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Robert Mugabe served as the first Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from internationally recognised independence in 1980 to 1987, then as the second president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017.
Famous Birthdays on February 21
1924 — Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwean educator and politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (died 2019)
February 21 has 176 recorded notable births across history, from 921 to 2007. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on February 21
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- 1952 The British government, under Winston Churchill, abolishes identity cards in the UK to "set the people free". Source
- 1925 The New Yorker publishes its first issue. Source
- 1828 Initial issue of the Cherokee Phoenix is the first periodical to use the Cherokee syllabary invented by Sequoyah. Source
- 1919 German socialist Kurt Eisner is assassinated. His death results in the establishment of the Bavarian Soviet Republic and parliament and government fleeing Munich, Germany. Source
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Eniola Aluko was the first female footballer to make an appearance on Match of the Day in 2014.
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Other films he produced as part of BBS include two of the most significant films of the era, Easy Rider (1969) and The Last Picture Show (1971).
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Solar released her first extended play 容: Face with its lead single "Honey" on March 16, 2022.
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Braylon Edwards was also the first wide receiver in Big Ten Conference history to record three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons and only the third to do so in NCAA Division I-A.
More major people born on February 21
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1987
Eniola Aluko
English footballer
Eniola "Eni" Aluko is a British-Nigerian football executive, football broadcaster and former professional player, who played as a winger and striker.
1933
Bob Rafelson
American film director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2022)
Robert Jay Rafelson was an American film director, writer, and producer. He is regarded as one of the key figures in the founding of the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s.
1991
Solar
South Korean singer, songwriter and actress
Kim Yong-sun, known professionally as Solar (솔라), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actress signed under RBW. She is the leader and main vocalist of girl group Mamamoo and its sub-unit Mamamoo+.
1983
Braylon Edwards
American football player
Braylon Jamel Edwards is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).
1915
Claudia Jones
Trinidad-British journalist and activist (died 1964)
Claudia Vera Jones was a Trinidad and Tobago-born journalist and activist.
1946
Bob Ryan
American journalist and author
Robert P. Ryan is an American sportswriter, formerly with The Boston Globe, and author.
1942
Margarethe von Trotta
German actress, director, and screenwriter
Margarethe von Trotta is a German film director, screenwriter, and actress. She has been referred to as a "leading force" of the New German Cinema movement.
1989
Jake Muzzin
Canadian ice hockey player
Jacob Muzzin is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and current member of the Player Development department for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).
1860
Goscombe John
Welsh-English sculptor and academic (died 1952)
Sir William Goscombe John was a Welsh sculptor known for his many public memorials. As a sculptor, John developed a distinctive style of his own while respecting classical traditions and forms of sculpture.
1949
Ronnie Hellström
Swedish footballer (died 2022)
Folke Ronnie Wallentin Hellström was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He represented Hammarby IF and 1. FC Kaiserslautern during a career that spanned between 1966 and 1984.
1973
Brian Rolston
American ice hockey player and coach
Brian Lee Rolston is an American former professional ice hockey player who most recently played for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
1794
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Mexican general and politician, 8th President of Mexico (died 1876)
Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón, often known as Santa Anna, was a Mexican general, politician, and caudillo who served as the eighth president of Mexico on multiple occasions…
1979
Jennifer Love Hewitt
American actress and producer
Jennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, singer, producer and director.
1989
Corbin Bleu
American actor, model, dancer, film producer and singer-songwriter
Corbin Bleu Reivers is an American actor and singer. He began acting professionally in the late 1990s before rising to prominence in the late 2000s for his leading role as Chad Danforth in the High School Musical…
1935
Richard A. Lupoff
American author (died 2020)
Richard Allen Lupoff was an American science-fiction and mystery author, who also wrote humor, satire, nonfiction and reviews.
1952
Vitaly Churkin
Russian diplomat, former Ambassador of Russia to the United Nations (died 2017)
Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin was a Russian diplomat. He served as Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2006 until his death in 2017.
1885
Sacha Guitry
Russian-French actor, director, and playwright (died 1957)
Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre.
1977
Steve Francis
American basketball player
Steven D'Shawn Francis is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected with the second overall pick of the 1999 NBA draft and was named co-NBA Rookie of the Year in his first season.
1924
Thelma Estrin
American computer scientist and engineer (died 2014)
Thelma Estrin was an American computer scientist and engineer who did pioneering work in the fields of expert systems and biomedical engineering.