Historical Events In February - 21

1919  On this day in history giovanni Bolzoni, composer, dies at 77  

1920  On this day in history darius Milhaud & Jean Cocteau's ballet, "Le Train Bleu," premieres in Paris  

1920  Darius Milhaud & Jean Cocteau's ballet, premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

1921  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1922  On this day in history great Britain grants Egypt independence  

1922  On February - 21 murray "the K" Kaufman, NYC DJ (5th Beatle)  

1923  On this day in history andré Charlot's musical "Rats," premieres in London  

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

1923  On February - 21 lola Flores, entertainer  

1924  On this day in history the birth of Robert Mugabe,, First Prime Minister of Zimbabwe  

1924  On February - 21 salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78  

1925  Mass meeting of SPD's Reichsbanner Black-Red-Gold in Magdeburg on this day in history.  

1925  The premiere issue of The New Yorker magazine appears on newsstands on February - 21.  

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

1925  On February - 21 alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer, dies at 52  

1926  On February - 21 heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1913), dies at 72  

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

1930  Marc Connelly's "Green Pastures," premieres in New York NY on February - 21.  

1930  On this day in history marc Connelly's "Green Pastures," premieres in NYC  

1931  Alka Seltzer introduced on February - 21.  

1931  Chicago White Sox & New York Giants play first exhibition night game on February - 21.  

1932  On this day in history andré Tardieu becomes premier of France  

1932  Camera exposure meter patented, WN Goodwin on this day in history.  

1932  On February - 21 andre Tardieu becomes premier of France  

1934  On this day in history nicaraguan patriot Augusto Cesar Sandino assassinated by National Guard  

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

1934  On this day in history nicaraguan patriot Augusto Cesar Sandino assassinated by Natl Guard  

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

1938  On February - 21 albert Huybrechts, composer, dies at 39  

1939  Belgian government of Pierlot forms on February - 21.  

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  Omar Bradley is promoted to the rank of brigadier general on February - 21.  

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

1484  On this day in history birth of joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution)  

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

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  Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator) was born on February - 21.  

1690  Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer was born on February - 21.  

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

0556  On February - 21 maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies  

1437  Death of King James I of Scotland (b. 1394) on February - 21.  

1471  Death of John of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop on February - 21.  

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

1554  On February - 21 hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies  

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  On this day in history christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies