February 21st, 1633

Born on February 21st, 1633

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 143,000 days old!

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What happened on February 21st?

February 21st, 1973

After accidentally straying into the airspace of the Israeli-occupied Sinai Peninsula, Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 was shot down by two Israeli fighter aircraft, killing 108 of the 113 people on board.

February 21st, 1952

A number of student protesters demanding the establishment of Bengali as an official language were killed by police in Dhaka, East Pakistan.

February 21st, 1929

Nanjing decade: 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.

February 21st, 1919

Bavarian socialist Kurt Eisner, who had organized the German Revolution that overthrew the Wittelsbach monarchy and established Bavaria as a republic, was assassinated.

February 21st, 1878

The first telephone directory, consisting of a single page, was issued to fifty subscribers in New Haven, Connecticut.

February 21st, 1866

Lucy Hobbs Taylor (pictured) became the first woman to receive a doctorate from a dental college.

February 21st, 1862

American Civil War: The Confederate Army began an attempt to gain control of the Southwest with a major victory in the Battle of Valverde.

February 21st, 1828

The inaugural issue of the Cherokee Phoenix, the first newspaper in a Native American language, was published.

February 21st, 1746

Jacobite rising of 1745: The siege of Inverness ended with British forces surrendering to the Jacobite army.

February 21st, 1437

King James I of Scotland was murdered at Perth in a failed coup by his uncle and former ally Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl.

February 21st, 2022

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.

February 21st, 2013

At least 17 people are killed and 119 injured following several bombings in the Indian city of Hyderabad.

February 21st, 1995

Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.

February 21st, 1994

Aldrich Ames is arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for selling national secrets to the Soviet Union in Arlington County, Virginia.

February 21st, 1975

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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 21st

Same year
Born in 1633

67

James II of England

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1633–1701)

*October 14th, 1633, London †September 5th, 1701, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

73

Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban

French military engineer

*April 30th, 1633, Saint-Léger-Vauban †March 30th, 1707, Paris

70

Samuel Pepys

English diarist and administrator (1633–1703)

*February 23rd, 1633, City of London †May 26th, 1703, Clapham

32

Abbas II of Persia

The seventh Safavid king (1642–1666)

*December 20th, 1633, Qazvin †October 26th, 1666, Damghan

54

Geminiano Montanari

Italian astronomer (1633-1687)

*June 1st, 1633, Modena †October 13th, 1687, Padua

48

Charles Eugene, 2nd Duke of Arenberg

Belgian noble (1633-1681)

*May 8th, 1633, Brussels metropolitan area †June 25th, 1681, Mons

76

Martin Hanke

German historian

*February 15th, 1633, Borna †April 20th, 1709, Wrocław

51

Christian von Stökken

German writer (1633-1684)

*August 15th, 1633, Rendsburg †September 4th, 1684, Rendsburg

82

Benedetto Gennari II

Italian painter (1633-1715)

*October 19th, 1633, Cento †December 9th, 1715, Bologna

74

Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

German general, Landgraf of Hesse-Homburg

*March 30th, 1633, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe †January 24th, 1708, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

65

Johann Heinrich Heidegger

Swiss theologian

*July 1st, 1633, Bäretswil †July 18th, 1698, Zürich

71

Johann Christoph Wagenseil

German Christian Hebraist

*November 26th, 1633, Nuremberg †October 9th, 1705, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

85

Georg Christoph Petri von Hartenfels

German physician (1633-1718)

*February 13th, 1633, Erfurt †December 6th, 1718, Erfurt

88

Gerhard Wolter Molanus

German theologian

*November 1st, 1633, Hamelin †September 7th, 1722, Hanover

62

Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

Last Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and last Administrator of Ratzeburg

*February 26th, 1633, Güstrow †October 26th, 1695, Güstrow

43

Sebastian Knüpfer

German composer

*September 6th, 1633, Aš †October 10th, 1676, Leipzig

71

Paolo Boccone

Italian Botanist (1633-1704)

*April 24th, 1633, Palermo †December 22nd, 1704, Altofonte

60

Charles Patin

French physician (1633-1693)

*February 23rd, 1633, Paris †October 10th, 1693, Padua

78

Philippus van Limborch

Dutch theologian

*June 19th, 1633, Amsterdam †April 30th, 1712, Amsterdam

69

Jan de Baen

Dutch painter (1633-1702)

*February 20th, 1633, Haarlem †March 1st, 1702, The Hague

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1633 is a normal year and no leap year.

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