407 Historic Events for February 21
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| 1916 |
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Battle of Verdun in WW I begins (1 million casualties)
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Victor G M Marijnen, Dutch premier (1963-65)
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| 1917 |
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British Mendi sinks off Isle of Wight, 627 die
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| 1917 |
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Train near Chirurcha Romania catches fire and explodes; 100s die
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| 1918 |
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Australians chase Turkish troop out of Jericho, Dutch Palestine
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| 1919 |
Death |
Kurt Eisner, premier Bayern (soc), murdered at 51
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| 1919 |
Death |
Karl von Hohenzollern, Prince of Belgium, dies
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| 1919 |
Death |
Habib Ullah Chan, emir of Afghanistam (1901-19), murdered at 46
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| 1919 |
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German National Meeting accepts Anschluss: incorporation of Austria
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| 1919 |
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Revolutionary strike in Barcelona
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| 1919 |
Death |
Giovanni Bolzoni, composer, dies at 77
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| 1920 |
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Darius Milhaud and Jean Cocteau's ballet, premieres in Paris
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| 1922 |
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Great Britain grants Egypt independence
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| 1922 |
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Airship Rome explodes at Hampton Roads Virginia; 34 die
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Uros Krek, composer
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Murray "the K" Kaufman, NYC DJ (5th Beatle)
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| 1922 |
Event |
WHK-AM in Cleveland OH begins radio transmissions
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ruthless, Ziegfeld Follies)
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Zvi Zeitlin, Dubrovnik Yugoslavia, violinist/prof (Eastman School)
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| 1923 |
Event |
Andr‚ Charlot's musical "Rats," premieres in London
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Lola Flores, entertainer
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Robert G Mugabe, premier/president of Zimbabwe
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| 1924 |
Death |
Salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78
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| 1925 |
Death |
Alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer, dies at 52
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Jack Ramsay, NBA coach
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