Birthdays occurring on July, 21

1885

Frances Parkinson Keyes was born on July 21, 1885 Folks with their wits about them knew that advertisements were just a pack of lies - you had only to look at the claims of patent medicines! More quotations from Frances Parkinson Keyes

1899

Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 American novelist and short-story writer, Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954, 1899-1961 The shortest answer is doing the thing. More quotations from Ernest Hemingway

1911

Marshall McLuhan was born on July 21, 1911 Canadian communications theorist educator, writer and social reformer, 1911-1980 Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be much more powerful than he could ever be. More quotations from Marshall McLuhan

1920

Isaac Stern was born on July 21, 1920 Music is like making love: either all or nothing. More quotations from Isaac Stern

Deaths occurring on July, 21

1967

Basil Rathbone died on July 21, 1967 Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart More quotations from Basil Rathbone

1999

David Ogilvy died on July 21, 1999 Scottish born British military intelligence officer and later top advertising executive, 1911-1999 Develop your eccentricities while you are young. That way, when you get old, people won't think you're going gaga. More quotations from David Ogilvy