A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
February 21: Day of the Week
February 21, 2024 was the 52nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 314 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.
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Here’s the February calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
February 21: This Day in History
In addition, it’s the first day of the astronomical winter.
February 21 Historical Event(s)
1842
John Greenough is granted the first U.S. patent for the sewing machine.
1874
The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
1921
Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Georgia adopts the country’s first constitution.
1925
The New Yorker publishes its first issue.
1937
Initial flight of the first successful flying car, Waldo Waterman’s Arrowbile.
1937
The League of Nations bans foreign national “volunteers” in the Spanish Civil War.
1952
“ভাষা আন্দোলন”, “Bengali Language Movement” occurred in East Pakistan(now Bangladesh).
1958
The Peace symbol, commissioned by Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, is designed and completed by Gerald Holtom.
1974
The last Israeli soldiers leave the west bank of the Suez Canal pursuant to a truce with Egypt.
1995
Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.
Who were born on February 21?
1783
Princess Catharina of Württemberg, Queen consort of Westphalia (d. 1835)
1903
Anaïs Nin, French diarist (d. 1977)
1903
Fairfax M. Cone, American advertising executive (d. 1977)
1903
Raymond Queneau, French poet and novelist (d. 1976)
1946
Anthony Daniels, British actor
1961
Bertha Faye, American wrestler (d. 2001)
1969
Aunjanue Ellis, American actress
1970
Michael Slater, Australian cricketer
1984
Karina, Japanese model and actress
1985
Jarrod Atkinson, Australian rules footballer
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