1. Rev. Billy Graham influential evangelist
2. Friend to presidents dies.
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Today is Wednesday, Feb. 21, the 52nd day of 2024. There are 314 days left in the year.
Notable Events in History
On this day in history, several significant events took place:
- 1437: James I, King of Scots, was assassinated; his 6-year-old son succeeded him as James II.
- 1885: The Washington Monument was dedicated.
- 1911: Composer Gustav Mahler conducted the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall despite a fever, in what turned out to be his final concert.
- 1964: The first shipment of U.S. wheat purchased by the Soviet Union arrived in the port of Odessa.
- 1965: Minister and civil rights activist Malcolm X was shot to death inside Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom in New York.
- 1972: President Richard M. Nixon began his historic visit to China.
- 1973: Israeli fighter planes shot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 over the Sinai Desert.
- 1975: Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides were sentenced to prison for their roles in the Watergate cover-up.
- 1992: Kristi Yamaguchi of the United States won the gold medal in ladies’ figure skating at the Albertville Olympics.
- 1995: Chicago adventurer Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean by balloon.
- 2019: Teachers in Oakland, California, went on strike in the latest wave of teacher activism.
- 2020: A temporary truce between the United States and the Taliban in Afghanistan took effect.
Birthdays on February 21
Today, several notable individuals celebrate their birthdays:
- Actor Gary Lockwood turns 87.
- Actor-director Richard Beymer is 85.
- Actor Peter McEnery celebrates his 84th birthday.
- Film/music company executive David Geffen turns 81.
- Actor Tyne Daly celebrates her 78th birthday.
- Actor Anthony Daniels turns 78.
- Tricia Nixon Cox celebrates her 78th birthday.
- Former Sen. Olympia J. Snowe of Maine turns 77.
- Rock musician Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) is 75.
- Actor Christine Ebersole turns 71.
- Actor William Petersen is 71 years old.
- Actor Kelsey Grammer celebrates his 69th birthday.
- Singer/guitarist Larry Campbell turns 69.
- Country singer Mary Chapin Carpenter is 66.
- Actor Kim Coates celebrates his 66th birthday.
- Actor Jack Coleman turns 66.
- Actor Christopher Atkins is 63.
- Actor William Baldwin celebrates his 61st birthday.
- Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona turns 60.
- Rock musician Michael Ward is 57.
- Actor Aunjanue Ellis turns 55.
- Blues musician Corey Harris is 55.
- Country singer Eric Heatherly celebrates his 54th birthday.
- Rock musician Eric Wilson turns 54.
- Rock musician Tad Kinchla (Blues Traveler) is 51.
- Singer Rhiannon Giddens (Carolina Chocolate Drops) turns 47.
- Actor Tituss Burgess celebrates his 45th birthday.
- Actor Jennifer Love Hewitt is 45 years old.
- Comedian-actor Jordan Peele turns 45.
- Actor Brendan Sexton III celebrates his 44th birthday.
- Singer Charlotte Church turns 38.
- Actor Ashley Greene is 37.
- Actor Elliot Page celebrates his 37th birthday.
- Actor Corbin Bleu turns 35.
- Actor Hayley Orrantia celebrates her 30th birthday.
- Actor Sophie Turner is 28.
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Rev. Billy Graham influential evangelist friend presidents dies Chicago Tribune.
