Usain Bolt, born August 21, 1986, is a retired Jamaican sprinter widely regarded as the greatest of all time. He holds the world records for the 100 m, 200 m, and 4 x 100 m relay. Bolt, an eight-time Olympic gold medalist, is the only sprinter to have won the Olympic 100 m and 200 m titles in three consecutive Games (2008, 2012, and 2016). He also won two gold medals in the 4 100 relay. He rose to prominence after winning both sprints in world record times at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, making him the first person to hold both records since fully automatic time became mandatory.

Ransom On August 21, 1897, Eli Olds of Lansing, Michigan, founded Olds Motors Works, which would later become Oldsmobile. In 1883, Olds, who was born in Geneva, Ohio, started working for his family's machine-repair and engine-building company.

Dil Se.. (lit. 'From the Heart..') is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed and written by Mani Ratnam, and produced by Ratnam, Ram Gopal Varma, and Shekhar Kapur. The film, set against the backdrop of the Assam insurgency, stars Shah Rukh Khan and Manisha Koirala, with Preity Zinta making her film debut in a supporting role. The film, written by Ratnam and Tigmanshu Dhulia, is an example of parallel cinema and is the final instalment in Mani Ratnam's trilogy, which also includes Roja (1992) and Bombay (1993). (1995).

The East India Company purchased some land along the coast on August 22, 1639, and that's when Madras was established. Madraspatnam was the name given to Chennai, which was situated in Tondaimandalam between Cuddalore and Nellore, on the Pennar River. The empires of the Chola, Pallava, Pandiya, and Vijaynagar have formerly dominated this region.

Congress passed the Admission Act on March 18, 1959, and on August 21, 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared Hawaii the 50th state by proclamation.

On August 22, 1851, the schooner America, built in the United States, defeats a fleet of Britain's finest ships in a race around England's Isle of Wight.

The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 was approved by the Indian Parliament on August 21st, 1972. Hunting, exploitation, and cruelty toward plants and animals are prohibited under the Act that fights for their protection. The Act protects wild animals, birds, and plants over the entire nation.

James Kimberley Corden is an English comedian, actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host who was born on August 22, 1978. He is best known in the United States as the host of The Late Late Show with James Corden, a late-night talk show that has aired on CBS since 2015. He is best known in the United Kingdom for co-writing and starring in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey.

Lafangey Parindey is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Pradeep Sarkar and produced by Aditya Chopra, starring Neil Nitin Mukesh and Deepika Padukone.

Football is a group of team sports that involve kicking a ball to score a goal to varying degrees. Unqualified, the term football usually refers to the most popular type of football in the area where the term is used. On August 20, 1920, seven men, including legendary all-around athlete and football star Jim Thorpe, gather at the Jordan and Hupmobile Auto Showroom in Canton, Ohio, to organize a professional football league.

An Italian who had worked as a handyman for the museum in 1911 stole Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" from the Louvre. Two years later, the now-famous painting was found. At the Prado Museum in Madrid on February 1, 2012, a genuine modern replica of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa was on display.