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Saturday, 21 February 2026
1997 Henry C Gordon, USAF/astronaut (Dynasoar), dies at 71 
2007 The San Antonio Spurs sweep the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the 2007 NBA Finals.
2012 An explosion at an Indian steel plant results in the deaths of 11 people and severely injures 16
2013 Hassan Rouhani is elected President of Iran.
2014 49 people are killed after a Ukrainian Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down
2017 Leo Varadkar formally elected Irish Prime Minister (taoiseach) in Dáil ceremony in Dublin - youngest Irish Prime Minster at 38 and 1st openly gay.
2017 US Senate approves new sanctions against Russia as punishment for meddling in the 2016 election
2017 Bernie Sanders supporter opens fire at Republican politicians practising baseball near Washington D.C., injuring 4
2017 US Library of Congress names Tracey K. Smith as Poet Laureate
2017 Fire in Grenfell Tower block in London, England results in the deaths of 79 and injures 37
2018 US Justice Department concludes James Comey was "insubordinate" in his handling of Hilliary Clinton investigation in 2016.
2018 Malaysia's national debt reassessed at $250 billion, up from previous estimate $170 billion, 80% of gross domestic product
2018 21st FIFA World Cup opens at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia with British singer Robbie Williams and Russian soprano Aida Garifullina performing.
2018 US government confirms 1500 boys being held separated from their parents in Casa Padre, shelter facility for illegal immigrants in a former Walmart in Brownsville, Texas.
2018 July 15 - The 2018 FIFA World Cup is held in Russia.
2019 Jane Goodall, British primatologist, is awarded the 2019 Luxembourg Prize for Outstanding Environmental Peace.
2021 Cristiano Ronaldo removes sponsors coke bottles from his press table at the European Championships, prompting the company share price to drop $4 billion
2021 COVID-19 pandemic: Novavax announces 90.4% overall efficacy in its Phase 3 U.S. and Mexico trial
2023 At least 82 people die and 500 are reported missing after a boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of the Peloponnese
2024 South African general election: The ANC and other opposition parties agree to form a national unity government, with Cyril Ramaphosa being re-elected President of South Africa.
2024 UEFA Euro is held in Germany, and is won by Spain.
2025 Father and son gunmen kill least 15 and wound dozens at a Jewish “Chanukah by the Sea” celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia; police kill the elder shooter [1].
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