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February 21
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on February 21. From 1900 until now.
February 21 is under the sign of Pisces.
Famous birthdays on this day include Alan Rickman (1946), Jennifer Love Hewitt (1979) and Ellen Page (1987).
Several movies were released around February 21 over the years, such as Wheels of Destiny in 1934 directed by Alan James and It Happened One Night in 1934 directed by Frank Capra.
But much more happened on February 21 over the years: find out below
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around February 21 over the years?
Wheels of Destiny
Release year: 1934
Directed by: Alan James
Starring: Ken Maynard, Dorothy Dix, Philo McCullough, Frank Rice
It Happened One Night
Release year: 1934
Directed by: Frank Capra
Starring: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns
Country: United States of America
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Release year: 2009
Directed by: Niels Arden Oplev
Starring: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Ewa Fröling, Lena Endre
Country: United States of America
The Milky Way
Release year: 1969
Directed by: Luis Buñuel
Starring: Paul Frankeur, Laurent Terzieff, Alain Cuny, Edith Scob
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Release year: 1969
Directed by: Ronald Neame
Starring: Maggie Smith, Gordon Jackson, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin
Country: United States of America
Historical Events
Which were the important events of February 21?
- 2019 American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War: The United States' allies France and the United Kingdom say they won't keep their troops in Syria after the United States pulls out. (The Washington Post)
- 2018 Operation Barkhane: Two French soldiers are killed after their armoured vehicle hits a roadside bomb in Mali. (France 24)
- 2017 War in North-West Pakistan: Multiple suicide bombers kill at least six people near a district court in Charsadda. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the attack. (Al Jazeera)
- 2016 Syrian Civil War: February 2016 Homs bombings: Twin bomb blasts hit the Syrian city of Homs with at least 57 people reportedly killed and more than 100 injured. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility. (Reuters) (AFP via Daily Mail) (BBC)February 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings: At least 83 people are killed and 178 injured in a series of bombings in the Damascus suburb Sayyidah Zaynab, Rif Dimashq Governorate. ISIL again claims responsibility. (AFP via Yahoo! News) (CNN)
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Events
- Alan Rickman: Actor (Robin Hood Prince of Thieves).
- Jennifer Love Hewitt
- Ellen Page: Movie Actress.
- Anaïs Nin: French writer who authored 60 diaries in...
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Famous Birthday
- Malcolm X: American activist who came from humble...
- Margot Fonteyn: British dancer, one of the world's...
- Robert Bolt: British playwright (Doctor Zhivago,...
- Jacinta Marto: witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at...
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Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of February 21 over the years?
- 2018 God's Plan - Drake
- 2017 Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You
- 2016 Zayn - Pillowtalk
- 2015 Uptown Funk! - Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
- 2014 Dark Horse - Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J
- 2013 Macklemore - Thrift Shop
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2012
Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
- 2011 Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow
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2010
Ke$ha - TiK ToK
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2009
Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
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Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2017 Heathens - twenty one pilots
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
- 2015 Hozier - Take Me To Church
- 2014 Passenger - Let Her Go
- 2013 Ho Hey - The Lumineers
- 2012 The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
- 2011 The Black Keys - Tighten Up
- 2010 Break - Three Days Grace
Top #1 Rock songs
Books
Which were the most popular books released around February 21 over the years?
Viper Game
Year: 2015
By: Christine Feehan
Sink your teeth into this #1 New York Times bestselling GhostWalker novel—a “fantastic, sinister tale of danger and treachery”(RT Book Reviews).GhostWalker Wyatt Fontenot knows the price he paid for the secret military experiments that gave him his special catlike abilities.
The Top Of The Hill
Year: 1980
By: Irwin Shaw
"The world famous author of Rich Man, Poor Man and Beggarman, Thief has created one of his most memorable characters for one of his most unusual novels; a brilliantly written story
Love Is Eternal
Year: 1955
By: Irving Stone
A politically-minded young lady and an awkward lawyer marry and eventually become President and First Lady
Dazzle
Year: 1991
By: Judith Krantz
"Captivating. Krantz's latest tome... is her most erotic yet. Dazzle sizzles." -- Daily News, Los Angeles. Now, Judith Krantz, best-selling author of Scruples, Mistral's Daughter, and
The Right Man
Year: 2003
By: David Frum
The Right Man is the first inside account of a historic year in the Bush White House, by the presidential speechwriter credited with the phrase axis of evil.