February 21-National Days, Birthday, Important Past Events

February 21 2024 is Wednesday. 52nd day of the Gregorian calendar. Armed Forces Day- South Africa. National Sticky Bun Day. International Mother Language Day and much more on this date. Holidays & Observances, National and Special Days, Major Past Events, Zodiac Sign, Birthday of Celebrity & famous personalities on this date.

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Here Know Holidays, Observances of Special & National Day on February 21

52nd day of the Gregorian calendar
Western Zodiac – Pisces
Armed Forces Day- South Africa
National Sticky Bun Day
International Mother Language Day

Past events and historical events on 21st February

1804-Trevithick built the first-ever steam locomotive to run along a track.
1842-John Greenough received a patent for a sewing machine.
1848-Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published the Communist Manifesto.
1849-The Battle of Gujrat – a decisive battle in the Second Anglo-Sikh War, fought between the forces of the East India Company, and a Sikh army in rebellion against the Company’s control of the Sikh Empire, represented by the child Maharaja Duleep Singh who was in British custody in Lahore.
1878-The first telephone directory was published in New Haven, Connecticut.
1915-Armed revolutionary uprisings took place in Lahore, Benaras, and Meerut.
1947-Edwin H. Land publicly demonstrated his instant camera and associated film. Called the Land Camera.
1948-Second draft of constitution of India was placed before the constituent assembly on this day.
1952-Demonstration of official language status to the Bengali language at Dhaka University in East Pakistan (present-Day Bangladesh).
1958 The peace symbol is designed by Gerald Holtom.
1959-Establishment of Press Club of India in New Delhi.
1960-Cuba Industry Nationalised
1965-Malcolm X Assassinated
1972-U.S. President Richard Nixon embarks on his historic visit to China.
1972-Soviet Unmanned spacecraft Luna 20 landed on the moon.
1973-Israel Shoots Down Libyan Passenger Plane
1984-China Looking For Technology Help.
1995-Steve Fossett Balloon Record
1999-Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif signed the Lahore Declaration.
2013-At least 17 people were killed and 119 injured in a series of bomb blasts in Hyderabad.
2018-Indian film star Kamal Haasan launched a new political party – Makkal Needhi Mayyam in Tamil Nadu state.

Famous Personalities & Celebrities Birthday on February 21

1983-Katie McGrath is an Irish actress
1979-Jennifer Love Hewitt-American Actress and Singer
1946-Alan Rickman-English actor
1933-Nina Simone-American singer-songwriter, pianist
1924-Robert Mugabe-Zimbabwean politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe
1907-W. H. Auden-American poet
1791-Carl Czerny-Austrian pianist, composer

FAQ / People Also Ask

1. Which Day is 21st February 2023?

21st February is Wednesday
52nd day of the Gregorian calendar
Western Zodiac- Pisces.

2. Special Day on 21st February?

Every year on February 21st International Mother Language Day is commemorated. The major goal of commemorating this day is to raise global awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity.

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