Talk:February 21
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February 21: Language Movement Day in Bangladesh, International Mother Language Day
- 1613 - Mikhail I was elected unanimously by the Zemsky Sobor to become Tsar, beginning the Romanov dynasty in Imperial Russia.
- 1804 - Built by Richard Trevithick, the first self-propelled steam engine or locomotive first ran in Wales.
- 1848 - The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels was first published.
- 1952 - Protesters in Dhaka, East Pakistan walked into military fire in demand of the establishment of the Bengali language as an official language.
- 1965 - Black nationalist Malcolm X (pictured) was assassinated in New York City by members of the Nation of Islam.
Recent days: February 20 – February 19 – February 18
[edit] Common person birthday?
Who's Martin? It definitely looks like this violates "Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not" clause, don't you think? --MavE 11:29, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
