Historical Events In February - 21

1821  Charles Scribner, US, music publisher (Scribner Catalog) on this day in history.  

1828  First American Indian newspaper in US, Cherokee Phoenix (weekly), Georgia on this day in history.  

1828  On February - 21 1st American Indian newspaper in US, "Cherokee Phoenix," published  

1829  Johnson Hagood, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898 on February - 21.  

1831  On February - 21 eduard Rappoldi, composer  

1836  Clement-Philibert-Leo Delibes, composer on February - 21.  

1842  First known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Washington DC on this day in history.  

1842  On this day in history 1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Wash DC  

1842  On this day in history wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85  

1844  Charles-Marie Widor, Lyons France, composer/prof (Paris Conservatory) on this day in history.  

1846  First US woman telegrapher, Sarah G Bagley, Lowell MA on this day in history.  

1846  On this day in history 1st US woman telegrapher, Sarah G Bagley, Lowell, Mass  

1852  On February - 21 [James] Burner Matthews, US playwright/critic (NY Times)  

1853  US authorizes minting of $3 gold pieces on February - 21.  

1855  On this day in history alice Freeman Palmer, educator (Hall of Fame)  

1856  On this day in history hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam)  

1857  Congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US on February - 21.  

1857  US issues flying eagle cents on this day in history.  

1857  Jules de Trooz, baron/premier of Belgium (1907) on February - 21.  

1858  On February - 21 edwin T Holmes installs first electric burglar alarm (Boston MA)  

1858  Edwin T Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Mass) on this day in history.  

1861  Navaho Indians elect Herrero Grande as chief on February - 21.  

1861  On this day in history pierre Breville, composer  

1862  On February - 21 texas Rangers win Confederate victory at Battle of Val Verde, New Mexico  

1862  On February - 21 justinus A C Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer, dies at 75  

1862  Confederate Constitution & Presidency are declared permanent on this day in history.  

1864  On this day in history battle at Okolonam MS  

1864  On this day in history first US Catholic parish church for blacks dedicated, Baltimore MD  

1864  On this day in history -22] Battle at Okolona, Mississippi  

1864  On February - 21 jeffery Forrest, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle  

1866  Lucy B Hobbs (Taylor) becomes first US woman to earn a DDS degree on February - 21.  

1866  On this day in history lucy B Hobbs (Taylor) becomes 1st US woman to earn a DDS degree  

1867  Otto Hermann Kahn, Banker, organized Metropolitan Opera Co on this day in history.  

1872  Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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1417  Louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt) was born on this day in history.  

1484  On February - 21 birth of joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution)  

1556  On this day in history birth of sethus Calvisius, composer  

1674  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer was born on this day in history.  

1675  On February - 21 birth of franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750)  

1684  On February - 21 birth of justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator)  

1690  On February - 21 birth of christoph Stoltzenberg, composer  

1705  Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781) was born on February - 21.  

0556  Maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies on this day in history.  

1437  On this day in history death of king James I of Scotland (b. 1394)  

1471  Death of John of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop on this day in history.  

1513  Julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69 on February - 21.  

1554  Hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies on February - 21.  

1595  Death of Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged on February - 21.  

1624  Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28 on this day in history.  

1648  Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies on February - 21.