407 Historic Events for February 21
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Madeleine Renaud, Paris France, actress (Helene, Longest Day)
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Raymond Queneau, [M Presle], French author (Un Enfant a Dit)
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Thomas Yawkey, baseball owner (Boston Red Sox)
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/poet
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| 1904 |
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National Ski Association forms in Ishpeming Mich
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| 1907 |
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SS Berlin sinks off Hoek van Holland Neth (142 dead)
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Wystan Hugh Auden, US, poet (Age of Anxiety-Pulitzer 1948)
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| 1909 |
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John Galsworthy's "Strife," premieres in London
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Hans Erni, Switz, painter/sculptor
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| 1909 |
Birth |
George G F van Renesse, Dutch pianist/music director
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Helen O Dickens, [Henderson], US physician/gynaecologist
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| 1910 |
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John Galsworthy's "Justice," premieres in London
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Douglas R S Bader, British pilot (WW II)
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| 1911 |
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Gustav Mahler conducts his last concerto (Berceuse ‚l‚gique)
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Patrick Murphy, English multi-millionaire
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Arline Judge, actress (Girls in Chains, Mad Wednesday, Age of Consent)
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Nikita Magaloff, Russian/Swiss pianist (Arkadia 598-Schubert)
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Glenn M Anderson, (Rep-D-CA, 1969- )
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Hermanus P "Piet" Mulder, Dutch journalist (Parool/VARA)
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Arnold S Denker, NY, US chess champion (1944-46)
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| 1914 |
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White Wolf troops attack Zhanjiang China
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| 1915 |
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20th Russian Army corps surrenders
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Godfrey Brown, England, 4 X 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1936)
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Ann Sheridan, Denton Texas, actress (Dodge City, Another World)
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| 1915 |
Event |
World's Fair in SF opens
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