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02/21/1916
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Battle of Verdun in WW I begins (1 million casualties)
Type: Event
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02/21/1917
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Victor G M Marijnen, Dutch premier (1963-65)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1917
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British Mendi sinks off Isle of Wight, 627 die
Type: Event
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02/21/1917
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Train near Chirurcha Romania catches fire and explodes; 100s die
Type: Event
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02/21/1918
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Australians chase Turkish troop out of Jericho, Dutch Palestine
Type: Event
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02/21/1919
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Kurt Eisner, premier Bayern (soc), murdered at 51
Type: Death
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02/21/1919
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Karl von Hohenzollern, Prince of Belgium, dies
Type: Death
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02/21/1919
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Habib Ullah Chan, emir of Afghanistam (1901-19), murdered at 46
Type: Death
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02/21/1919
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German National Meeting accepts Anschluss: incorporation of Austria
Type: Event
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02/21/1919
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Revolutionary strike in Barcelona
Type: Event
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02/21/1919
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Giovanni Bolzoni, composer, dies at 77
Type: Death
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02/21/1920
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Darius Milhaud and Jean Cocteau's ballet, premieres in Paris
Type: Event
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02/21/1922
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Great Britain grants Egypt independence
Type: Event
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02/21/1922
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Airship Rome explodes at Hampton Roads Virginia; 34 die
Type: Event
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02/21/1922
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Uros Krek, composer
Type: Birth
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02/21/1922
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Murray "the K" Kaufman, NYC DJ (5th Beatle)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1922
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WHK-AM in Cleveland OH begins radio transmissions
Type: Event
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02/21/1923
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Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ruthless, Ziegfeld Follies)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1923
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Zvi Zeitlin, Dubrovnik Yugoslavia, violinist/prof (Eastman School)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1923
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Andr‚ Charlot's musical "Rats," premieres in London
Type: Event
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02/21/1923
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Lola Flores, entertainer
Type: Birth
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02/21/1924
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Robert G Mugabe, premier/president of Zimbabwe
Type: Birth
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02/21/1924
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Salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78
Type: Death
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02/21/1925
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Alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer, dies at 52
Type: Death
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02/21/1925
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Jack Ramsay, NBA coach
Type: Birth
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02/21/1925
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Al Fann, Cleve, actor (Alvin-He's the Mayor)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1925
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Mass meeting of SPD's Reichsbanner Black-Red-Gold in Magdeburg
Type: Event
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02/21/1925
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1st issue of "New Yorker" magazine published
Type: Event
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02/21/1925
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Sam Peckinpah, Fresno CA, film director (Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1926
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Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1913), dies at 72
Type: Death
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02/21/1926
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Hans Andreus, [Johan W van der Zant], Dutch poet (Animal Language)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1927
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Pierre Mercure, composer
Type: Birth
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02/21/1927
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Erma Bombeck, Dayton Ohio, humorist (Grass is Always Greener...)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1927
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Hubert de Givenchy, Beauvais France, fashion designer (Audrey Hepburn)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1927
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Franz Lehr's opera "Zarewitsch," premieres
Type: Event
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02/21/1930
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Elizabeth Adams, madame
Type: Birth
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02/21/1930
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Marc Connelly's "Green Pastures," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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02/21/1931
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Larry Hagman, TV actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Dallas)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1931
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Chicago White Sox and NY Giants play 1st exhibition night game
Type: Event
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02/21/1931
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Alka Seltzer introduced
Type: Event
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02/21/1932
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Harald V, King of Norway (1991- )
Type: Birth
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02/21/1932
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Andr‚ Tardieu becomes premier of France
Type: Event
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02/21/1932
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Camera exposure meter patented, WN Goodwin
Type: Event
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02/21/1933
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Nina Simone, [Eunice Waymon], Tyron NC, vocalist/pianist (Porgy)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1934
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Rue McClanahan, Healdton Okla, actress (Maude, Golden Girls)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1934
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Nicaraguan patriot Augusto Cesar Sandino assassinated by Natl Guard
Type: Event
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02/21/1935
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Mark McManus, actor (Taggart, Nightstick, 2000 Weeks, 12th Night)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1936
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Barbara Jordan, Houston, Tx, (Rep-D-Tx, 1972-78)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1937
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Ron Clarke, Australia, runner (held 19 world records)
Type: Birth
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02/21/1937
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Gary Lockwood, Van Nuys Cal, actor (2001, Survival Zone, Lieutenant)
Type: Birth
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