February 21st, 1759

Born on February 21st, 1759

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

Born on February 21st, 1759

68

Ludovike Simanowiz

German painter (1759-1827)

*February 21st, 1759, Schorndorf †September 3rd, 1827, Ludwigsburg

53

Martin von Molitor

Austrian painter (1759-1812)

*February 21st, 1759, Vienna †April 16th, 1812, Vienna

Same year
Born in 1759

45

Friedrich Schiller

German poet, philosopher, historian and playwright (1759–1805)

*November 10th, 1759, Marbach am Neckar †May 9th, 1805, Weimar

37

Robert Burns

Scottish poet and lyricist (1759–1796)

*January 25th, 1759, Alloway †July 21st, 1796, Dumfries

38

Mary Wollstonecraft

English writer and intellectual (1759–1797)

*April 27th, 1759, Spitalfields †September 10th, 1797, Somers Town

85

Bruno Franz Leopold Liebermann

German theologian

*October 12th, 1759, Molsheim †November 15th, 1844, Strasbourg

34

Georges Danton

French revolutionary (1759–1794)

*October 26th, 1759, Arcis-sur-Aube †April 5th, 1794, Paris

73

William Wilberforce

English politician and abolitionist (1759–1833)

*August 24th, 1759, Wilberforce House †July 29th, 1833, London

68

James Edward Smith

English botanist (1759-1828)

*December 2nd, 1759, Norwich †March 17th, 1828, Norwich

70

Matsudaira Sadanobu

[松平定信] Daimyo and Roju (1759-1829)

*January 15th, 1759, Edo †June 14th, 1829, Mita

62

John Francis Mercer

American politician (1759-1821)

*May 17th, 1759, Stafford County †August 30th, 1821, Philadelphia

54

Johann Christian Reil

German physician

*February 20th, 1759, Rhaude †November 22nd, 1813, Halle (Saale)

44

François Devienne

French composer, flautist, bassoonist

*January 31st, 1759, Joinville †September 5th, 1803, Charenton asylum

78

Maximilian von Montgelas

German politician (1759-1838)

*September 12th, 1759, Munich †June 14th, 1838, Munich

59

Carl Frederik von Breda

Swedish portrait painter (1759-1818)

*August 16th, 1759, Stockholm †December 1st, 1818, Stockholm

71

Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg

Prussian field marshal (1759-1830)

*September 26th, 1759, Potsdam †October 4th, 1830, Oleśnica Mała

42

Marie Clotilde of France

Queen consort of Sardinia (1796-1802) and Venerable

*September 23rd, 1759, Versailles †March 7th, 1802, Naples

66

Karl Friedrich Hensler

Austrian author

*February 1st, 1759, Vaihingen an der Enz †November 24th, 1825, Vienna

57

Sivert Aarflot

Norwegian contributing editor and publisher

*October 23rd, 1759, Ørsta Municipality †July 14th, 1817, Volda Municipality

72

Johann Maria Philipp Frimont

Austrian general (1759-1831)

*February 3rd, 1759, Fénétrange †December 26th, 1831, Vienna

67

Louise d'Aumont

The only child and daughter of Louis Marie d'Aumon

*October 22nd, 1759, Paris †December 13th, 1826, Paris

47

Vincenzo Lunardi

Italian balloonist (1759-1806)

*January 11th, 1759, Lucca †August 1st, 1806, Lisbon

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1759 is a normal year and no leap year.

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