February 21 in History
February 21 is the birthday of Leeseo (2007) and the anniversary of the death of Rondale Moore (2026). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for February 21, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Abe no Seimei, Japanese astrologer was born in 921, while Gaius Caesar, Roman consul and grandson of Augustus died in 4 AD.
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Famous people born on February 21
Famous people who died on February 21
2025
Clint Hill (Secret Service agent) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
U.S. Secret Service agent (1932–2025)
2019
Stanley Donen (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American film director and choreographer (1924–2019)
2014
Matthew Robinson (snowboarder) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Australian snowboarder (1985–2014)
2011
Dwayne McDuffie (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American comic book and television writer (1962–2011)
2011
Bernard Nathanson (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American physician, activist, and writer (1926–2011)
1999
Gertrude B. Elion (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American biochemist and pharmacologist (1918–1999)
What happened on February 21
- 2022
In the prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin declares the Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic as independent from Ukraine, and moves troops into the region. The action is condemned by the United Nations.
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At least 17 people are killed and 119 injured following several bombings in the Indian city of Hyderabad.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1995
Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1994
Aldrich Ames is arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for selling national secrets to the Soviet Union in Arlington County, Virginia.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1975
Watergate scandal: Former United States Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are sentenced to prison.
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The last Israeli soldiers leave the west bank of the Suez Canal pursuant to a truce with Egypt.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1973
Over the Sinai Desert, Israeli fighter aircraft shoot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 jet killing 108 people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1972
United States President Richard Nixon visits China to normalize Sino-American relations.
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The Soviet uncrewed spaceship Luna 20 lands on the Moon.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1971
The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is signed at Vienna.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1958
The CND symbol, aka peace symbol, commissioned by the Direct Action Committee in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, is designed and completed by Gerald Holtom.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1952
The British government, under Winston Churchill, abolishes identity cards in the UK to "set the people free".
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The Bengali language movement protests occur at the University of Dhaka in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
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NASCAR is incorporated.
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In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first "instant camera", the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
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Editor's picks
Born on February 21
- 921 — Abe no Seimei, Japanese astrologer (died 1005)
- 1397 — Isabella of Portugal (died 1471)
- 1462 — Joanna la Beltraneja, princess of Castile (died 1530)
Died on February 21
- 4 AD — Gaius Caesar, Roman consul and grandson of Augustus (born 20 BC)
- 675 — Randoald of Grandval, prior of the Benedictine monastery of Grandval
- 1184 — Minamoto no Yoshinaka, Japanese shōgun (born 1154)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for February 21
Quick answers
Who was born on February 21? Leeseo (2007), Metawin Opas-iamkajorn (1999), Noah Rubin (tennis) (1996).
Who died on February 21? Rondale Moore (2026), Clint Hill (Secret Service agent) (2025), Lynne Marie Stewart (2025).
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