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02/21/0556
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Maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies
Type: Death
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02/21/1173
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Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket Absp of Canterbury
Type: Event
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02/21/1417
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Louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1431
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England begins trial against Joan of Arc
Type: Event
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02/21/1484
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Joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1513
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Julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69
Type: Death
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02/21/1554
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Hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies
Type: Death
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02/21/1556
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Sethus Calvisius, composer
Type: Birth
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02/21/1564
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Philip II routes cardinal Granvelle to Franche-Comt‚
Type: Event
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02/21/1574
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Spanish garrison of Middelburg Neth surrenders
Type: Event
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02/21/1583
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Groningen Neth begins using Gregorian calendar
Type: Event
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02/21/1595
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Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged
Type: Death
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02/21/1598
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Boris Godunov crowned tsar
Type: Event
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02/21/1613
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Michael Romanov, son of Patriarch of Moscow, elected Russian tsar
Type: Event
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02/21/1624
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Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28
Type: Death
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02/21/1648
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Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies
Type: Death
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02/21/1653
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Adriaen Pauw, master of Heemstede/Dutch Grand Pensionary, dies at 71
Type: Death
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02/21/1673
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Michiel A de Ruyter appointed lt-admiral-general of Dutch fleet
Type: Event
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02/21/1674
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Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer
Type: Birth
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02/21/1675
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Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Gelderland
Type: Event
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02/21/1677
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[Benedictus] Baruch Spinoza, philosopher, dies at 44
Type: Death
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02/21/1684
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Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1684
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Pieter van den Abeelen, Dutch medallist/jeweller, dies at about 75
Type: Death
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02/21/1689
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Isaacus Vossius, Dutch [Isaac Vos], librarian, dies
Type: Death
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02/21/1690
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Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer
Type: Birth
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02/21/1710
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Willem van Haren, Frisian nobleman/poet (Human Life)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1711
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Joan van Hoorn, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1707-09), dies at 57
Type: Death
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02/21/1728
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Peter III, Kiel Germany, Russian tsar (1762)/husband of Catherine
Type: Birth
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02/21/1730
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Charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter
Type: Birth
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02/21/1730
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Benedict XIII, [Pietro F Orsini], Pope (1724-30), dies at 81
Type: Death
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02/21/1744
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Eise J Eisinga, Frisia, built planetarium Franeker
Type: Birth
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02/21/1764
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John Wilkes thrown out of Engl House of Commons for "Essay on Women"
Type: Event
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02/21/1776
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Vincenzo Lavigna, composer
Type: Birth
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02/21/1777
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English ambassador Joseph Yorke demands dismissal of Governor John de Graaff for saluting US flag
Type: Event
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02/21/1779
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Friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer
Type: Birth
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02/21/1782
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US congress resolves establishment of a US mint
Type: Event
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02/21/1785
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Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1790
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Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer, dies at 64
Type: Death
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02/21/1792
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Congress passes Pres Succession Act
Type: Event
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02/21/1794
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Antonio L˘pez de Santa Anna, president of M‚xico (1833-36)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1795
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Freedom of worship established in France under constitution
Type: Event
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02/21/1795
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Francisco Manuel da Silva, composer
Type: Birth
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02/21/1797
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Trinidad, West Indies surrenders to British
Type: Event
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02/21/1800
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John Henry Winder, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865
Type: Birth
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02/21/1801
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Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer
Type: Birth
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02/21/1801
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John Henry Newman, England, cardinal/author (Dream of Gerontius)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1802
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George Douglas Ramsey, Bvt Major general (Union Army), died in 1882
Type: Birth
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02/21/1803
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Edward Despard, last person drawn and quartered in England
Type: Death
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02/21/1804
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1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick's, runs for 1st time, in Wales
Type: Event
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02/21/1805
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David Tod, US diplomat/(Gov-R-Ohio, 1861-63)
Type: Birth
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