CoM Moderators Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Historical Events 1173 - Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury 1782 - US Congress resolves establishment of a US mint 1916 - Battle of Verdun begins with a German offensive, leads to an estimated 1 million casualties, and becomes the longest battle of the entire war (9 months) 1988 - Televangelist Jimmy Swaggert confesses his sins to his congregation 1997 - "Empire Strikes Back, special edition" premieres More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1929 - Henry Kloss, American audio engineer (acoustic loudspeaker), born in Altoona, Pennsylvania (d. 2002) 1939 - Richard Beymer, American stage actor and singer (West Side Story; Diary of Anne Frank), born in Avoca, Iowa 1950 - Sahle-Work Zewde, Ethiopian diplomat, President of Ethiopia (2018-), born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1961 - Christopher Atkins, American actor (Peter-Dallas, Blue Lagoon), born in Rye, New York 1969 - Tony Meola, American footballer, born in Belleville, New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1790 - Johann Friedrich Klöffler, German composer, dies at 64 1901 - George Francis FitzGerald, Irish mathematician (b. 1851) 2011 - Bernard Nathanson, American abortionist turned pro-life activist (b. 1926) 2015 - Aleksei Gubarev, Soviet-Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 28), dies at 83 2023 - Amancio Amaro, Spanish soccer outside right (42 caps; Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Madrid), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »
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