August 21 in history: • 1717 – Austro-Turkish War: Austrian troops under Prince Eugene of Savoy captured the strategically important city of Belgrade from the Ottoman Empire. → go there • 1808 – Peninsular War: British and Portuguese forces put an end to the first French invasion of Portugal at the Battle of Vimeiro. → go there • 1942 – World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army lost the Battle of the Tenaru, the first of its three major land offensives during the Guadalcanal campaign. → go there • 1963 – South Vietnamese special forces loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, the brother of President Ngô Đình Diệm, raided and vandalised Buddhist pagodas (one pictured) across the country, arresting thousands and leaving hundreds dead. → go there • 2015 – Passengers on a Thalys train from Amsterdam to Paris confronted and subdued an attacker who attempted a mass shooting. → go there Died 1131: Baldwin II of Jerusalem Wiki link Born 1625: John Claypole Wiki link Died 1947: Ettore Bugatti Wiki link Born 1993: Millie Bright Wiki link Pictured: [[Xá Lợi Pagoda]], raided by South Vietnamese special forces.