Born on February 21st, 1828
Weekday
Thursday
February 21st, 1828 was a Thursday.
Age
People born on February 21st, 1828 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 196 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Pisces (The Fish)
February 20th, 1828 - March 20th, 1828
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 71,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 346 days, exactly on April 8th, 2025, people who were born on February 21st, 1828 will be 72,000 days old!
71,654 Days
10,236 Weeks
2,354 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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Hours
What happened on February 21st, 1828?
Initial issue of the Cherokee Phoenix is the first periodical to use the Cherokee syllabary invented by Sequoyah.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee_Phoenix The inaugural issue of the Cherokee Phoenix, the first newspaper in a Native American language, was published.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee_PhoenixWhat else happened on February 21st?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 21st
Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 21st?
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35 Corbin Bleu
American actor, model, dancer, film producer and singer-songwriter
*February 21st, 1989, Brooklyn
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62 Eduard Oscar Schmidt
German zoologist (1823–1886)
*February 21st, 1823, Torgau †January 17th, 1886, Kappelrodeck
95 Robert Mugabe
2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017
*February 21st, 1924, Kutama †September 6th, 2019, Gleneagles Hospital
83 Addison Brown
United States federal judge, astronomer and botanist (1830-1913)
*February 21st, 1830, West Newbury †April 9th, 1913, New York CityErnst Meyer
German historian of classical antiquity (1898-1975)
*February 21st, 1898, Pinneberg †November 18th, 1975, Zürich
75 Friedrich Karl Kaul
German screenwriter
*February 21st, 1906, Poznań †April 16th, 1981, East Berlin.jpg "Alan Rickman")
69 Alan Rickman
British actor and director (1946–2016)
*February 21st, 1946, Hammersmith †January 14th, 2016, London
Same year
Born in 1828
82 Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
*August 28th, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana †November 7th, 1910, Astapovo
73 Mathilde Wesendonck
German poet and mistress of the composer Richard Wagner
*December 23rd, 1828, Elberfeld †August 31st, 1902, Altmünster
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78 Henrik Ibsen
Norwegian playwright and theatre director (1828–1906)
*March 20th, 1828, Skien †May 23rd, 1906, Christiania
56 Edmond François Valentin About
French writer and critic (1828-1885)
*February 14th, 1828, Dieuze †January 16th, 1885, rue de Douai
82 Henry Dunant
Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910)
*May 8th, 1828, Geneva †October 30th, 1910, Heiden
63 Hector Crémieux
French playwright and librettist
*November 10th, 1828, former 1st arrondissement of Paris †September 30th, 1892, 9th arrondissement of Paris.jpg "Henry Lomb")
79 Henry Lomb
German-American businessman (1828-1908)
*November 24th, 1828, Burghaun †June 13th, 1908, PittsfordCharles Nuitter
French lawyer, playwright, librettist, and archivist at the Parisian Opéra
*April 24th, 1828, 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 23rd, 1899, 8th arrondissement of ParisWilliam Saurin Lyster
Australian impresario (1828-1880)
*March 21st, 1828, Dublin †November 27th, 1880, MelbourneSimone Antonio Pacoret de Saint-Bon
Italian admiral (1828-1892)
*March 20th, 1828, Chambéry †November 26th, 1892, RomeDante Gabriel Rossetti
English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator (1828-1882)
*May 12th, 1828, London †April 9th, 1882, Birchington-on-Sea
48 Jonas Breitenstein
Swiss parish priest and writer (1828-1877)
*August 28th, 1828, Ziefen †May 23rd, 1877, Basel
81 George Meredith
British novelist and poet of the Victorian era
*February 12th, 1828, Portsmouth †May 18th, 1909, Dorking_by_Sydney_Hodges.jpg "John Langdon Down")
67 John Langdon Down
British physician and first person to describe Down syndrome (1828-1896)
*November 18th, 1828, Torpoint †October 7th, 1896, TeddingtonNikolay Chernyshevsky
Russian writer and nihilist philosopher (1828–1889)
*July 12th, 1828, Saratov †October 17th, 1889, Saratov
61 Friedrich Friedrich
German journalist and author (1828-1890)
*May 2nd, 1828, Vahlberg †April 13th, 1890, Plauen
75 Peter Becker
German painter (1828-1904)
*November 10th, 1828, Frankfurt †August 18th, 1904, SoestBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on February 21st
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 21st.
Armed Forces Day (South Africa)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_DayBirthday of King Harald V (Norway)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_VFebruary 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_21_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Father Lini Day (Vanuatu)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_VanuatuLanguage Movement Day (Bangladesh)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_Movement_DayInternational Mother Language Day (UNESCO)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Mother_Language_DayThe first day of the Birth Anniversary of Fifth Druk Gyalpo, celebrated until February 23. (Bhutan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_BhutanThe first day of the Musikahan Festival, celebrated until February 27. (Tagum City, Philippines)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TagumDate as a Roman numeral / digit
21.2.1828
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1828 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).