Events for February 21

February 21, 1941

Eric Liddell, Chariots of Fire, died

Eric Liddell, Chariots of Fire athlete, winner of 1924 Olympics 400 metres, died in Japanese internment camp in China.

February 21, 1804

Richard Trevithick Cornish inventor and engineer demonstrated the first steam driven, died.

February 21, 1775

Edward Denny, MP for Tralee, Ireland, commits suicide

February 21, 1952

Identity cards, introduced at a wartime security measure, were abolished in Britain