Tuesday February 21, 2017: on this day

February 21, 2017 was a Tuesday and it was the 52nd day of the year 2017 in the Gregorian calendar.

February 21, 2017 can also be written as 2/21/2017 in the US and as 21/2/2017 in UK and Europe.

February 21, 2017 in February 2017 calendar

Here's what happened on February 21, 2017:

• At least six people were killed by suicide bombers near charsadda's district court. jamaat-ul ahrar claimed responsibility.
• After controversy over his comments regarding underage sex, milo yiannopoulos, a british journalist, resigns as technology editor at breitbart news.
• Verizon communications buys yahoo inc.'s core business for $4.48 billion. due to two data breaches yahoo revealed last year, the completion of the july 2016 deal was delayed.
• Restaurant brands international: burger king's parent company plans to buy popeyes louisiana kitchen, the operator of popeyes chicken restaurants. the deal is worth us$1.8 billion.
• In a deal worth us$1.8 billion, burger king's parent company plans to buy popeyes louisiana kitchen. this is the operator of popeyes chicken restaurants.
• 2017 essendon airport beechcraft king air crash: five people were killed when a charter plane crashed into a direct factory outlets shopping center in melbourne, australia, just after it took off from essendon airport.
• Due to the torrential downpours of the past few days, floods have occurred in many parts of indonesia including jakarta. schools were closed and thousands of homes were flooded. there are no injuries reported yet.
• A famine has left more than 4.9 million south sudanese in desperate need of assistance.
• France-lebanon relations: marine le pen, the french national front presidential candidate, leaves beirut before she meets grand mufti abdellatif deryan (lebane's top sunni muslim religious leader), following which she refused to wear a headscarf. le pen's aides were informed about le pen's religious requirement for a headscarf prior to the meeting.
• Marine le pen, the french national front presidential candidate, leaves beirut before she meets grand mufti abdellatif, lebanon's top sunni muslim religious leader. she refused to accept a headscarf that would cover her hair. le pen's aides were informed about le pen's traditional religious need for a headscarf prior to her departure for the meeting.
• 2017 rinkeby riots: a suspect in drug-related cases was arrested by swedish police. this led to rioting in rinkeby (a suburb of stockholm).
• Following the arrest of a suspect in drug-related charges by swedish police, there is rioting in rinkeby (a suburb of stockholm).
• Dmytro firtash, a ukrainian businessman, is granted extradition by an austrian court. firtash is accused by u.s. officials of being part in a scam where he allegedly paid us$18.5million in bribes to obtain a permit to mine titanium for india. firtash refutes this accusation.
• Israeli-palestinian conflict, hebron shooting accident: an israeli soldier elor azaria was sentenced by a military court to 18 months imprisonment for his violent shooting of an unarmed palestinian abdel fattah al-sharif who had stabbed another soldier in hebron last march.
• Elor azaria, an israeli soldier, was sentenced by a military court to 18 months imprisonment for his manslaughter conviction last month. he shot abdel fattah al-sharif in the chest, killing him. he had previously stabbed another soldier in hebron last march.
• United states immigration ban: trump administration releases a memo setting out the policy regarding deportation of undocumented immigrants accused of any crime.
• Vice president is appointed to azerbaijani first lady mehriban aliyeva, widely believed to be the next in line to succeed her husband.
• Nagorno karabakh constitutional referendum, 2017. yesterday's referendum in nagorno karabakh (a breakaway state long claimed by armenia and azerbaijan), 87.6% voted to change the country's governance from semi-presidential into full presidential. this would eliminate the role of prime minister.
• Yesterday's referendum in nagorno karabakh, a breakaway state that has been long claimed by armenia and azerbaijan, showed that 87.6% of voters approved changing the country’s governance system to be fully presidential. this would eliminate the role of prime minister.
• Ecuadorian general elections, 2017. a runoff presidential election between guillermo lasso and lenin moreno is scheduled for sunday april 2. because no candidate received at least 40% of sunday's vote, there was no winner. moreno got 39.21 percent and lasso got 28.34 percent.
• Due to the fact that no candidate received at least 40% of sunday's vote, a runoff presidential election between lenin moreno (ex-vice president) and guillermo lasso (ex-bank president) is planned for sunday, april 2. moreno got 39.21 percent and lasso got 28.34 percent.
• India has discovered several new species of tiny frogs.

February 21, 2017: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on February 21, 2017:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $82.12
• Apple AAPL: opens at $136.23
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $64.61
• General Electric GE: opens at $30.41
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $180.60

Exchange Rates on February 21, 2017:

• 1 USD = 0.9486 EUR
• 1 USD = 113.7 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.8014 GBP
• 1 USD = 1.3034 AUD
• 1 USD = 1.3148 CAD

February 21, 2017: What were the main match results that day?

Division 2 - Football (France)

• Strasbourg - Tours : 4 - 2

Le Championnat - Football (France)

• Caen - Nancy : 1 - 0

Championship - Football (United Kingdom)

• Derby - Burton : 0 - 0
• Huddersfield - Reading : 1 - 0
• QPR - Wigan : 2 - 1
• Sheffield Weds - Brentford : 1 - 2

Conference - Football (United Kingdom)

• Dag and Red - Bromley : 2 - 1
• Eastleigh - Macclesfield : 0 - 1
• North Ferriby - Lincoln : 0 - 1
• Tranmere - Boreham Wood : 2 - 1
• York - Gateshead : 1 - 3

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for February 21st is Pisces.

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February 21, 2017: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for February 21, 2017 is Rooster and the associated element is Fire.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on February 21, 2017 was Last Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on February 21, 2017 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on February 21, 2017 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 15% full, rising at 02:59 am and setting at 01:54 pm.

The previous full moon was on Feb 11, 2017 while the next full moon would come on Mar 12, 2017.

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Your place in the Universe on February 21, 2017

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Whose famous birthday is on February 21st?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on February 21st:

• Alan Rickman

  Alan Rickman was a renowned British actor known for his roles in films such as Harry Potter and Die Hard.

• Jordan Peele

  Jordan peele is a comedian known for his work on the sketch comedy show key & peele and for his critically acclaimed horror films get out...

• Jennifer Love Hewitt

  Jennifer love hewitt is an american actress, singer, and producer known for her roles in popular tv shows such as 'party of five' and 'ghost...

• Ashley Greene

  Ashley greene is an american actress and model best known for her role as alice cullen in the twilight film series.

• Ellen Page

  Ellen page is a canadian actress known for her roles in movies such as juno and inception.

• Nina Simone

  American jazz singer.

• Mélanie Laurent

  French actress, director, singer, and writer.

• Christine Ebersole

  Tony Award-winning actress with a successful career in Broadway and television.

• Kelsey Grammer

  American actor.

• William Baldwin

  American screenwriter and producer of actor actors.

See more famous people and celebrities born on February 21st

You are 7 years 1 month old,

or 85 months and 26 days old,

or 373 weeks

or 2611 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on February 21, 2017?

There are 311 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Friday February 21st 2025.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on February 21, 2017?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on February 21, 2017.

Famous people died on February 21, 2017:

• Kenneth Arrow

  Nobel laureate known for his contributions to welfare economics.

• Jeanne Martin Cissé

  Guinean teacher and politician (b. 1926).

• Lucio Paternò
• Desmond Connell
• Brunella Bovo
• Enzo Carella
• Stanisław Skrowaczewski
• Graciela Paraskevaídis

What famous deaths happened on February 21st?

Famous deaths on February 21st:

• Peter Tork

  Peter tork was an american musician and actor, best known as the keyboardist and bass guitarist of the 1960s pop group the monkees.

• John Thaw

  English actor and producer, played inspector morse (d. 2002).

• Ina Claire

  Stage and film actress who appeared in 'The Awful Truth' and 'Ninotchka.

• Louis Hayward

  Johannesburg, south africa -- actor (lone wolf, survivors).

• Malcolm X

  American activist, who rose from humble beginnings to become a national civil rights activist.

• Gertrude Elion

  Gertrude Elion was a Nobel Prize-winning American biochemist and pharmacologist who made significant contributions to the development of...

• Cherica Easton

  Grammy-winning pop singer known for hits like 'Gypsy, Tramps & Thieves'.

• Malik El Shabazz

  Also known as Malcolm X, he was a prominent figure in the Nation of Islam and a leading voice in the African-American civil rights movement.

• Hattye Moen

  Renowned chemist known for her contributions to organic chemistry.

• Herberta Lackner

  Renowned opera singer known for her powerful voice and emotional performances.

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Holidays on February 21, 2017:

• Language Martyrs' Day - A day celebrated by Bengali speaking people for gaining right of mother tongue.
• Catholicism - Feast day of Saint Peter Damiani.
• International Mother Language Day (UNESCO).

Saints celebrated on February 21, 2017:

• Saint Pepin of Landen
• Saint Randoald

February 21, 2017: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on February 21, 2017 was Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran, according to the music chart for the week February 20th and February 26th.

February 21, 2017: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on February 21, 2017 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week February 20th and February 26th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You
2. Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert - Bad And Boujee
3. Zayn / Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)
4. Lady Gaga - Million Reasons
5. Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello - Bad Things

February 21, 2017: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on February 21, 2017 was Bad And Boujee by Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert, according to the R&B music chart for the week February 20th and February 26th.

February 21, 2017: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on February 21, 2017 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week February 20th and February 26th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert - Bad And Boujee
2. Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello - Bad Things
3. Big Sean - Bounce Back
4. Drake - Fake Love
5. The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk - Starboy

February 21, 2017: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on February 21, 2017 was Despacito by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber, according to the Latin music chart for the week February 20th and February 26th.

February 21, 2017: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on February 21, 2017 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week February 20th and February 26th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber - Despacito
2. Shakira Featuring Maluma - Chantaje
3. Nicky Jam - El Amante
4. Christian Nodal - Adios Amor
5. Nicky Jam - Hasta El Amanecer