Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 21

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Ninoy Aquino Day in the Philippines

Instrument of Government
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1831 - Nat Turner led a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia.

1911 - Mona Lisa (pictured), an oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci, was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Axe Murder Incident in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, almost triggering a second Korean War
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1986 - A limnic eruption from Lake Nyos in Cameroon killed up to 1,800 people and 3,500 livestock in nearby villages.

Recent days: August 20 – August 19 – August 18

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