22nd » Greek War of Independence: Alexander Ypsilantis crosses the Prut river at Sculeni into the Danubian Principalities.
23rd » Alexander Ypsilantis (1792–1828) named Alexander Ypsilantis starts the Greek War of Independence in Iași, Wallachia (now part of Romania).
25th » Greek War of Independence: Alexander Ypsilantis issues a proclamation at Iași, announcing that he had "the support of a great power" (i.e. Russia).
Famous Birthdays on February in 1821
3rd » Elizabeth Blackwell (doctor) e.g Elizabeth Blackwell, American physician (d. 1910)
11th » Auguste Mariette, French archaeologist (d. 1881)
16th » Heinrich Barth, German explorer and scholar (d. 1865)
17th » Lola Montez, Irish actress and dancer (d. 1861)
19th » August Schleicher, German linguist (d. 1868)
Famous Deaths for February 1821
21st » Georg Friedrich von Martens, German jurist and diplomat (b. 1756)