Historical Events In February - 21
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1958 Egypt-Syria as UAR elect Nasser President (99.9% vote) on February - 21.
1960 Cuban leader Fidel Castro nationalizes all businesses in Cuba on February - 21.
1960 Fay Crocker wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open on this day in history.
1961 Friedrich Dürrenmatt's "Die Physiker," premieres in Zürich on this day in history.
1961 Gabon adopts constitution on February - 21.
1961 On February - 21 mercury-Atlas 2 reentry test reaches 172 km
1961 Blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Switz, poet, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1962 Minister De Pous confirms natural gas reserves in Groningen Netherlands on this day in history.
1963 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.
1964 On February - 21 uK flies 24,000 rolls of Beatle wallpaper to US
1965 Civil rights activist Malcolm X is assassinated at age 39 by Black Muslims in New York City on February - 21.
1965 On February - 21 malcolm X, [Little], black Moslem leader, assassinated in NYC at 39
1966 On this day in history indonesia's President Sukarno fires General Nasution
1968 On this day in history 150,000 demonstrate against leftist students in West-Berlin
1968 On February - 21 baseball announces a minimum annual salary of $10,000
1968 Anthony Asquith, British director (Court Martial), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1969 On February - 21 first launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes)
1969 Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators on this day in history.
1969 On February - 21 jose de Capriles, Mexican-born US Olympic fencer, dies
1970 Jackson 5 make TV debut on "American Bandstand" on February - 21.
1970 Pathet Lao conquerors Xieng Khuang & Muong Suy on this day in history.
1971 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic on February - 21.
1971 On this day in history series of tornadoes cuts through Mississippi & Louisiana killing 117
1971 Adolph Weiss, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
1972 Michael Weller's "Moonchildren," premieres in New York NY on this day in history.
1972 Richard Nixon becomes first US President to visit China on this day in history.
1972 US President Richard Nixon goes to China, to help improve relations on this day in history.
1973 Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out on February - 21.
1973 On February - 21 israeli jet fighters shoot down a Libyan Airlines passenger plane over the Sinai Desert, killing more than 100 people.
1974 On this day in history israeli forces leave western Suez
1974 On this day in history silver hits record $5.96½ an ounce in London
1974 Yugoslavia adopts constitution on February - 21.
1975 Former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell and White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman receive prison terms for their roles in the Watergate cover-up on this day in history.
1975 On this day in history john Lennon releases "Rock 'n' Roll" album
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