham were married.

On 21 Aug 1636 Dutton Gerard 3rd Baron Gerard (age 23) and Elisabeth O'Brien Baroness Gerard were married. She by marriage Baroness Gerard of Gerard's Bromley. She the daughter of Henry O'Brien 5th Earl Thomond (age 48) and Mary Brereton Countess Thomond (age 56).

Before 21 Aug 1652 John Buck 1st Baronet and Anne Style were married.

On or after 21 Aug 1652 John Buck 1st Baronet and Mary Ashton Lady Buck were married. She by marriage Lady Buck of Hamby Grange in Lincolnshire.

Before 21 Aug 1657 Henry Yelverton Baron Grey of Ruthyn (age 24) and Susan Longueville 13th Baroness Grey of Ruthyn were married. He by marriage Baron Grey of Ruthyn.

On 21 Aug 1678 Pury Cust (age 23) and Ursula Woodcock (age 19) were married.

Before 21 Aug 1691 Streynsham Master of Codnor Castle in Derbyshire and Elizabeth Leigh were married.

Before 21 Aug 1702 Robert Throckmorton 3rd Baronet (age 40) and Mary Yate Lady Throckmorton (age 34) were married. She by marriage Lady Throckmorton of Coughton in Warwickshire.

On 21 Aug 1729 Edward Southwell (age 24) and Katherine Watson (age 13) were married.

On 21 Aug 1737 John Webb of Church Stanway in Gloucestershire (age 22) and Frances Skey (age 17) were married at St Peter's Church, Winchcombe.

Before 21 Aug 1754 John Tarleton (age 36) and Jane Parker (age 28) were married.

On 21 Aug 1777 Charles Townshend 1st Baron Bayning (age 47) and Annabella Smith-Powlett (age 23) were married at Lambeth Palace [Map]. The difference in their ages was 24 years. They were first cousin once removed.

On 21 Aug 1792 Thomas Raymond Arundell (age 27) and Elizabeth Mary Smythe (age 26) were married.

On 21 Aug 1798 Richard Norman and Elizabeth Isabella Manners were married. She the daughter of Charles Manners 4th Duke Rutland and Mary Isabella Somerset Duchess Rutland (age 42).

Before 21 Aug 1838 George Musgrave 10th Baronet (age 39) and Charlotte Graham Lady Musgrave (age 34) were married. She by marriage Lady Musgrave of Hartley Castle in Westmoreland.

On 21 Aug 1844 William Compton 4th Marquess Northampton (age 26) and Eliza Harriet Elliot Marchioness Northampton (age 24) were married at Naples. He the son of Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton (age 54) and Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton.

On 21 Aug 1845 Edward Christopher Egerton (age 29) and Mary Frances Pierrepont were married. She the daughter of Charles Herbert Pierrepont 2nd Earl Manvers (age 67) and Mary Laetitia Eyre Countess Manvers (age 60). They were half second cousins.

On 21 Aug 1861 George Henry Finch (age 26) and Emily Eglantine Balfour (age 20) were married at St Peter's Church, Pimlico. They were half second cousin twice removed.

On 21 Aug 1869 Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt (age 75) and Frank Armstrong Crawford (age 30) were married. She signed a pre-nuptial agreement, agreeing to receive $500,000 in bonds after his death. Confederate Generals Braxton Bragg and his brother, Thomas Bragg, both attended the wedding. The difference in their ages was 44 years.

On 21 Aug 1890 Henry Cubitt 2nd Baron Ashcombe (age 23) and Maud Marianne Calvert (age 25) were married.

On 21 Aug 1915 Hubert Acland 4th Baronet (age 25) and Lalage Mary Kathleen Acland (age 26) were married at All Saints Church, Dorchester. They were second cousins.

Deaths on the 21st August

On 21 Aug 1131 Baldwin II King Jerusalem (age 56) died. Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem (age 42) succeeded King Jerusalem. Melisende Queen of Jerusalem (age 26) by marriage Queen Consort Jerusalem.

On 21 Aug 1148 William II Count Nevers died. Possibly 05 Aug 1089.

On 21 Aug 1157 Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon (age 52) died. His son Sancho III King Castile (age 23) succeeded III King Castile. His son Ferdinand II King Leon (age 20) succeeded II King Leon.

On 21 Aug 1190 Godfrey Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine (age 48) died.

On 21 Aug 1271 Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose (age 50) died.

On 21 Aug 1321 Thomas Musgrave (age 41) died at Great Musgrave Musgrave.

Before 21 Aug 1337 John Moels 4th Baron Moels died. Baron Moels abeyant between his two daughters Muriel Moels and Isabel Moels.

On 21 Aug 1337 Joan Lovel Baroness Maynard (age 40) died at Castle Cary, Somerset.

On 21 Aug 1400 Isabel Loring Baroness Harington died.

After 21 Aug 1464 Eleanor Bourbon (age 57) died.

On 21 Aug 1497 Lorenzo Tornabuoni (age 32) was beheaded for scheming with France against Florence.

On 21 Aug 1544, some sources say 1558, Francis Catesby (age 18) died.

On 21 Aug 1551 John Pakington of Hampton Lovett (age 63) died.

On 21 Aug 1553 Thomas Heneage (age 73) died.

On 21 Aug 1557 Admiral John Clere (age 46) drowned with around ninety of his men whilst attempting to storm the Bishop's Palace Kirkwall.

On 21 Aug 1569 Richard le Strange (age 53) died.

On 21 Aug 1596 Richard Knollys (age 48) died.

On 21 Aug 1597 Dorothea Sibylle Oldenburg died.

On 21 Aug 1600 Mary Howard Baroness Dudley (age 52) died.

On 21 Aug 1625 Jean Seton Countess Tweeddale (age 19) died.

On 21 Aug 1627 Maria Eugenia Habsburg Spain (age 1) died.

On 21 Aug 1629 Dorothy Hopton (age 59) died. She was buried at Great CressIngham, Norfolk [Map].

On 21 Aug 1631 Simon Bennett 1st Baronet (age 47) died. Baronet Bennett of Bechampton extinct.

On 20 Aug 1632 Dorothy St John Countess Bath died. She was buried on 21 Aug 1632 at St Peter's Church, Tawstock [Map]. There are letters from her husband Edward Bourchier 4th Earl Bath (age 42) and from the Earl of Bedford, both dat. 26 May 1633, referring to "the fresh sense he hath of the loss of so noble a wife," and to his unwillingness on that account to marry "Mistress Dorothy Seymour," as suggested by the King.

Before 21 Aug 1633 Charles Wilmot (age 22) died.

On 21 Aug 1673 Henry Grey 1st Earl Stamford (age 74) died. His grandson Thomas Grey 2nd Earl Stamford (age 19) succeeded 2nd Earl Stamford, 3rd Baron Grey of Groby.

On 21 Aug 1673 Admiral Edward Spragg (age 53) died.

On 21 Aug 1676 Leopold Frederick Hohenzollern (age 2) died.

On 21 Aug 1690 John Margetson (age 34) died at Limerick, County Limerick during the Siege of Limerick.

On or before 21 Aug 1700 Daniel Craster of Alnwick Abbey died. He was buried on 21 Aug 1700.

On 21 Aug 1713 Louise Emilie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 17) died at Coburg.

On 21 Aug 1720 Admiral John Leake (age 64) died.

On 21 Aug 1741 Elizabeth Bellamy (age 61) died.

In 21 Aug 1762 Mary Wortley-Montagu née Pierrepont (age 73) died.

On 21 Aug 1780 Georgiana Caroline Carteret (age 64) died.

On 21 Aug 1788 Anne Master Countess Coventry (age 97) died.

On 21 Aug 1793 Jane Bertie died.

On 21 Aug 1797 Anne Wallis (age 46) died.

On 21 Aug 1805 James Whalley-Smythe-Gardiner 2nd Baronet (age 56) died.

On 21 Aug 1813 Queen Sophia of Sweden (age 67) died.

On 21 Aug 1830 Arthur Richard Wellesley (age 26) died.

On 21 Aug 1836 John Gore (age 64) died at Datchet, Buckinghamshire.

On 21 Aug 1836 William Petty-Fitzmaurice (age 25) died at Lansdowne House Mayfair.

On 21 Aug 1842 George Henry Gibbs of Aldenham (age 56) died.

On 21 Aug 1846 William O'Brien 2nd Marquess Thomond (age 81) died. On 21 Aug 1846 His brother James O'Brien 3rd Marquess Thomond (age 77) succeeded 3rd Marquess Thomond, 7th Earl Inchiquin.

On 21 Aug 1868 Theodore Arundell died.

On 21 Aug 1872 Thomas Tryon of Bulwick (age 70) died.

On 21 Aug 1890 Adelaide Paget (age 70) died.

On 21 Aug 1900 Reverend William Henry Spencer (age 90) died.

On 21 Aug 1905 Charles Marsham 4th Earl Romney (age 64) died. His son Charles Marsham 5th Earl Romney (age 40) succeeded 5th Earl Romney, 5th Viscount Marsham, 7th Baron Romney, 11th Baronet Marsham of Cuckston in Kent. Anne Louisa Scott Countess of Romney (age 37) by marriage Countess Romney.

On 21 Aug 1911 Charles Thomas Montagu-Douglas-Scott (age 71) died.

On 21 Aug 1915 John Peniston Milbanke 10th Baronet (age 42) was killed in action at Suvla Bay. His son John Charles Peniston Milbanke 11th Baronet (age 13) succeeded 11th Baronet Milbanke of Halnaby in Yorkshire.

On 21 Aug 1915 Thomas Pakenham 5th Earl of Longford (age 50) was killed in action during the Gallipoli Campaign. His son Edward Pakenham 6th Earl of Longford (age 12) succeeded 6th Earl Longford, 7th Baron Longford.

On 21 Aug 1916 Martha Solomon Countess Stamford and Warrington (age 78) died.

On 21 Aug 1933 Susan Alice Fitzharding (age 67) died.

On 21 Aug 1944 Lieutenant Edward Norman Petty-Fitzmaurice (age 22) was killed in action in Italy. He is commemorated on Panel 2 of the Cassino memorial. His older brother Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice 7th Marquess of Lansdowne (age 27) was killed nine days later.

On 21 Aug 1948 Frederick Hall (age 88) died.

On 21 Aug 1951 Edmond Fitzmaurice 7th Earl of Orkney (age 84) died.

On 21 Aug 1959 Jacob Epstein (age 78) died.

On 21 Aug 1964 Edward Fox-Strangways 7th Earl of Ilchester (age 58) died without surviving male issue. His fourth cousin Walter Angelo Fox-Strangways 8th Earl of Ilchester (age 77) succeeded 8th Earl Ilchester.