Historical Events In February - 21

1821  On this day in history charles Scribner, US, music publisher (Scribner Catalog)  

1828  On this day in history first American Indian newspaper in US, Cherokee Phoenix (weekly), Georgia  

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

1829  Johnson Hagood, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898 on this day in history.  

1831  On February - 21 eduard Rappoldi, composer  

1836  Clement-Philibert-Leo Delibes, composer on this day in history.  

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

1842  1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Wash DC on February - 21.  

1842  Wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85 on February - 21.  

1844  On this day in history charles-Marie Widor, Lyons France, composer/prof (Paris Conservatory)  

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1846  On February - 21 first US woman telegrapher, Sarah G Bagley, Lowell MA  

1846  On February - 21 1st US woman telegrapher, Sarah G Bagley, Lowell, Mass  

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

1853  On February - 21 uS authorizes minting of $3 gold pieces  

1855  Alice Freeman Palmer, educator (Hall of Fame) on February - 21.  

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 this day in history.  

1858  On this day in history 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  On February - 21 navaho Indians elect Herrero Grande as chief  

1861  On this day in history pierre Breville, composer  

1862  Texas Rangers win Confederate victory at Battle of Val Verde, New Mexico on February - 21.  

1862  On this day in history justinus A C Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer, dies at 75  

1862  Confederate Constitution & Presidency are declared permanent on February - 21.  

1864  On this day in history battle at Okolonam MS  

1864  First US Catholic parish church for blacks dedicated, Baltimore MD on this day in history.  

1864  On February - 21 -22] Battle at Okolona, Mississippi  

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

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

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

1867  On February - 21 otto Hermann Kahn, Banker, organized Metropolitan Opera Co  

1872  On February - 21 pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82  

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

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

1556  On February - 21 birth of sethus Calvisius, composer  

1674  On February - 21 birth of johann Augustin Kobelius, composer  

1675  On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750)  

1684  On this day in history birth of justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator)  

1690  Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

1705  Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781) was born on this day in history.  

0556  Maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies on February - 21.  

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  Julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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

1595  Death of Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged on this day in history.  

1624  On February - 21 dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28  

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