Today in History for 21st February 2024

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Historical Events

1440 - The Prussian Confederation is formed
1911 - Gustav Mahler conducts his last concerto, Berceuse élégiaque, in New York City
1982 - "Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 36 performances
1993 - Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.15 m)
1995 - RAF-pilot Jo Salter is 1st woman to fly in a tornado
1997 - NASA's STS 82 (Space Shuttle Discovery 22) lands

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Famous Birthdays

1880 - Frank Orth, American actor (Boston Blackie, Brothers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1962)
1887 - Savielly Tartakower, Austrian-Polish-French chess player, born in Rostov-on-Don, Russian Empire (d. 1956)
1925 - Al Fann, American actor (Alvin-He's the Mayor), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2018)
1949 - Jerry Harrison, American rock keyboardist and guitarist (Talking Heads; solo "Rev It Up"), and record producer (Kenny Wayne Shepherd; Bo-Deans; The String Cheese Incident), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1958 - Steve Nieve [Nason], British session and touring keyboard player and composer (Elvis Costello), born in Bishop’s Stortford, England
1970 - Marc Woodard, American NFL linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Kosciusko, Mississippi

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Famous Deaths

1846 - Emperor Ninko, 120th Emperor of Japan (1817-46), dies at 45
1918 - Neltje Blanchan, American nature writer, dies at 52
1919 - Mary Edwards Walker, American surgeon and feminist, only woman awarded Medal of Honor (US Civil War), dies at 86
1941 - Frederick Banting, Canadian physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, dies in a plane crash at 49
1985 - Ina Claire [Fagan], American stage and screen actress (Ninotchika), dies of a heart attack at 91
1993 - Dick White, British intelligence officer (Director General of MI5 1953–1956; Head of the Secret Intelligence Service 1956–1968), dies at 86

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