eso ha pasado un 21 Febrero

1916 : Beginning of the Battle of Verdun


On 21 February 1916, the German army launched one of the deadliest battles, the Battle of Verdun which lasted until 19 December 1916 and killed 300,000 soldiers in a horrific slaughter for a nonexistent military result.

1965 : Malcolm X Assassinated


On 21 February 1965, Malcolm X, an American civil rights activist, was assassinated in Manhattan by members of Nation of Islam, a political and religious organization to which he belonged.

1971 : Tornadoes in the Mississippi Delta


On February 21, 1971, tornadoes, including several F4, with winds sometimes exceeding 400 km/h, hit the Mississippi Delta, in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Over 100 people were killed and nearly 1,000 seriously injured.

1972 : Richard Nixon visits China


On February 21, 1972, U.S. President Richard Nixon began a landmark visit to People's Republic of China to end 20 years of difficult relations between the US and China.

Actualidad del día : 21 Febrero

International Mother Language Day
UNESCO chose this date to promote multilingualism and cultural diversity worldwide. This choice was made to commemorate the death of students in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) who were killed by Pakistani police during peaceful demonstrations to defend the Bengali language.

Cita del día : 21 Febrero

Malcolm X
Non-violence is fine as long as it works.

Cumpleaños : 21 Febrero

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna,, Presidente de México (1794)
Léo Delibes, Compositor francés (1836)
Jeanne Calment, Persona de más edad (1875)
Pyotr Konchalovsky, Pintor ruso (1876)
Sacha Guitry, Cineasta y dramaturgo francés (1885)
Madeleine Renaud, Actriz francesa (1900)
Raymond Queneau, Poeta francés (1903)
Ann Sheridan, Actriz americana (1915)
Robert Mugabe, Presidente de Zimbabwe (1924)
Sam Peckinpah, Director de cine americano (1925)
Hubert de Givenchy, Modisto francés (1927)
Nina Simone, Cantante americana (1933)
Rue McClanahan, Actriz americana (1934)
Anthony Daniels, Actor Inglés (1946)
Alan Rickman, Actor Inglés (1946)
William Petersen, Actor americano (1953)
Jack Coleman, Actor americano (1958)
Laurent Petitguillaume, Presentador de televisión francés (1960)
William Baldwin, Actor americano (1963)
Mark E. Kelly, Astronauta americano (1964)
Scott J. Kelly, Astronauta americano (1964)
Leroy Burrell, Atleta estadounidense (1967)
Audrey Pulvar, Periodista y presentadora de televisión francesa (1972)
Roberto Heras, Ciclista español (1974)
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Actriz americana (1979)
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Rey de Bután (1980)
Mélanie Laurent,, Actriz francesa (1983)
Ashley Greene, Actriz americana (1987)
Josh Walker, Futbolista Inglés (1989)

Nos han dejado un 21 Febrero

Ninkō, Emperador de Japón (1846)
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Físico holandés, Premio Nobel (1926)
Augusto César Sandino, Revolucionario nicaragüense (1934)
Frederick Banting, Médico canadiense, premio Nobel (1941)
Eric Liddell, Atleta escocés (1945)
Jacques Becker, Director de cine y guionista francés (1960)
Malcolm X, Defensor de los derechos civiles americano (1965)
Charles Beaumont, Escritor americano (1967)
Gertrude B. Elion, Bioquímica estadounidense, Premio Nobel (1999)
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