What Happened In February 1921 In History

Historical Events for February, 1921

• 15th » Kingdom of Romania establishes its legation in Helsinki.
• 20th » The Young Communist League of Czechoslovakia is founded.
• 21st » Rezā Shāh takes control of Tehran during a Iranian events of 1921 named successful coup
• 22nd » After Russian forces under Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg drive the Chinese out, the Bogd Khan is reinstalled as the khan (title) called emperor of Mongolia.
• 25th » Tbilisi, capital of the Democratic Republic of Georgia, is Soviet invasion of Georgia called occupied by Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic called Bolshevist Russia.
• 27th » The International Working Union of Socialist Parties is founded in Vienna.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1921

• 1st » Patricia Robins, English author
• 1st » Peter Sallis, English actor
• 4th » Betty Friedan, American author and activist (d. 2006)
• 4th » Lotfi A. Zadeh, Iranian-American mathematician and computer scientist
• 5th » Ken Adam, German-English production designer and art director
• 5th » John Pritchard (conductor) or John Pritchard, English conductor (d. 1989)
• 6th » Carl Neumann Degler, American historian and author
• 8th » Barney Danson, Canadian politician (d. 2011)
• 8th » Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995)
• 11th » Lloyd Bentsen, American politician, 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 2006)
• 11th » Ottavio Missoni, Italian hurdler and fashion designer, founded Missoni (d. 2013)
• 11th » Edward Seidensticker, American scholar and translator (d. 2007)
• 13th » Jeanne Demessieux, French pianist and composer (d. 1968)
• 13th » Aung Khin, Burmese painter (d. 1996)
• 13th » Dagmar Normet, Estonian author and translator (d. 2008)
• 14th » Hugh Downs, American journalist, game show host, and producer
• 14th » Hazel McCallion, Canadian ice hockey player and politician, 3rd List of mayors of Mississauga known as Mayor of Mississauga
• 14th » Robert Vaidlo, Estonian journalist and author (d. 2004)
• 15th » Radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian and author (d. 1985)
• 16th » Jean Behra, French race car driver (d. 1959)
• 16th » Vera-Ellen, American actress and dancer (d. 1981)
• 16th » John Galbraith Graham, English priest and academic (d. 2013)
• 17th » Duane Gish, American biochemist (d. 2013)
• 18th » Oscar Feltsman, Ukrainian-Russian composer (d. 2013)
• 20th » René Jalbert, Canadian soldier (d. 1996)
• 20th » Tom McGuigan, New Zealand politician (d. 2013)
• 20th » Buddy Rogers (wrestler) e.g Buddy Rogers, American wrestler (d. 1992)
• 21st » John Rawls, American philosopher (d. 2002)
• 21st » Peter Whalley, Canadian cartoonist and sculptor (d. 2007)
• 22nd » Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (d. 1996)
• 22nd » Wayne C. Booth, American theorist, critic, and academic (d. 2005)
• 22nd » David Greene (director) or David Greene, English-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
• 22nd » Giulietta Masina, Italian actress (d. 1994)
• 24th » Gaston Reiff, Belgian runner (d. 1992)
• 24th » Abe Vigoda, American actor
• 24th » Douglass Watson, American actor (d. 1989)
• 25th » Pierre Laporte, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1970)
• 25th » Andy Pafko, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)
• 26th » Betty Hutton, American actress and singer (d. 2007)
• 27th » Theodore Van Kirk, American soldier, pilot, and navigator (d. 2014)
• 27th » Elio Zagato, Italian automobile designer (d. 2009)
• 28th » Saul Zaentz, American film producer (d. 2014)
• 28th » Pierre Clostermann, French pilot, engineer, and author (d. 2006)

Famous Deaths for February 1921

• 8th » George Formby, Sr., English actor (b. 1876)
• 8th » Peter Kropotkin, Russian zoologist, geographer, and philologist (b. 1842)
• 8th » Barrett Wendell, American academic and author (b. 1855)
• 22nd » Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1864)
• 26th » Carl Menger, Austrian economist (b. 1840)
• 27th » Schofield Haigh, English cricketer (b. 1871)

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