407 Historic Events for February 21
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| 1710 |
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Willem van Haren, Frisian nobleman/poet (Human Life)
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| 1711 |
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Joan van Hoorn, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1707-09), dies at 57
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| 1728 |
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Peter III, Kiel Germany, Russian tsar (1762)/husband of Catherine
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| 1730 |
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Benedict XIII, [Pietro F Orsini], Pope (1724-30), dies at 81
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| 1730 |
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Charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter
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| 1744 |
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Eise J Eisinga, Frisia, built planetarium Franeker
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| 1764 |
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John Wilkes thrown out of Engl House of Commons for "Essay on Women"
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| 1776 |
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Vincenzo Lavigna, composer
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| 1777 |
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English ambassador Joseph Yorke demands dismissal of Governor John de Graaff for saluting US flag
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| 1779 |
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Friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer
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| 1782 |
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US congress resolves establishment of a US mint
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| 1785 |
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Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner)
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| 1790 |
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Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer, dies at 64
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| 1792 |
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Congress passes Pres Succession Act
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| 1794 |
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Antonio L¢pez de Santa Anna, president of M‚xico (1833-36)
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| 1795 |
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Freedom of worship established in France under constitution
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| 1795 |
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Francisco Manuel da Silva, composer
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| 1797 |
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Trinidad, West Indies surrenders to British
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| 1800 |
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John Henry Winder, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865
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| 1801 |
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John Henry Newman, England, cardinal/author (Dream of Gerontius)
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| 1801 |
Birth |
Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer
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| 1802 |
Birth |
George Douglas Ramsey, Bvt Major general (Union Army), died in 1882
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| 1803 |
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Edward Despard, last person drawn and quartered in England
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| 1804 |
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1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick's, runs for 1st time, in Wales
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| 1805 |
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David Tod, US diplomat/(Gov-R-Ohio, 1861-63)
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