Historical Events In January - 21

1958  On this day in history kMOT TV channel 10 in Minot, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting  

1959  Cecil B[lount] de Mille, producer (10 Commandments), dies at 77 on January - 21.  

1960  On this day in history little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km  

1960  Rock falls traps 437 at Coalbrook South Africa, 417 die of methane poisoning on this day in history.  

1961  On this day in history "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater New York City NY after 8 performances  

1961  On this day in history portuguese rebels seize cruise ship Santa Maria  

1961  "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 8 performances on January - 21.  

1961  John Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday on this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history jFK arrives in Uruguay  

1962  Snow falls in San Francisco on January - 21.  

1962  On January - 21 andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76  

1963  On this day in history al St John, actor (Law & Order, Devil Riders), dies at 70  

1964  On this day in history carl T Rowan named director of US Information Agency  

1964  On January - 21 joseph Schildkraut, actor (Cleopatra, Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 68  

1965  Harvey Zorbaugh, doctor/TV host (Play the Game), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1966  Beatle George Harrison marries model Patti Boyd on this day in history.  

1967  US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming on this day in history.  

1967  On January - 21 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti  

1967  On this day in history ann Sheridan, actress (Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies of cancer at 51  

1968  On January - 21 uS B-52 bombers with nuclear bomb crashes in Greenland  

1971  "Alias Smith & Jones" premieres on ABC TV on this day in history.  

1971  Richard B Russell, (Sen-D-Ga), dies at 73 on January - 21.  

1972  Assam's North East Frontier Agency becomes Arunachal Pradesh territory on January - 21.  

1972  On January - 21 belgium government of Eyskens-Cools forms  

1972  On January - 21 manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura become separate states of Indian union  

1972  Mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory on this day in history.  

1973  On this day in history canadian actor Leslie Nielson appears in the Ringbanger episode of the TV sitcom M*A*S*H  

1974  On January - 21 silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London  

1974  On this day in history jan Arends, Dutch poet/author, dies at 48  

1975  Marie Lohr, actress (Pygmalion, Small Hotel, Escapade), dies at 84 on January - 21.  

1976  England and France place the supersonic jetliner Concorde into regular service on January - 21.  

1976  The supersonic airliner 'Concorde' begins regular commercial service on January - 21.  

1976  On this day in history the supersonic Concorde airplane was put into service by Britain and France.  

1977  On this day in history italy legalizes abortion  

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1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on January - 21.  

1338  On this day in history birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)  

1571  On this day in history birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)  

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born on this day in history.  

1721  James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on January - 21.  

1735  Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer was born on January - 21.  

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on this day in history.  

1746  Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on January - 21.  

0304  Death of Saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291) on this day in history.  

0879  Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies on January - 21.  

0917  Death of Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880) on January - 21.  

1118  On January - 21 paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies  

1519  Death of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475) on this day in history.  

1527  Death of Juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489) on this day in history.  

1546  On this day in history death of azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491)  

1596  On this day in history john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66