Notable Historical Events on February 21st
February 21st Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
362 |
Athanasius returns to Alexandria. |
1173 |
Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury |
1245 |
Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after having confessed to torture and forgery. |
1431 |
Joan of Arc's first day of interrogation during her trial for heresy |
1440 |
The Prussian Confederation is formed. |
1564 |
Philip II routes cardinal Granvelle to Franche-Comte |
1574 |
Spanish garrison of Middelburg Neth surrenders |
1583 |
Groningen, Netherlands, begins using Gregorian calendar |
1598 |
Boris Godunov crowned tsar |
1613 |
Michael Romanov, son of Patriarch of Moscow, elected first Russian Tsar of the house of Romanov |
1673 |
Michiel A de Ruyter appointed lt-admiral-general of Dutch fleet |
1675 |
Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Gelderland |
1764 |
John Wilkes thrown out of English House of Commons for "Essay on Women" |
1777 |
British ambassador Joseph Yorke demands dismissal of Governor John de Graaff for saluting US flag |
1782 |
US congress resolves establishment of a US mint |
1792 |
US Congress passes Presidential Succession Act |
1795 |
Freedom of worship established in France under constitution |
1797 |
Trinidad, West Indies, surrenders to British |
1804 |
1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick's, runs for 1st time, in Wales |
1828 |
1st American Indian newspaper in US, "Cherokee Phoenix," published |
1842 |
1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Wash DC |
1846 |
1st US woman telegrapher, Sarah G Bagley, Lowell, Mass |
1852 |
George Bancroft becomes the American Geographical Society's first president |
1853 |
US authorizes minting of $3 gold pieces |
1857 |
Congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US |
1857 |
US issues flying eagle cents |
1858 |
Edwin T Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Mass) |
1861 |
Navaho indians elect Herrero Grande as chief |
1862 |
Confederate Constitution & presidency are declared permanent |
1862 |
Texas Rangers win Confederate victory at Battle of Val Verde, NM |
1864 |
-22] Battle at Okolona, Mississippi |
1864 |
1st US Catholic parish church for blacks dedicated, Baltimore |
1866 |
Lucy B Hobbs (Taylor) becomes 1st US woman to earn a DDS degree |
1874 |
Benjamin Disraeli succeeds William Gladstone as British premier |
1874 |
Oakland Daily Tribune begins publication |
1878 |
World's 1st telephone directory issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut) |
1882 |
NYC's 24 hour race begins, winner with most mileage in 24 hours |
1883 |
2nd French government of Ferry begins |
1885 |
Washington Monument dedicated (Wash DC) |
1887 |
1st US bacteriology laboratory opens (Brooklyn) |
1887 |
Oregon becomes 1st US state to make Labor Day a holiday |
1895 |
NC Legislature, adjourns for day to mark death of Frederick Douglass |
1901 |
In Cuba, the constitutional delegates adopt a constitution much like that of the USA |
1902 |
Dr Harvey Cushing, 1st US brain surgeon, does his 1st brain operation |
1903 |
Cornerstone laid for US army war college, Washington, DC |
1904 |
National Ski Association forms in Ishpeming Mich |
1907 |
SS Berlin sinks off Hoek van Holland Neth (142 dead) |
1909 |
John Galsworthy's "Strife," premieres in London |
1910 |
John Galsworthy's "Justice," premieres in London |
1911 |
Gustav Mahler conducts his last concerto (Berceuse élégique) |
1914 |
White Wolf troops attack Zhanjiang China |
1914 |
In a secret meeting of civil and military leaders, Russian Foreign Minister Sazonov convinces them to support a plan for seizing the straits, controlled by Turkey, that block access to the Mediterranean |
1915 |
20th Russian Army corps surrenders |
1915 |
World's Fair in SF opens |
1916 |
Battle of Verdun in WW I begins (1 million casualties) |
1917 |
British Mendi sinks off Isle of Wight, 627 die |
1917 |
Train near Chirurcha, Romania, catches fire & explodes; hundreds die |
1918 |
Australians chase Turkish troop out of Jericho, Dutch Palestine |
1918 |
The last Carolina parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo. |
1919 |
German National Meeting accepts Anschluss: incorporation of Austria |
1919 |
Revolutionary strike in Barcelona |
1920 |
Darius Milhaud & Jean Cocteau's ballet, premieres in Paris |
1921 |
Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Georgia adopts the country's first constitution. |
1922 |
Airship Rome explodes at Hampton Roads Virginia; 34 die |
1922 |
Great Britain grants Egypt independence |
1922 |
WHK-AM in Cleveland OH begins radio transmissions |
1923 |
Andre Charlot's musical "Rats," premieres in London |
1925 |
1st issue of "New Yorker" magazine published |
1925 |
Mass meeting of SPD's Reichsbanner Black-Red-Gold in Magdeburg |
1927 |
Franz Lehr's opera "Zarewitsch," premieres |
1930 |
Marc Connelly's "Green Pastures," premieres in NYC |
1931 |
Alka Seltzer introduced |
1931 |
Chicago White Sox & NY Giants play 1st exhibition night game |
1932 |
Andre Tardieu becomes premier of France |
1932 |
Camera exposure meter patented, WN Goodwin |
1934 |
Nicaraguan patriot Augusto Cesar Sandino assassinated by Natl Guard |
1937 |
Initial flight of the first successful flying car, Waldo Waterman's Arrowbile. |
1937 |
The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War. |
1939 |
Belgian government of Pierlot forms |
1941 |
Omar Bradley is promoted to the rank of brigadier general |
1942 |
US female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn |
1942 |
US male Figure Skating championship won by Bobby Specht |
1943 |
Dutch RC bishops protest against persecution of Jews |
1943 |
German offensive at Western Dorsalgebergte Tunisia |
1944 |
"War As It Happens" news show premieres on NBC TV (NYC only) |
1945 |
Archbishop De Jong calls for help with war casualties |
1945 |
British Army captures Goch |
1945 |
US 10th Armour division overthrows Orscholz line |
1946 |
Anti-British demonstrations in Egypt |
1947 |
1st broadcast of 1st US TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember" |
1947 |
1st instant developing camera demonstrated in NYC, by E H Land |
1947 |
Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champ |
1948 |
NASCAR is incorporated. |
1950 |
WOI TV channel 5 in Ames-Des Moines, IA (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting |
1951 |
SC House urges "Shoeless Joe" Jackson be reinstated |
1952 |
Bangladesh Martyrs Day (martyrs of Bengali Language Movement) |
1952 |
Dick Button performs 1st figure skating triple jump in competition |
1953 |
"Maggie" closes at National Theater NYC after 5 performances |
1953 |
F Crick & J Watson discover structure of DNA-molecule |
1953 |
Longest collegiate basketball game (6 OTs) Niagara beats Siena 88-81 |
1957 |
Dodgers (Fort Worth) & Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises |
1958 |
"Portotino" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 3 performances |
1958 |
Egypt-Syria as United Arab Republic elect Nasser president (99.9% vote) |
1960 |
Fay Crocker wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open |
1961 |
Friedrich Durrenmatt's "Die Physiker," premieres in Zurich |
1961 |
Gabon adopts constitution |
1961 |
Mercury-Atlas 2 reentry Test reaches 172 km |
1962 |
Minister De Pous confirms natural gas reserves in Groningen Neth |
1963 |
US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site |
1964 |
UK flies 24,000 rolls of Beatles wallpaper to US |
1965 |
Rights activist Malcolm X is shot dead by Nation of Islam followers at Audubon Ballroom in New York |
1966 |
Indonesian president Sukarno dismisses General Nasution |
1968 |
150,000 demonstrate against leftist students in West-Berlin |
1968 |
Baseball announces a minimum annual salary of $10,000 |
1969 |
1st launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes) |
1969 |
Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Wash Senators |
1970 |
Jackson 5 make TV debut on "American Bandstand" |
1970 |
Pathet Lao conquerors Xieng Khuang & Muong Suy |
1971 |
Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic |
1971 |
Series of tornadoes cuts through Miss & La killing 117 |
1971 |
The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is signed at Vienna. |
1972 |
Michael Weller's "Moonchildren," premieres in NYC |
1972 |
Richard Nixon becomes 1st US president to visit China |
1972 |
The first session of the Widgery Tribunal, investigating the events of 'Bloody Sunday' (30 January 1972), is held in Coleraine, County Derry |
1973 |
Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out |
1973 |
Israeli fighters shoot Libyan aircraft down, killing 108 |
1974 |
Israeli forces leave western Suez |
1974 |
Silver hits record $5.96½ an ounce in London |
1974 |
Yugoslavia adopts constitution |
1975 |
John Lennon releases "Rock 'n' Roll" album |
1975 |
John Mitchell, HR Haldeman & John D Ehrlichman sentenced to 2½-8 yrs |
1976 |
"Rockabye Hamlet" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 7 perfs |
1976 |
Cardinal Willebrands installed as archbishop of Utrecht |
1977 |
74 Unification Church couples wed in NYC |
1979 |
Japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite & Corsa-B (550/580 km) |
1979 |
2 Iowa girls HS basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters game was won 4-2 in 4th overtime period |
1980 |
Eric Heiden skates Olympic record 1500m in 1:55.44 |
1980 |
Hanni Wenzel is 1st Liechtensteiner to win Olymp gold (giant slalom) |
1981 |
"Yorkshire Ripper" Peter Sutcliffe, murderer of 13 women, captured |
1981 |
Charles Rocket clearly says "fuck" on Saturday Night Live |
1981 |
Japan launches Hinotori satellite to study solar flares (580/640 k) |
1981 |
NASA launches Comstar D-4 |
1982 |
"Ain't Misbehavin'" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 1604 perfs |
1982 |
"Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 36 performances |
1982 |
Beth Daniel wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic |
1983 |
Donald Davis runs 1 mile backwards in 6 m 7.1 s |
1983 |
NBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29 game road losing streak |
1985 |
Evert van Benthem wins 13th Friese 11 city skateing race |
1985 |
Largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit) |
1985 |
Tim Raines is awarded a $12 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator |
1986 |
AIDS patient Ryan White returns to classes at Western Middle School |
1986 |
Tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 & suspended for 10 weeks |
1987 |
Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open |
1987 |
Syrian army marches into Beirut |
1988 |
Gustafson skates world record 10km (13:48.20) |
1988 |
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggert confesses his sins to his congregation |
1989 |
Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling |
1989 |
US bust Chinese ring, capture record 820 lbs heroin ($1B st value) |
1989 |
US capture record 820 lbs of heroin ($1 B street value)[dup] |
1990 |
32nd Grammy Awards: Wind Beneath My Wings, Nick of Time wins |
1991 |
"Lost in Yonkers" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 780 perfs |
1991 |
Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers," premieres in NYC |
1991 |
USSR announces Iraq agrees to a proposal to end Persian Gulf War US calls the plan unacceptable |
1992 |
Kristi Yamaguchi of US wins Olympic gold medal in women's fig skating |
1993 |
43rd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 135-132 (OT) at Salt Lake City |
1993 |
Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.15 m) |
1995 |
CFL's Sacramento Gold Miners become San Antonio Texans |
1995 |
RAF-pilot Jo Salter is 1st woman to fly in a tornado |
1996 |
Soyuz TM-23, launched into orbit |
1997 |
"Empire Strikes Back, special edition," premieres |
1997 |
STS 82 (Discovery 22) lands |
1998 |
Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open |
2001 |
43rd Grammy Awards: Beautiful Day, Shelby Lynne wins |
2003 |
Bill Maher's political talk show "Real Time with Bill Maher" debuts on HBO |
2004 |
The first European political party organization, the European Greens, is established in Rome. |
2007 |
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigns from office. His resignation is rejected by the President of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano. |
2009 |
29th Golden Raspberry Awards: The Love Guru wins |
2011 |
Thailand's GDP rose 3.8% in the fourth quarter of 2010 after a minor recession caused by GDP contractions of 0.4% in the second quarter and 0.3% in the third quarter of 2010, it is reported today |
2012 |
Yemen voters go to the polls for a presidential election where the only candidate on the ballot paper is vice-president Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi |
2013 |
83 people are killed and 250 are injured in a series of bombing attacks in Damascus, Syria |
2013 |
21 people are killed and 54 are injured in a bombing in Hyderabad, India |
2014 |
11 people are killed after a Libyan Air Force plan crashes in Tunisia |
2014 |
US President Barack Obama meets with the Dalai Lama |
2014 |
10 words from the 15th C Voynich manuscript have been decoded |
2016 |
Central African Republic elects former PM Touadera as president |
2016 |
Denny Hamlin Wins Daytona 500 With Late Surge |
2016 |
Michigan shooting spree leaves at least 6 dead |
2017 |
Trump Chooses HR McMaster as National Security Adviser |
2017 |
Five die as light plane crashes into mall in Australia |
2017 |
David Cassidy: Ex-Partridge Family idol says he has dementia |
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