February 21st, 1674

Born on February 21st, 1674

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 1674

48

Dimitrie Cantemir

Prince of Moldavia

*October 26th, 1674, Dimitrie Cantemir †August 21st, 1723, Dmitrovsk

55

Johann Wilhelm Engelbrecht

German jurist (1674-1729)

*January 15th, 1674, Hamelin †September 12th, 1729, Helmstedt

84

Giovanni Antonio Guadagni

Italian cardinal

*September 14th, 1674, Florence †January 15th, 1759, Rome

57

Johann Burckhardt Mencke

German historian and publisher

*April 8th, 1674, Leipzig †April 1st, 1732, Leipzig

69

Jean Barbeyrac

French jurist

*March 15th, 1674, Béziers †March 3rd, 1744, Groningen

74

Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg

German noble (1674-1748)

*April 5th, 1674, Old Cölln †November 22nd, 1748, Römhild

66

Jethro Tull

British agricultural pioneer, activist of the British Agricultural Revolution

*March 30th, 1674, Basildon †February 21st, 1741, Hungerford

75

Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan

Catholic cardinal

*June 26th, 1674, Paris †July 19th, 1749, Paris

68

Johann Anderson

German politician and lawyer (1674-1743)

*May 14th, 1674, Hamburg †May 3rd, 1743, Hamburg

91

František Maxmilián Kaňka

Czech architect

*August 9th, 1674, Prague †July 14th, 1766, Prague

61

Jean Ranc

French painter born in Montpellier (1674-1735)

*January 28th, 1674, Montpellier †July 1st, 1735, Madrid

63

Luca Antonio Colomba

Painter (1674-1737)

*November 19th, 1674, Arogno †December 22nd, 1737, Arogno

90

Giampietro Zanotti

Italian painter and poet (1674-1765)

*October 3rd, 1674, Paris †September 28th, 1765, Bologna

50

Marie of Lorraine

Monegasque princess

*August 12th, 1674, Paris †October 30th, 1724, Monaco

76

Christian Gottlieb Schwarz

Dr. phil. Universität Leipzig 1699

*November 30th, 1674, Leisnig †November 30th, 1750, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

44

Nicholas Rowe

English poet, writer (1674-1718)

*June 20th, 1674, Little Barford †December 6th, 1718, London

51

Eleonore von Dönhoff

*October 29th, 1674, Friedrichstein Castle †September 2nd, 1726, Schloss Kossenblatt

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1674 is a normal year and no leap year.

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