On this day: 21 February

Selected events and births on 21 February, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1828 – The inaugural issue of the Cherokee Phoenix, the first newspaper in a Native American language, was published. Read more: Cherokee Phoenix Native Americans in the United States
• 1866 – Lucy Hobbs Taylor became the first woman to receive a doctorate from a dental college. Read more: Lucy Hobbs Taylor Doctorate Dental school

Born on this day

• 1943 – David Geffen, American businessman, co-founded DreamWorks and Geffen Records Read more: David Geffen DreamWorks Pictures Geffen Records
• 1950 – Sahle-Work Zewde, Ethiopian politician and diplomat, 5th President of Ethiopia Read more: Sahle-Work Zewde President of Ethiopia
• 1960 – Plamen Oresharski, Bulgarian economist and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Bulgaria Read more: Plamen Oresharski Prime Minister of Bulgaria
• 1980 – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 5th King of Bhutan Read more: Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck King of Bhutan
• 1993 – Steve Leo Beleck, Cameroonian footballer Read more: Steve Leo Beleck
• 1994 – Tang Haochen, Chinese tennis player Read more: Tang Haochen
• 1994 – Hayley Orrantia, American actress and singer-songwriter Read more: Hayley Orrantia
• 1994 – Wendy, South Korean singer Read more: Wendy (singer)
• 1996 – Noah Rubin, American tennis player Read more: Noah Rubin (tennis)
• 1996 – Sophie Turner, English actress Read more: Sophie Turner
• 1999 – Metawin Opas-iamkajorn, Thai actor and singer Read more: Metawin Opas-iamkajorn
• 2007 – Leeseo, South Korean singer Read more: Leeseo

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