Editing February 21

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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[452]] or [[453]] &ndash; [[Severianus, Bishop of Scythopolis]], is martyred in Palestine.<ref>{{citation|page=195|last=Butler|first=Alban|title=The lives of the fathers, martyrs, and other principal saints|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MXgTAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA195|accessdate=2021-07-26|year=1821|archive-date=2021-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726142956/https://books.google.com/books?id=MXgTAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA195|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1245]] &ndash; [[Thomas (bishop of Finland)|Thomas]], the first known [[Bishop of Finland]], is granted resignation after confessing to torture and [[forgery]].
*[[1440]] &ndash; The [[Prussian Confederation]] is formed.
===1601–1900===
*[[1613]] &ndash; [[Michael I of Russia|Mikhail I]] is unanimously elected [[Tsar]] by a [[Zemsky Sobor|national assembly]], beginning the [[Romanov dynasty]] of [[Imperial Russia]].
*[[1797]] &ndash; A force of 1,400 French soldiers [[Battle of Fishguard|invaded Britain]] at [[Fishguard]] in support of the [[Society of United Irishmen]]. They were defeated by 500 British reservists.
*[[1804]] &ndash; The first self-propelling [[steam locomotive]] makes its outing at the [[Penydarren Ironworks|Pen-y-Darren Ironworks]] in Wales.
*[[1808]] &ndash; Without a previous declaration of war, Russian troops cross the border to Sweden at [[Abborfors]] in eastern Finland, thus beginning the [[Finnish War]], in which Sweden will lose the eastern half of the country (i.e. Finland) to Russia.
*[[1828]] &ndash; Initial issue of the [[Cherokee Phoenix]] is the first periodical to use the [[Cherokee syllabary]] invented by [[Sequoyah]].
*[[1842]] &ndash; John Greenough is granted the first U.S. patent for the [[sewing machine]].
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Karl Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels]] publish ''[[The Communist Manifesto]]''.
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Mariehamn]], the capital city of [[Åland]], is founded.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Union of the Baltic Cities|editor=Żaboklicki, Paweł|first=Robert|last=Mann|title=Mariehamn Celebrates|page=34|publisher=The UBC Bulletin|number=1|year=2011}}</ref>
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Battle of Valverde]] is fought near [[Fort Craig]] in [[New Mexico Territory]].
*[[1874]] &ndash; The ''[[Oakland Daily Tribune]]'' publishes its first edition.
*[[1878]] &ndash; The first [[telephone directory]] is issued in [[New Haven, Connecticut]].
*[[1885]] &ndash; The newly completed [[Washington Monument]] is dedicated.
*[[1896]] &ndash; An Englishman raised in Australia, [[Bob Fitzsimmons]], fought an Irishman, [[Peter Maher (boxer)|Peter Maher]], in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the [[1896 World Heavyweight Championship]] in [[boxing]].

===1901–present===
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Ioannina]] is incorporated into the [[Greek state]] after the [[Balkan Wars]].
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: In France, the [[Battle of Verdun]] begins.
*[[1918]] &ndash; The last [[Carolina parakeet]] dies in captivity at the [[Cincinnati Zoo]].
*[[1919]] &ndash; German socialist [[Kurt Eisner]] is [[assassination|assassinated]]. His death results in the establishment of the [[Bavarian Soviet Republic]] and parliament and government fleeing [[Munich]], Germany.
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Constituent Assembly of Georgia|Constituent Assembly]] of the [[Democratic Republic of Georgia]] adopts the country's first constitution.
*  1921   &ndash; [[Rezā Shāh]] takes control of Tehran during a [[1921 Persian coup d'état|successful coup]].
*[[1925]] &ndash; ''[[The New Yorker]]'' publishes its first issue.
*[[1929]] &ndash; In the first battle of the [[Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong]] against the [[Nationalist government]] of China, a 24,000-strong rebel force led by Zhang Zongchang was defeated at Zhifu by 7,000 NRA troops.{{sfnp|Fuller|1943|p=143}}
*[[1937]] &ndash; The [[League of Nations]] bans foreign national "[[Unlawful combatant|volunteers]]" in the [[Spanish Civil War]].
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: During the [[Battle of Iwo Jima]], Japanese [[kamikaze]] planes sink the escort carrier {{USS|Bismarck Sea|CVE-95|6}} and damage the {{USS|Saratoga|CV-3|6}}.
*  1945   &ndash; World War II:  the [[Brazilian Expeditionary Force]] defeat the German forces in the [[Battle of Monte Castello]] on the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italian front]].
*[[1947]] &ndash; In New York City, [[Edwin Land]] demonstrates the first "[[instant camera]]", the [[Polaroid Land Camera]], to a meeting of the [[Optical Society of America]].
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[NASCAR]] is incorporated.
*[[1952]] &ndash; The British government, under [[Winston Churchill]], abolishes [[Identity document|identity cards]] in the UK to "set the people free".
*  1952   &ndash; The [[Bengali Language Movement]] protests occur at the [[University of Dhaka]] in [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]).
*[[1958]] &ndash; The CND symbol, aka [[peace symbol]], commissioned by the [[Direct Action Committee]] in protest against the [[Atomic Weapons Research Establishment]], is designed and completed by [[Gerald Holtom]].
*[[1971]] &ndash; The [[Convention on Psychotropic Substances]] is signed at [[Vienna]].
*[[1972]] &ndash; United States President [[Richard Nixon]] visits China to normalize [[Sino-American relations]].
*  1972   &ndash; The [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] uncrewed [[Spacecraft|spaceship]] [[Luna 20]] lands on the Moon.
*[[1973]] &ndash; Over the [[Sinai Desert]], Israeli [[fighter aircraft]] shoot down [[Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114]] jet killing 108 people.
*[[1974]] &ndash; The last Israeli soldiers leave the west bank of the [[Suez Canal]] pursuant to a truce with [[Egypt]].
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Watergate scandal]]: Former [[United States Attorney General]] [[John N. Mitchell]] and former [[White House]] aides [[H. R. Haldeman]] and [[John Ehrlichman]] are sentenced to prison.
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Aldrich Ames]] is arrested by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] for selling national secrets to the [[Soviet Union]] in [[Arlington County, Virginia]].<ref>[https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/aldrich-ames][[Federal Bureau of Investigation]][https://www.fbi.gov/][https://irp.fas.org/congress/1994_rpt/ssci_ames.htm][https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/tours/scandal/ames.htm]</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Steve Fossett]] lands in [[Leader, Saskatchewan]], Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a [[hot air balloon|balloon]].
*[[2013]] &ndash; At least 17 people are killed and 119 injured following [[2013 Hyderabad blasts|several bombings]] in the [[India]]n city of [[Hyderabad]].
*[[2022]] &ndash; In the [[prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] declares the [[Luhansk People's Republic]] and [[Donetsk People's Republic]] as independent from [[Ukraine]], and moves troops into the region. The action is condemned by the [[United Nations]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-22|title=Russia strongly condemned at UN after Putin orders troops into eastern Ukraine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/22/russia-strongly-condemned-at-un-after-putin-orders-troops-into-eastern-ukraine|access-date=2022-02-27|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
* [[921]] &ndash; [[Abe no Seimei]], Japanese [[Astrology|astrologer]] (d. 1005)
*[[1397]] &ndash; [[Infanta Isabel, Duchess of Burgundy|Isabella of Portugal]] (d. 1471)
*[[1462]] &ndash; [[Joanna la Beltraneja]], princess of Castile (d. 1530)
*[[1484]] &ndash; [[Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg]] (d. 1535)
*[[1498]] &ndash; [[Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland]], English Earl (d. 1549)
*[[1541]] &ndash; [[Philipp V, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg]] (d. 1599)
*[[1556]] &ndash; [[Sethus Calvisius]], German astronomer, composer, and theorist (d. 1615)
===1601–1900===
*[[1609]] &ndash; [[Raimondo Montecuccoli]], Italian military commander (d. 1680)
*[[1621]] &ndash; [[Rebecca Nurse]], Massachusetts colonist, executed as a witch (d. 1692)
*[[1705]] &ndash; [[Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke]], English admiral and politician (d. 1781)
*[[1728]] &ndash; [[Peter III of Russia]] (d. 1762)
*[[1783]] &ndash; [[Catharina of Württemberg]] (d. 1835)
*[[1788]] &ndash; [[Francis Ronalds]], British scientist, inventor and engineer who was knighted for developing the first working [[electric telegraph]] (d. 1873)
*[[1791]] &ndash; [[Carl Czerny]], Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1857)
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[Antonio López de Santa Anna]], Mexican general and politician, 8th [[President of Mexico]] (d. 1876)
*[[1801]] &ndash; [[John Henry Newman]], English cardinal (d. 1890)
*[[1817]] &ndash; [[José Zorrilla]], Spanish poet and playwright (d. 1893)
*[[1821]] &ndash; [[Charles Scribner I]], American publisher, founded [[Charles Scribner's Sons]] (d. 1871)
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Léo Delibes]], French pianist and composer (d. 1891)
*[[1844]] &ndash; [[Charles-Marie Widor]], French organist and composer (d. 1937)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Goscombe John]], Welsh-English sculptor and academic (d. 1952)
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[John Haden Badley]], English author and educator, founded the [[Bedales School]] (d. 1967)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Otto Hermann Kahn]], German banker and philanthropist (d. 1934)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Jeanne Calment]], French super-centenarian, oldest verified person ever (d. 1997)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Mirra Alfassa]], French-Indian spiritual leader (d. 1973)<ref>{{cite book|first=Samta P.|last=Pandya|title=Faith Movements and Social Transformation: Guru Charisma in India|location=Singapore|publisher=Springer|year=2009|isbn=9789811328220|page=38}}</ref>
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Kenneth J. Alford]], English soldier, bandmaster, and composer (d. 1945)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Sacha Guitry]], Russian-French actor, director, and playwright (d. 1957)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Korechika Anami]], Japanese general and politician, 54th [[Ministry of War of Japan|Japanese Minister of War]] (d. 1945)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Clemence Dane]], English author and playwright (d. 1965)<ref>{{cite ODNB |title=Ashton, Winifred [pseud. Clemence Dane] (1888–1965), playwright and novelist |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-30475 |year=2004 |access-date=14 January 2021 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30475}}</ref>
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Harry Stack Sullivan]], American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (d. 1949)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Celia Lovsky]], Austrian-American actress (d. 1979)
*  1893   &ndash; [[Andrés Segovia]], Spanish guitarist (d. 1987)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar]], Indian chemist and academic (d. 1955)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Henrik Dam]], Danish biochemist and physiologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1976)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'|Nirala]], Indian poet and author (d. 1961)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Jeanne Aubert]], French singer and actress (d. 1988)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.histoire-vesinet.org/j-aubertbio.htm|title=Biographie de Jeanne Aubert (1900-1988)|website=www.histoire-vesinet.org|access-date=2017-10-24|archive-date=2017-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021061414/http://www.histoire-vesinet.org/j-aubertbio.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Arthur Nock]], English theologian and academic (d. 1963)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Anaïs Nin]], French-American essayist and memoirist (d. 1977)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Feb. 21: Tyne Daly, Tituss Burgess |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/02/21/Famous-birthdays-for-Feb-21-Tyne-Daly-Tituss-Burgess/3871676746024/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=20 February 2024 |date=21 February 2023}}</ref>
*  1903   &ndash; [[Raymond Queneau]], French poet and author (d. 1976)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[W. H. Auden]], English-American poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1973)<ref>{{cite web |title=W. H. Auden |url=https://www.bl.uk/people/w-h-auden |website=www.bl.uk |access-date=20 November 2022 |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209154628/https://www.bl.uk/people/w-h-auden |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Hans Erni]], Swiss painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 2015)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Douglas Bader]], English fighter pilot in World War II (d. 1982)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Arline Judge]], American actress and singer (d. 1974)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Ilmari Juutilainen]], Finnish soldier and pilot (d. 1999)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Zachary Scott]], American actor (d. 1965)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Jean Tatlock]], American psychiatrist and physician (d. 1944)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Claudia Jones]], Trinidad-British journalist and activist (d. 1964)
*  1915   &ndash; [[Ann Sheridan]], American actress and singer (d. 1967)
*  1915   &ndash; [[Anton Vratuša]], Prime Minister of Slovenia (d. 2017)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Lucille Bremer]], American actress and dancer (d. 1996)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Tadd Dameron]], American pianist and composer (d. 1965)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Zdeněk Miler]], Czech animator (d. 2011)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kultura.idnes.cz/zemrel-zdenek-miler-otec-krtecka-ktereho-nam-zavidi-hollywood-p6x-/filmvideo.aspx?c=A111130_175646_filmvideo_jaz |title=Zemřel Zdeněk Miler. Otec Krtečka, kterého nám závidí Hollywood |language=cs |date=30 November 2011 |access-date=21 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630041021/http://kultura.idnes.cz/zemrel-zdenek-miler-otec-krtecka-ktereho-nam-zavidi-hollywood-p6x-/filmvideo.aspx?c=A111130_175646_filmvideo_jaz |archive-date=30 June 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1921   &ndash; [[John Rawls]], American philosopher and academic (d. 2002)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Richard T. Whitcomb]], American aeronautical engineer (d. 2009)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Dorothy Blum]], American computer scientist and cryptanalyst (d. 1980)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Thelma Estrin]], American computer scientist and engineer (d. 2014)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Robert Mugabe]], Zimbabwean educator and politician, 2nd [[President of Zimbabwe]] (d. 2019)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Sam Peckinpah]], American director and screenwriter (d. 1984)<ref>{{cite book|author=Jon Tuska|title=Encounters with Filmmakers: Eight Career Studies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RHpZAAAAMAAJ|year=1991|publisher=Greenwood Press|isbn=978-0-313-26305-7|page=293|access-date=2021-04-10|archive-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410182049/https://books.google.com/books?id=RHpZAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1925   &ndash; [[Jack Ramsay]], American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2014)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Erma Bombeck]], American journalist and author (d. 1996)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Chespirito]], Mexican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Bob Rafelson]], American film director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/24/obituaries/bob-rafelson-dead.html|title=Bob Rafelson, Director of 'Five Easy Pieces,' Dies at 89|last=Lim|first=Dennis|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 24, 2022|accessdate=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
*  1933   &ndash; [[Nina Simone]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2003)<ref>{{cite book|author=David Brun-Lambert|title=Nina Simone: The Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l9AHAQAAMAAJ|year=2009|publisher=Aurum|isbn=978-1-84513-430-3|page=8|access-date=2021-04-10|archive-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410182049/https://books.google.com/books?id=l9AHAQAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Rue McClanahan]], American actress (d. 2010)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Richard A. Lupoff]], American author (d. 2020)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Mark McManus]], Scottish actor (d. 1994)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: Mark McManus |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-mark-mcmanus-1420944.html |website=The Independent |access-date=27 November 2022 |language=en |date=6 June 1994}}</ref>
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Barbara Jordan]], American lawyer and politician (d. 1996)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Ron Clarke]], Australian runner and politician, [[Mayor of the Gold Coast]] (d. 2015)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Harald V of Norway]]<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1937   &ndash; [[Gary Lockwood]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Bobby Charles]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Peter Gethin]], English racing driver (d. 2011)<ref>{{cite news|title=Peter Gethin, winner of the 1971 Italian Grand Prix, dies aged 71|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|work=autosport.com|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96665|date=5 December 2011|access-date=5 December 2011|archive-date=7 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107121234/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96665|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1940   &ndash; [[John Lewis]], American activist and politician (d. 2020)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Tony Martin (professor)|Tony Martin]], Trinidadian-American historian and academic (d. 2013)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Margarethe von Trotta]], German actress, director, and screenwriter
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[David Geffen]], American businessman, co-founded [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] and [[Geffen Records]]<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Maurice Bembridge]], English golfer (d. 2024)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Tyne Daly]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1946   &ndash; [[Anthony Daniels]], English actor and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 21, 2023 includes celebrities Jordan Peele, Sophie Turner |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-21-2023-includes-celebrities-jordan-peele-sophie-turner.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=20 February 2024 |date=21 February 2023}}</ref>
*  1946   &ndash; [[Alan Rickman]], English actor and director (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite web |title=Alan Rickman obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/14/alan-rickman-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=14 January 2021 |language=en |date=14 January 2016 |archive-date=14 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114172132/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/14/alan-rickman-obituary |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1946   &ndash; [[Bob Ryan]], American journalist and author
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Johnny Echols]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1947   &ndash; [[Olympia Snowe]], American politician
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Frank Brunner]], American illustrator
*  1949   &ndash; [[Jerry Harrison]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP"/> 
*  1949   &ndash; [[Ronnie Hellström]], Swedish footballer (d. 2022)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Sahle-Work Zewde]], Ethiopian politician and diplomat, 5th [[President of Ethiopia]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sahle-Work Zewde -|url=https://awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/directory/sahle-work-zewde/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Archives of Women's Political Communication - Iowa State University|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116101442/https://awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/directory/sahle-work-zewde/}}</ref>
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Vince Welnick]], American keyboard player (d. 2006)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Jean-Jacques Burnel]], English bass player, songwriter, and producer
*  1952   &ndash; [[Vitaly Churkin]], Russian diplomat, former [[Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations|Ambassador of Russia to the United Nations]] (d. 2017)
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Christine Ebersole]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1953   &ndash; [[William Petersen]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP"/> 
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Christina Rees]], British politician<ref>{{cite web |title= Christina Rees MP |url= http://myparliament.info/Member/4525 |website= myparliament.info |publisher= MyParliament |access-date= 21 February 2023 |url-status= usurped |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170811055639/http://myparliament.info/Member/4525 |archive-date= 11 August 2017 }}</ref>
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Kelsey Grammer]], American actor, singer, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Jake Burns]], Northern Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1958   &ndash; [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"/>
*  1958   &ndash; [[Kim Coates]], Canadian-American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1958   &ndash; [[Jack Coleman (actor)|Jack Coleman]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1958   &ndash; [[Alan Trammell]], American baseball player, coach, and manager
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[José María Cano]], Spanish singer-songwriter and painter 
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Plamen Oresharski]], Bulgarian economist and politician, 52nd [[Prime Minister of Bulgaria]]
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Christopher Atkins]], American actor and businessman<ref name="AP"/>
*  1961   &ndash; [[Elliot Hirshman]], American psychologist and academic<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newscenter.sdsu.edu/ootp/images/eh_cv_updated_march_2017.pdf|title=Elliot Hirshman, President|work=San Diego State University|access-date=9 March 2017|archive-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312041055/https://newscenter.sdsu.edu/ootp/images/eh_cv_updated_march_2017.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Chuck Palahniuk]], American novelist and journalist
*  1962   &ndash; [[David Foster Wallace]], American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2008)<ref>{{Cite book |title=A Companion to David Foster Wallace Studies |date=2013 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=9781137078346 |editor-last=Boswell |editor-first=Marshall |series=American Literature Readings in the Twenty-First Century |location=New York, New York |oclc=832399604 |editor-last2=Burn |editor-first2=Stephen|page=94}}</ref>
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[William Baldwin]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1963   &ndash; [[Ranking Roger]], English singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite news |title=Ranking Roger obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/27/ranking-roger-obituary-roger-charlery |access-date=27 March 2019 |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Peter |last=Mason |date=27 March 2019}}</ref>
*  1963   &ndash; [[Greg Turner]], New Zealand golfer<ref>{{EuroTour player|981}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Mark Kelly]], American astronaut and politician
*  1964   &ndash; [[Scott Kelly (astronaut)|Scott Kelly]], American astronaut
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Mark Ferguson (news presenter)|Mark Ferguson]], Australian journalist
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Leroy Burrell]], American runner and coach
*  1967   &ndash; [[Sari Essayah]], Finnish athlete and politician
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[James Dean Bradfield]], Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1969   &ndash; [[Aunjanue Ellis]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1969   &ndash; [[Petra Kronberger]], Austrian skier
*  1969   &ndash; [[Tony Meola]], American soccer player and manager
*  1969   &ndash; [[Cathy Richardson]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Michael Slater]], Australian cricketer and sportscaster
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Pierre Fulke]], Swedish golfer<ref>{{cite web |title=Pierre Fulke |url=http://www.espn.com/golf/player/results/_/id/151/pierre-fulke |website=ESPN.com |access-date=14 January 2021 |archive-date=21 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221194900/https://www.espn.com/golf/player/results/_/id/151/pierre-fulke |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Heri Joensen]], Faroese singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1973   &ndash; [[Brian Rolston]], American ice hockey player and coach
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Iván Campo]], Spanish footballer
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Scott Miller (swimmer)|Scott Miller]], Australian swimmer
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Michael McIntyre]], English comedian, actor and television presenter
*  1976   &ndash; [[Ryan Smyth]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Steve Francis]], American basketball player
*  1977   &ndash; [[Rhiannon Giddens]], American musician<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rhiannon Giddens Concert & Tour History (Updated for 2022 - 2023) {{!}} Concert Archives |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/rhiannon-giddens?page=21 |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=www.concertarchives.org}}</ref>
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Erick Barkley]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Erick Barkley |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/2057/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=20 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Tituss Burgess]], American actor and singer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Carlito (wrestler)|Carlito]], Puerto Rican wrestler<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stars.ign.com/objects/142/14209354_biography.html|title=IGN: Carlito (WWE) Biography|access-date=2008-01-01|website=IGN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211231925/http://stars.ign.com/objects/142/14209354_biography.html|archive-date=2008-12-11|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Pascal Chimbonda]], Guadeloupean-French footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=32113|title=Pascal Chimbonda|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=16 February 2020|archive-date=22 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722220502/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=32113|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Jordan Peele]], American actor, comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Brad Fast]], Canadian ice hockey player 
*  1980   &ndash; [[Tiziano Ferro]], Italian singer-songwriter and producer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Brendan Sexton III]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1980   &ndash; [[Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck]], 5th [[King of Bhutan]]
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Tsuyoshi Wada]], Japanese baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tsuyoshi Wada |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/tsuyoshi-wada-493159 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=20 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Andre Barrett]], American basketball player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Chantal Claret]], American singer-songwriter
*  1982   &ndash; [[Tebogo Jacko Magubane]], South African DJ and producer 
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Braylon Edwards]], American football player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Franklin Gutiérrez]], Venezuelan baseball player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Mélanie Laurent]], French actress
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Andy Ellis (rugby union)|Andrew Ellis]], New Zealand rugby player
*  1984   &ndash; [[David Odonkor]], German footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Marco Paoloni]], Italian footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[James Wisniewski]], American ice hockey player
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Georgios Samaras]], Greek footballer
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Charlotte Church]], Welsh singer-songwriter and actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Eniola Aluko]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Eniola Aluko |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/158801/eniola-aluko |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=28 January 2021 |archive-date=21 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221194903/https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/158801/eniola-aluko |url-status=live }}</ref> 
*  1987   &ndash; [[Ashley Greene]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Elliot Page]], Canadian actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Ellen Page: Film Actress (1987–)|url=http://www.biography.com/people/ellen-page-267545 |website=[[Biography.com]] |access-date=March 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403023901/http://www.biography.com/people/ellen-page-267545|archive-date=April 3, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Donté Greene]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Donte Greene |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201590/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=20 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Corbin Bleu]], American actor, model, dancer, film producer and singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Corbin Bleu |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/film-and-television-biographies/corbin-bleu |website=Encyclopedia.com |access-date=February 22, 2019 |archive-date=February 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222152054/https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/film-and-television-biographies/corbin-bleu |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Ian Cole]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ian Cole |url=https://www.nhl.com/canucks/player/ian-cole-8474013 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=20 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Federico Fernández (footballer)|Federico Fernández]], Argentine footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Federico Fernández|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/5672/Federico-Fern%C3%A1ndez/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=20 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Jake Muzzin]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jake Muzzin |url=https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/player/jake-muzzin-8474162 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=20 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Mattias Tedenby]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mattias Tedenby Stats |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/t/tedenma01.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=February 22, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=February 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222095236/https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/t/tedenma01.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Joe Alwyn]], English actor<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/person/joe-alwyn|title=Joe Alwyn|work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]|location=UK|publisher=Condé Nast|access-date=13 September 2017|archive-date=2018-01-08|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180108224236/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/person/joe-alwyn|url-status=dead }}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Riyad Mahrez]], Algerian footballer
*  1991   &ndash; [[Ji So-yun]], South Korean footballer
*  1991   &ndash; [[Solar (singer)|Solar]], South Korean singer, songwriter and actress<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/952233wpp/mamamoo-members-try-surprise-solar-birthday-fail|title=MAMAMOO Members' Attempt To Surprise Solar On Her Birthday Almost Succeeds|work=[[Soompi]]|publisher=Uin Kim|date=21 February 2017|access-date=14 April 2025 }}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Devon Travis]], American baseball player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Devon Travis Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/devon-travis-581527 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221161610/https://www.mlb.com/player/devon-travis-581527 |archive-date=Feb 21, 2023 |website=MLB.com}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Phil Jones (footballer, born 1992)|Phil Jones]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Phil Jones|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3820/Phil-Jones/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=20 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Steve Leo Beleck]], Cameroonian footballer
*  1993   &ndash; [[Davy Klaassen]], Dutch footballer
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Tang Haochen]], Chinese tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title= Tang Haochen |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1301511 |website=Olympedia  |access-date=14 January 2021 |archive-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117200457/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1301511 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Hayley Orrantia]], American actress and singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Wendy (singer)|Wendy]], South Korean singer<ref name="profile">{{cite web |last1=Seong |first1=Jin-hee |date=September 26, 2014 |title= |script-title=ko:[더★프로필] 레드벨벳 웬디 "밥 잘 먹는 사람이 이상형" |trans-title=[The ★ Profile] Red Velvet Wendy "My ideal type is someone who eats well" |url=http://thestar.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/09/26/2014092601387.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605151119/http://thestar.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/09/26/2014092601387.html |archive-date=June 5, 2017 |access-date=March 1, 2016 |work=The Star}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Noah Rubin (tennis)|Noah Rubin]], American tennis player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/noah-rubin/rc96/overview|title=Noah Rubin &#124; Overview &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis|website=ATP Tour|access-date=2021-02-21|archive-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115094216/https://www.atptour.com/en/players/noah-rubin/rc96/overview|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Sophie Turner]], English actress<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://winter-is-coming.net/2011/03/interview-with-sophie-turner/ |title=Interview with Sophie Turner |date=31 March 2011 |publisher=Winter-is-coming.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402010922/http://winter-is-coming.net/2011/03/interview-with-sophie-turner/ |archive-date=2 April 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=19 September 2011}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Metawin Opas-iamkajorn]], Thai actor and singer<ref>{{cite web |title=Biodata Aktor Thailand Win Metawin Opa-iamkajorn |url=https://dianiopiari.com/biodata-aktor-thailand-win-metawin-opas-iamkajorn/ |website=dianiopiari.com |publisher=Diani Opiari |access-date=17 December 2020 |language=id |date=16 March 2020 |archive-date=20 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320175922/https://dianiopiari.com/biodata-aktor-thailand-win-metawin-opas-iamkajorn/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
*[[4 AD]] &ndash; [[Gaius Caesar]], Roman [[Roman consul|consul]] and grandson of [[Augustus]] (b. 20 BC)
* [[675]] &ndash; [[Randoald of Grandval]], [[priory#Other prior and priories|prior]] of the [[Benedictine]] [[monastery]] of [[Grandval, Switzerland|Grandval]]
*[[1184]] &ndash; [[Minamoto no Yoshinaka]], Japanese [[List of shōguns|shōgun]] (b. 1154)
*[[1211]] &ndash; [[Aymon de Briançon]], archbishop of Tarentaise and crusader<ref>{{cite book |first=Joseph |last=Garin |title=Histoire féodale des seigneurs de Briançon, Savoie (996–1530) |publisher=Librairie M. Papet |year=1942 |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9799152v/f7.item |pages=72–78}}</ref>
*[[1267]] &ndash; [[Baldwin of Ibelin, Seneschal of Cyprus]]
*[[1437]] &ndash; [[James I of Scotland]] (b. 1394; assassinated)<ref>{{cite book|author=Thomas WATERHOUSE (of Grantham.)|title=A genealogical account of the royal house of Stuart, Kings of Scotland, from the year 1043, to its union with the English Crown, ... also from that time to the commencement of the ... house of Brunswick; and down to the present period|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZqVVAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA44|year=1816|pages=44|access-date=2021-02-21|archive-date=2020-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801123449/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZqVVAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA44|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1471]] &ndash; [[Jan Rokycana]], Czech bishop and theologian (b. 1396)
*[[1513]] &ndash; [[Pope Julius II]] (b. 1443)
*[[1543]] &ndash; [[Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi]], Somalian general (b. 1507)
*[[1554]] &ndash; [[Hieronymus Bock]], German botanist and physician (b. 1498)
*[[1572]] &ndash; [[Cho Shik]], Korean poet and scholar (b. 1501)
*[[1590]] &ndash; [[Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick]], English nobleman and general (b. 1528)
*[[1595]] &ndash; [[Robert Southwell (Jesuit)|Robert Southwell]], English priest and poet (b. 1561)

===1601–1900===
*[[1677]] &ndash; [[Baruch Spinoza]], Dutch philosopher and scholar (b. 1632)
*[[1715]] &ndash; [[Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore]], English politician (b. 1637)
*[[1730]] &ndash; [[Pope Benedict XIII]] (b. 1649)
*[[1821]] &ndash; [[Georg Friedrich von Martens]], German jurist and diplomat (b. 1756)
*[[1824]] &ndash; [[Eugène de Beauharnais]], French general (b. 1781)
*[[1829]] &ndash; [[Kittur Chennamma]], Indian queen and freedom fighter (b. 1778)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=148944|title=Rani Chennamma of Kitturu|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2019-02-21|archive-date=2017-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418163405/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=148944|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1846]] &ndash; [[Emperor Ninkō]] of Japan (b. 1800)
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Justinus Kerner]], German poet and physician (b. 1786)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[William Weston (Australian politician)|William Weston]], English-Australian politician, 3rd [[Premier of Tasmania]] (b. 1804)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[James Timberlake]], American lieutenant and police officer (b. 1846)
===1901–present===
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Incas (parakeet)|Incas]], [[endling|last known]] [[Carolina parakeet]] (h. {{floruit|1885}})<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://johnjames.audubon.org/last-carolina-parakeet|title=The last Carolina Parakeet|date=2015-12-22|work=John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove|access-date=2023-06-26|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The last Carolina parakeet ever, lost in memory and now just lost |last=Sullivan |first=Mallorie |work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=June 26, 2023 |url= https://eu.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/02/22/last-carolina-parakeet-ever-lost-memory-and-now-just-lost/359375002/ }}</ref>
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Kurt Eisner]], German journalist and politician, [[Minister-President of Bavaria]] (b. 1867)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Heike Kamerlingh Onnes]], Dutch physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1853)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Augusto César Sandino]], Nicaraguan rebel leader (b. 1895)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[George Ellery Hale]], American astronomer and academic (b. 1868)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Frederick Banting]], Canadian physician and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1891)<ref>{{cite book |last=Stevens |first=James |date=July 6, 2006 |title=The Maw: Searching for the Hudson Bombers |publisher= Trafford |pages=41–43 |isbn=978-1412063845}}</ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Ferenc Szisz]], Hungarian-French racing driver (b. 1873)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Eric Liddell]], Scottish rugby player and runner (b. 1902)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[José Streel]], Belgian journalist (b. 1911)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Fannie Charles Dillon]], American composer (b. 1881)<ref>{{cite book|first1=Julie Anne|last1=Sadie|first2=Rhian|last2=Samuel|title=The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers|location=London|publisher=Macmillan|year=1996|page=143|isbn=978-0-33351-598-3}}</ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Duncan Edwards]], English footballer (b. 1936)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Malcolm X]], American minister and activist (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite book |last=Marable |first=Manning |author-link=Manning Marable |title=Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention |location=New York |publisher=Viking |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-670-02220-5 |title-link=Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention|pages=[https://archive.org/details/malcolmxlifeofre0000mara/page/436 436]–437}}</ref>
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Charles Beaumont]], American author and screenwriter (b. 1929)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Howard Florey]], Australian pathologist and pharmacologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1898)<ref>{{cite book | author=Fenner, Frank | chapter=Florey, Howard Walter (Baron Florey) (1898–1968) | chapter-url=http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140202b.htm | title=Australian Dictionary of Biography | volume=14 | pages=188–190 | year=1996 | access-date=10 October 2008 | publisher=Melbourne University Press | archive-date=27 July 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080727170749/http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140202b.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Zhang Guohua (politician, born 1914)|Zhang Guohua]], Chinese general and politician (b. 1914)
*  1972   &ndash; [[Bronislava Nijinska]], Russian-American dancer and choreographer (b. 1891)
*  1972   &ndash; [[Eugène Tisserant]], French cardinal (b. 1884)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Tim Horton]], Canadian ice hockey player and businessman, co-founded [[Tim Hortons]] (b. 1930)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Alfred Andersch]], German-Swiss author (b. 1914)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Gershom Scholem]], German-Israeli historian and philosopher (b. 1897)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Mikhail Sholokhov]], Russian novelist and short story writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1905)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Louis Hayward]], South African-American actor (b. 1909)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Helen Hooven Santmyer]], American novelist (b. 1895)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Dorothy Auchterlonie Green]], Australian poet, critic, and academic (b. 1915)
*  1991   &ndash; [[Nutan]], Indian actress (b. 1936)<ref>{{cite news|title=Nutan dead|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19910222&printsec=frontpage|page=1|access-date=3 June 2017|work=The Indian Express|date=22 February 1991|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011170042/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19910222&printsec=frontpage|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Inge Lehmann]], Danish seismologist and geophysicist (b. 1888)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Johannes Steinhoff]], German general and pilot (b. 1913)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Robert Bolt]], English dramatist (b. 1924)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-10-22|title=OBITUARY : Robert Bolt|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-robert-bolt-1574410.html|access-date=2021-01-12|website=The Independent|language=en|archive-date=2021-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117203540/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-robert-bolt-1574410.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Morton Gould]], American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1913)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Gertrude B. Elion]], American biochemist and pharmacologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1918)
*  1999   &ndash; [[Ilmari Juutilainen]], Finnish soldier and pilot (b. 1914)
*  1999   &ndash; [[Wilmer Mizell]], American baseball player and politician (b. 1930)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[John Thaw]], English actor and producer (b. 1942)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[John Charles]], Welsh footballer and manager (b. 1931)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Guillermo Cabrera Infante]], Cuban author, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1929)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Zdzisław Beksiński]], Polish painter, photographer, and sculptor (b. 1929)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Ben Chapman (actor)|Ben Chapman]], American actor (b. 1928)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Dwayne McDuffie]], American author and screenwriter, co-founded [[Milestone Media]] (b. 1962)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Bernard Nathanson]], American physician and activist (b. 1926)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[H. M. Darmstandler]], American general (b. 1922)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Hasse Jeppson]], Swedish footballer (b. 1925)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Héctor Maestri]], Cuban-American baseball player (b. 1935)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Matthew Robinson (snowboarder)|Matthew Robinson]], Australian snowboarder (b. 1985)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Cornelius Schnauber]], German–American historian, playwright, and academic (b. 1939)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Aleksei Gubarev]], Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1931)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Sadeq Tabatabaei]], Iranian journalist and politician (b. 1943)<ref>[http://www.khabaronline.ir/%28X%281%29S%28enevwlaebei4um0plfivpywm%29%29/detail/401292/Politics/parties صادق طباطبایی درگذشت] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307204420/http://www.khabaronline.ir/(X(1)S(enevwlaebei4um0plfivpywm))/detail/401292/Politics/parties |date=2015-03-07 }} {{in lang|fa}}</ref>
*  2015   &ndash; [[Clark Terry]], American trumpet player, composer, and educator (b. 1920)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Eric Brown (pilot)|Eric Brown]], Scottish-English captain and pilot (b. 1919)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Jeanne Martin Cissé]], Guinean teacher and politician (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Freland|first1=François-Xavier|title=La Guinée endeuillée par la disparition de Jeanne Martin Cissé, figure de l'indépendance et des droits des femmes|url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/405868/politique/guinee-endeuillee-disparition-de-jeanne-martin-cisse-figure-de-lindependance-droits-femmes/|work=Jeune Afrique|date=February 22, 2017|access-date=19 February 2019|archive-date=20 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220181448/https://www.jeuneafrique.com/405868/politique/guinee-endeuillee-disparition-de-jeanne-martin-cisse-figure-de-lindependance-droits-femmes/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Billy Graham]], American evangelist (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/the-rev-billy-graham-prominent-christian-evangelist-dead-at-99/|title=The Rev. Billy Graham, prominent Christian evangelist, dead at 99|date=February 21, 2018|publisher=Fox News|access-date=March 2, 2018|archive-date=March 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301062147/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/21/rev-billy-graham-prominent-christian-evangelist-dead-at-99-fox-news-confirms.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Stanley Donen]], American film director (b. 1924)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/feb/23/stanley-donen-director-singin-in-the-rain-dies|title=Stanley Donen, director of Singin' in the Rain, dies aged 94|first=Martin|last=Pengelly|newspaper=The Observer |date=February 23, 2019|via=www.theguardian.com|access-date=February 21, 2021|archive-date=February 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223195206/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/feb/23/stanley-donen-director-singin-in-the-rain-dies|url-status=live}}</ref>	
*  2019   &ndash; [[Peter Tork]], American musician and actor (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/obituaries/peter-tork-dead.html|title=Peter Tork, Court Jester of the Monkees, Is Dead at 77|first=Anita|last=Gates|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 21, 2019|access-date=February 21, 2021|archive-date=February 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221220510/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/obituaries/peter-tork-dead.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Mireya Arboleda]], Colombian classical pianist (b. 1928)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tiempo|first=Casa Editorial El|date=2021-02-24|title=Obituario: Mireya Arboleda de Cruz|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/vida/mujeres/obituario-mireya-arboleda-de-cruz-569178|access-date=2021-03-17|website=El Tiempo|language=spanish|archive-date=2021-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723223151/https://www.eltiempo.com/vida/mujeres/obituario-mireya-arboleda-de-cruz-569178|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  2021   &ndash; [[Kevin Dann]], Australian rugby league player (b. 1958)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/02/21/panthers-mourn-loss-of-kevin-dann/|title=Panthers mourn loss of Kevin Dann|date=February 21, 2021|website=National Rugby League|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221131900/https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/02/21/panthers-mourn-loss-of-kevin-dann/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[2024]] &ndash; [[John Bahnsen]],  United States Army brigadier general and decorated veteran of the Vietnam War (b. 1934)<ref>{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Fred |date=February 22, 2024 |title=John C. 'Doc' Bahnsen, 89, among most decorated U.S. combat veterans |url=https://www.morningjournalnews.com/news/local-news/2024/02/john-c-doc-bahnsen-89-among-most-decorated-u-s-combat-veterans/ |work=Morning Journal |location=Lisbon, OH}}</ref>
*[[2025]] &ndash; [[Clint Hill (Secret Service)|Clint Hill]], American Secret Service agent (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=Clint Hill, Who Sprang to Kennedys' Side as Shots Were Fired, Dies at 93 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/us/clint-hill-dead.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=25 February 2025}}</ref>
*2025 &ndash; [[Lynne Marie Stewart]], American actress (b. 1946)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ruberg |first=Sara |date=February 23, 2025 |title=Lynne Marie Stewart, Miss Yvonne on 'Pee-wee's Playhouse,' Dies at 78 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/arts/television/lynne-marie-stewart-dead.html |access-date=March 1, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*[[Armed Forces Day#South Africa|Armed Forces Day (South Africa)]]
*[[Harald V of Norway|Birthday of King Harald V]] ([[Norway]])
*Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Felix of Hadrumetum]]
**[[Pepin of Landen]]
**[[Peter Damian]]
**[[Randoald of Grandval]]
**[[February 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Public holidays in Vanuatu|Father Lini Day]] ([[Vanuatu]])
*[[Language Movement Day]] ([[Bangladesh]])
*[[International Mother Language Day]] ([[UNESCO]])<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015 |archive-date=4 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904233724/https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*The first day of the [[Public holidays in Bhutan|Birth Anniversary of Fifth Druk Gyalpo]], celebrated until February 23. ([[Bhutan]])
*The first day of the [[Tagum City#Cultural activities and festivities|Musikahan Festival]], celebrated until February 27. ([[Tagum City]], Philippines)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

=== Works cited ===
*{{cite book 
|last = Fuller
|first = Joseph V. 
|title= Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, 1929, Volume II
|url= https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.78859/page/n1
|date= 1943
|publisher= [[United States Government Publishing Office]]
|location= [[Washington, D.C.]]
}}

==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/21 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=2|day=21}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/february/21 Historical Events on February 21]

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[[Category:Days of February]]