February 21

Events

 * - returns to.
 * -, the first known , was granted resignation after having confessed to torture and forgery.
 * - The is formed.
 * - - A combined army of n and  troops defeated a  army led by.
 * - is elected unanimously as  by a, beginning the   of.
 * - The premiere in of 's, "".
 * - The first self-propelling makes its outing at the  in.
 * - is granted the first  patent for the.
 * - and  publish the.
 * - The  publishes its first.
 * - The first is issued in.
 * - The newly completed is dedicated.
 * - receives two  s for a "" and for a ""
 * - 125 people perish when the s.s. Berlin sinks near.
 * - : In the  begins.
 * - The last dies in captivity at the.
 * -  publishes its first issue.
 * - Initial flight of the first successful,.
 * 1937  - The  bans foreign national "" in the.
 * - ended.
 * - : Japanese planes sink escort carrier  and damage the.
 * - In  demonstrates the first "", the, to a meeting of the.
 * - is incorporated.
 * - The British, under , abolishes in the  to "set the people free".
 * 1952  - In,  (present ) police opened fire on a procession of students, who demanded the establishment of  as the , killing four people and starting a  which led to the recognition of Bengali as one of the national languages of Pakistan. The day was later declared as "" by.
 * - and  discover the structure of the  molecule.
 * - designed and completed by, commissioned by , in protest against the.
 * - n leader nationalizes all businesses in.
 * - is assassinated at the  in  by members of the.
 * - : A mid-air bomb explosion and subsequent crash kills 38 passengers and nine crew members near,.
 * - The is signed at.
 * -  visits the  to normalize.
 * 1972  - The  unmanned   lands on the.
 * - Over the, i shoot down a  jet killing 108.
 * 1974  - The last i soldiers leave the west bank of the  in carrying out a truce with.
 * - : Former  and former  aides  and  are sentenced to prison.
 * 1995  -  lands in,  becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the  in a.
 * - The first organization, the, is established in.
 * - Italian Prime Minister resigns from office. His resignation is rejected by the,.

Births

 * - Elector (d. )
 * -, German calendar reformer (d. )
 * -, Bavarian politician (d. )
 * - Queen (d. )
 * -, British naval officer (d. )
 * -, American physician (d. )
 * -, French historian (d. )
 * - Tsar, husband of (d. )
 * -, Quuen consort of Westphalia (d.
 * -, Austrian composer (d. )
 * -, Mexican president (d. )
 * -, English Catholic cardinal (d. )
 * -, Spanish dramatist (d. )
 * -, American publisher (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, Czech journalist (d. )
 * -, English school founder (d. )
 * -, German millionaire (d. )
 * -, French and longest-lived human on record (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, Indian spiritual leader (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, Russian dramatist (d. )
 * -, British novelist and playwright (d. )
 * -, Russian-born actress (d. )
 * 1893  -, Spanish guitarist (d. )
 * - Danish biochemist,  (d. )
 * -, French theater actress (d. )
 * -, American advertising executive (d. )
 * 1903  -, French writer (d. )
 * 1903  -, French poet and novelist (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * -, British pilot (d. )
 * 1910  -, Italian-born gangster (d. )
 * 1910  -, British sports commentator (d. )
 * -, Belgian racing driver (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * - first
 * -, American director (d. )
 * -, American humorist (d. )
 * 1927  -, French fashion designer
 * 1927  -, French-Canadian musician and composer (d. )
 * -, Mexican actor
 * 1929  -, English actor (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, Scottish actor (d. )
 * 1935  -, French Canadian political operative
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * - King
 * 1937  -, American actor
 * -, American politician
 * 1940  -, British racing driver
 * -, Hong Kong composer (d. )
 * -, German actress and film director
 * -, American record producer
 * -, British musician
 * 1945 -  , American mezzo-soprano
 * -, American actress
 * 1946  -, British actor
 * 1946  -, English actor
 * 1946  -, Boston sports columnist
 * 1946  -, Sicilian-born alleged mafia boss
 * -, American musician
 * 1947  -, American politician
 * 1947  -, Russian journalist (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * 1949  -, Swedish footballer
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, British musician
 * -, American actress
 * 1953  -, American actor
 * -, English disc jockey and musician
 * -, Belgian athlete (d. )
 * -, British diplomat
 * 1955  -, American actor
 * -, Irish singer (}
 * 1958  -, American singer
 * 1958  -, American actor
 * 1958  -, baseball player and manager
 * -, Spanish musician
 * 1959  -, American radio show host and lawyer
 * -, American singer
 * -, American race car driver (d. )
 * 1961  -, American actor
 * 1961  -, American actress
 * 1961  -, American wrestler (d. )
 * -, British television presenter
 * 1962  -, American writer
 * 1962  -, American writer
 * -, American actor
 * - and, American astronauts
 * 1964  -, British cancer campaigner (d. )
 * -, American runner
 * -, Welsh musician
 * 1969  -, American footballer
 * 1969  -, American musician
 * -, Australian cricketer
 * -, Korean musician
 * -, Faroese musician
 * 1973  -, Taiwanese singer and TV host
 * -, Spanish footballer
 * 1974  -, Spanish cyclist
 * -, American columnist
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1977  -, baseball and football player
 * 1977  -, American television host and Internet entrepreneur
 * -, South Korean actress
 * 1978  -, South Korean actress
 * 1978  -, American actress
 * -, French footballer
 * 1979  -, Puerto Rican
 * 1979  -, American football player
 * 1979  -, American actress
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1980  -, Italian singer
 * 1982  -, Austrian racing driver
 * -, American football player
 * 1983  -, Venezuelan baseball player
 * -, New Zealand rugby union player
 * 1984  -, German footballer
 * -, American speedcuber
 * 1985  -, Greek footballer
 * -, Welsh singer
 * 1986  -
 * -, Canadian actress
 * 1987  -, British murder victim (d. )
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American actor and singer
 * 1989  -, American actress
 * 1989  -, English footballer

Deaths

 * - King (b. )
 * -, Czech Catholic archbishop
 * - (b. )
 * -, Sultan of Adal
 * -, German botanist (b. )
 * -, English Jesuit priest and poet (executed)
 * -, English Puritan spy (b. )
 * -, Dutch philosopher (b. )
 * -, Governor of the Province of Maryland (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, German astronomer (b. )
 * -, German diplomat (b. )
 * -, son of (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, German poet (b. )
 * -, Irish mathematician (b. )
 * -, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. )
 * -, Dutch physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American astronomer (b. )
 * -, Canadian physician, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Hungarian-born race car driver (b. )
 * -, Scottish runner (b. )
 * -, Belgian World War II collaborator (b. )
 * -, Indonesian nationalist activist and communist leader (b. )
 * -, English footballer (b. )
 * -, French film director and screenwriter (b. )
 * -, American black activist (b. )
 * -, French Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, Australian-born pharmocologist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Polish-Russian ballet dancer (b. )
 * 1972  -, French Catholic candinal (b. )
 * -, Canadian hockey player (b. )
 * -, Polish historian and priest (b. )
 * -, German writer
 * -, American impresario and disc jockey (b. )
 * -, Russian writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, British actor (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * 1986  -, Japanese sugarcane farmer, also the world's oldest man ever (b. )
 * -, French footballer (b. )
 * - Dame, English ballet dancer (b. )
 * -, German fighter pilot & commander (b.)
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, American scientist, recipient of the (b. )
 * 1999  -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, Spanish basketball coach (b. )
 * -, Austrian-born physicist (b. )
 * 2002  -, English actor (b. )
 * -, Scottish player and coach (b. )
 * -, Welsh footballer (b. )
 * 2004  -, Canadian artist (b. )
 * -, American opera singer (b. )
 * 2005  -, Quebec novelist and poet (b. )
 * 2005  -, Cuban novelist (b. )
 * 2005  -, American religious broadcaster (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - A day celebrated by speaking people for gaining right of.

Liturgical feasts


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