Historical Events In February - 21

1958  Egypt-Syria as UAR elect Nasser President (99.9% vote) on February - 21.  

1960  On this day in history cuban leader Fidel Castro nationalizes all businesses in Cuba  

1960  On this day in history fay Crocker wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open  

1961  Friedrich Dürrenmatt's "Die Physiker," premieres in Zürich on this day in history.  

1961  Gabon adopts constitution on this day in history.  

1961  Mercury-Atlas 2 reentry test reaches 172 km on February - 21.  

1961  Blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Switz, poet, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1962  On February - 21 minister De Pous confirms natural gas reserves in Groningen Netherlands  

1963  On February - 21 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1964  On this day in history uK flies 24,000 rolls of Beatle wallpaper to US  

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1965  Civil rights activist Malcolm X is assassinated at age 39 by Black Muslims in New York City on February - 21.  

1965  Malcolm X, [Little], black Moslem leader, assassinated in NYC at 39 on February - 21.  

1966  Indonesia's President Sukarno fires General Nasution on February - 21.  

1968  150,000 demonstrate against leftist students in West-Berlin on this day in history.  

1968  On February - 21 baseball announces a minimum annual salary of $10,000  

1968  Anthony Asquith, British director (Court Martial), dies at 65 on February - 21.  

1969  First launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes) on this day in history.  

1969  On this day in history ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators  

1969  Jose de Capriles, Mexican-born US Olympic fencer, dies on this day in history.  

1970  On February - 21 jackson 5 make TV debut on "American Bandstand"  

1970  On February - 21 pathet Lao conquerors Xieng Khuang & Muong Suy  

1971  Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic on February - 21.  

1971  On February - 21 series of tornadoes cuts through Mississippi & Louisiana killing 117  

1971  On this day in history adolph Weiss, composer, dies at 79  

1972  Michael Weller's "Moonchildren," premieres in New York NY on this day in history.  

1972  On February - 21 richard Nixon becomes first US President to visit China  

1972  On February - 21 uS President Richard Nixon goes to China, to help improve relations  

1973  Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out on February - 21.  

1973  Israeli jet fighters shoot down a Libyan Airlines passenger plane over the Sinai Desert, killing more than 100 people on this day in history.  

1974  Israeli forces leave western Suez on February - 21.  

1974  On this day in history silver hits record $5.96½ an ounce in London  

1974  Yugoslavia adopts constitution on February - 21.  

1975  On this day in history former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell and White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman receive prison terms for their roles in the Watergate cover-up.  

1975  John Lennon releases "Rock 'n' Roll" album on February - 21.  

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1417  On February - 21 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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of christoph Stoltzenberg, composer  

1705  On February - 21 birth of edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781)  

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

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

1554  On this day in history hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies  

1595  On February - 21 death of robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged  

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

1648  On February - 21 christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies