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21 February 2028
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
United Nations
International Mother Language DaySelected anniversaries
Anniversary
1973 - After accidentally straying into the airspace of the Israeli-occupied Sinai Peninsula, Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 was shot down by two Israeli fighter aircraft, killing 108 of the 113 people on board.Sinai's 1956–1957 and 1967–1982 occupations
Anniversary
1965 - American Black nationalist Malcolm X (pictured) was assassinated while giving a speech in New York City's Audubon Ballroom.Ideology that seeks to develop a Black national identity
Anniversary
1952 - A number of student protesters demanding the establishment of Bengali as an official language were killed by police in Dhaka, East Pakistan.1948–1956 political movement in East Pakistan
Anniversary
1929 - Nanjing decade: In the first battle of the Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong against the Nationalist government of China, a 24,000-strong rebel force led by Zhang Zongchang was defeated at Zhifu by 7,000 NRA troops.Period in the history of the Republic of China from 1927 to 1937
Anniversary
1919 - Bavarian socialist Kurt Eisner, who had organized the German Revolution that overthrew the Wittelsbach monarchy and established Bavaria as a republic, was assassinated.State in Germany
Historical events
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Notable births
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Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
16.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 25.6 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
2.38 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Moon zodiac
Capricorn
19.73 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.