We are the 52nd day of the year, we celebrate Saint Pierre Damien. Born in Ravenna in 1007, died in Faenza in 1072, his spiritual writings, works, letters and sermons made him a doctor of the Church.
The sun rises a minute earlier at 7:51 a.m. and sets two minutes later at 6:19 p.m. The saying: "At Saint Pierre Damien winter resumes or dies out"
Some February 21
1852: death of the Russian writer Nicolas Gogol, author of the famous short story "Dead souls"
1900: birth of the actress Madeleine Renaud (died September 23, 1994)
1903: birth of the French poet Raymond Queneau (died October 25, 1976)
1916: Beginning of the Battle of Verdun - 300 days and 300 nights of fierce fighting - which will kill around 300,000 French and German dead
1965: assassination of black American activist Malcolm X in Harlem
1972: Nixon-Mao Zedong meets in Beijing
1987: arrest of the four main managers of Action Directe in Vitry-aux-Loges (Loiret)
2012: a circular removes from administrative forms the "miss" deemed sexist
It's their birthday
Danièle Evenou, actress born in 1943
Gérard Longuet, politician born in 1946
Jordan Peele, American actor and director born in 1979
Mélanie Laurent, actress born in 1983
Sophie Turner, British actress born in 1996