February 21st, 1937

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Born on February 21st, 1937 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
Born on February 21st, 1937: When to retire?
What happened on February 21st, 1937?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on February 21st
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (February 1937)

Born on February 21st, 1937

Weekday

Sunday

February 21st, 1937 was a Sunday.

Age

People born on February 21st, 1937 turned 87 this year (2024).

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

February 20th, 1937 - March 20th, 1937

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 31,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 166 days, exactly on October 2nd, 2024, people who were born on February 21st, 1937 will be 32,000 days old!

31,834 Days

4,547 Weeks

1,045 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

Born on February 21st, 1937: When to retire?

Birth

67 80

Childhood & Education 20 Years

Work 47 Years

Retirement 13 Years

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What happened on February 21st, 1937?

February 21st, 1937

The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Nations

What else happened on February 21st?

February 21st, 1973

After accidentally straying into Israeli-occupied airspace, Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 was shot down by two 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

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 Russo-Ukrainian crisis 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.

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

Born on February 21st, 1937

Harald V of Norway

King of Norway

*February 21st, 1937, Skaugum

Nicholas Birkmyre

British rower

*February 21st, 1937, Cranleigh

Gary Lockwood

American actor

*February 21st, 1937, Van Nuys

Georgy Prokopenko

Soviet swimmer

*February 21st, 1937, Kobeliaky †May 5th, 2021, Lviv

Jilly Cooper

English author

*February 21st, 1937, Essex

Sabitri Chatterjee

Indian actress

*February 21st, 1937, Cumilla

Vlasta Svobodová

Czech senator of Czech Parliament

*February 21st, 1937, Czech Republic

Werner Becker

German philosopher

*February 21st, 1937, Lauterbach †July 21st, 2009, Frankfurt

Inès Cagnati

French writer

*February 21st, 1937, Monclar †October 9th, 2007, Orsay

Ron Clarke

Australian long-distance runner (1937-2015)

*February 21st, 1937, Melbourne †June 17th, 2015, Gold Coast

Jack Binion

American businessman

*February 21st, 1937, Dallas

Ann Arensberg

American author

*February 21st, 1937, Pittsburgh †January 14th, 2022, Sharon

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 21st?

Corbin Bleu

American actor, model, dancer, film producer and singer-songwriter

*February 21st, 1989, Brooklyn

Rudolf Simek

Austrian philologist and Germanist

*February 21st, 1954, Eisenstadt

Joe Alwyn

English actor

*February 21st, 1991, Royal Tunbridge Wells

Alan Rickman

British actor and director (1946–2016)

*February 21st, 1946, Hammersmith †January 14th, 2016, London

Robert Mugabe

2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017

*February 21st, 1924, Kutama †September 6th, 2019, Gleneagles Hospital

Sawan Serasinghe

Sri Lanka-born Australian badminton player

*February 21st, 1994, Galle

Lalinrat Chaiwan

Badminton player

*February 21st, 2001, Lampang

Rue McClanahan

American actress and comedian (1934-2010)

*February 21st, 1934, Healdton †June 3rd, 2010, New York City

Gerhard Gundermann

German musician

*February 21st, 1955, Weimar †June 21st, 1998, Spreetal

Tyne Daly

American actress

*February 21st, 1946, Madison

Friedrich Karl Kaul

German screenwriter

*February 21st, 1906, Poznań †April 16th, 1981, East Berlin

Christine Ebersole

American actress

*February 21st, 1953, Chicago

Ernst Meyer

German historian of classical antiquity (1898-1975)

*February 21st, 1898, Pinneberg †November 18th, 1975, Zürich

Sally Kessler

*February 21st, 1912, Cologne †March 27th, 1985, Cologne

Tey Seu Bock

Malaysian badminton coach

*February 21st, 1973, Alor Gajah

Rolf Schlierer

German politician

*February 21st, 1955, Stuttgart

Kazushi Yamada

Badminton player

*February 21st, 1987, Ehime Prefecture

Abhijit Banerjee

Indian American economist

*February 21st, 1961, Mumbai

Jelle Maas

Badminton player

*February 21st, 1991, Oosterhout

Jess Thorup

Danish association football player and manager

*February 21st, 1970, Copenhagen

Same year
Born in 1937

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

Morgan Freeman

American actor, director, and narrator (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 21st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 21st.

The first day of the Birth Anniversary of Fifth Druk Gyalpo, celebrated until February 23. (Bhutan)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Bhutan

The first day of the Musikahan Festival, celebrated until February 27. (Tagum City, Philippines)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagum

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXI.II.MCMXXXVII

21.2.1937

Legend

M = 1000

CM = 900

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Born on February 21st, 1937
Future birthdays

88

2025Friday, February 21st

90

2027Sunday, February 21st

95

2032Saturday, February 21st

99

2036Thursday, February 21st

100

2037Saturday, February 21st

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1937 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 1937

February 1937

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5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
6	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
7	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
8	22	23	24	25	26	27	28

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Born on February 21st, 1937

Weekday

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Age

Zodiac

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Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 31,000 days old!

31,834 Days

4,547 Weeks

1,045 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Born on February 21st, 1937: When to retire?

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What happened on February 21st, 1937?

The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War.

What else happened on February 21st?

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In the Russo-Ukrainian crisis 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.

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

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

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

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

Born on February 21st, 1937

King of Norway

British rower

American actor

Soviet swimmer

English author

Indian actress

Czech senator of Czech Parliament

German philosopher

French writer

Australian long-distance runner (1937-2015)

American businessman

American author

Same Day Who's birthday is on February 21st?

Same year Born in 1937

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 21st

Armed Forces Day (South Africa)

Birthday of King Harald V (Norway)

Felix of Hadrumetum

Pepin of Landen

Peter Damian

Randoald of Grandval

February 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Father Lini Day (Vanuatu)

Language Movement Day (Bangladesh)

International Mother Language Day (UNESCO)

The first day of the Birth Anniversary of Fifth Druk Gyalpo, celebrated until February 23. (Bhutan)

The first day of the Musikahan Festival, celebrated until February 27. (Tagum City, Philippines)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

21.2.1937

Legend

Born on February 21st, 1937 Future birthdays

88

90

95

99

100

Leap year

Calendar February 1937

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Date of birth

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 31,000 days old!

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

Same Day
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Same year
Born in 1937

Born on February 21st, 1937
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