Historical Events In February - 21

1919  On February - 21 giovanni Bolzoni, composer, dies at 77  

1920  Darius Milhaud & Jean Cocteau's ballet, "Le Train Bleu," premieres in Paris on February - 21.  

1920  Darius Milhaud & Jean Cocteau's ballet, premieres in Paris on February - 21.  

1921  On February - 21 constituent Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Georgia adopts the country's first constitution.  

1922  Airship Rome explodes at Hampton Roads Virginia; 34 die on February - 21.  

1922  On this day in history great Britain grants Egypt independence  

1922  Murray "the K" Kaufman, NYC DJ (5th Beatle) on February - 21.  

1923  André Charlot's musical "Rats," premieres in London on February - 21.  

1923  Andre Charlot's musical "Rats," premieres in London on February - 21.  

1923  On February - 21 lola Flores, entertainer  

1924  The birth of Robert Mugabe,, First Prime Minister of Zimbabwe on this day in history.  

1924  Salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78 on February - 21.  

1925  On February - 21 mass meeting of SPD's Reichsbanner Black-Red-Gold in Magdeburg  

1925  The premiere issue of The New Yorker magazine appears on newsstands on this day in history.  

1925  On February - 21 1st issue of "New Yorker" magazine published  

1925  On this day in history alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer, dies at 52  

1926  Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1913), dies at 72 on February - 21.  

1927  On this day in history franz Lehr's opera "Zarewitsch," premieres  

1930  On this day in history marc Connelly's "Green Pastures," premieres in New York NY  

1930  Marc Connelly's "Green Pastures," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

1931  On February - 21 alka Seltzer introduced  

1931  On this day in history chicago White Sox & New York Giants play first exhibition night game  

1932  André Tardieu becomes premier of France on this day in history.  

1932  On this day in history camera exposure meter patented, WN Goodwin  

1932  Andre Tardieu becomes premier of France on February - 21.  

1934  On February - 21 nicaraguan patriot Augusto Cesar Sandino assassinated by National Guard  

1934  The birth of Nina Simone, American singer on February - 21.  

1934  Nicaraguan patriot Augusto Cesar Sandino assassinated by Natl Guard on this day in history.  

1937  On February - 21 initial flight of the first successful flying car, Waldo Waterman's Arrowbile.  

1938  Albert Huybrechts, composer, dies at 39 on February - 21.  

1939  Belgian government of Pierlot forms on this day in history.  

1939  On this day in history belgian govt of Pierlot forms  

1941  On February - 21 uS Senate accepts Omar Bradley's demotion to Brigadier-General  

1941  On February - 21 omar Bradley is promoted to the rank of brigadier general  

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1417  On this day in history birth of louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt)  

1484  Joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution) was born on this day in history.  

1556  Sethus Calvisius, composer was born on this day in history.  

1674  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer was born on February - 21.  

1675  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of christoph Stoltzenberg, composer  

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

0556  On this day in history maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies  

1437  On February - 21 death of king James I of Scotland (b. 1394)  

1471  On this day in history death of john of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop  

1513  On this day in history julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69  

1554  Hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies on this day in history.  

1595  On this day in history death of robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged  

1624  Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28 on February - 21.  

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