Historical Events In April - 21
Monday, 08 March 2021
1946 On this day in history robert Graham, cricketer (3 wkts for S Afr in 2 Tests 1898-99), dies
1948 1st Polaroid camera was sold in US on this day in history.
1948 On April - 21 carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66
1951 Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup on April - 21.
1951 On April - 21 5th NBA Championship: Rochester Royals beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3
1952 On April - 21 bOAC begins first passenger service with jets (London-Rome route)
1952 BOAC begins 1st passenger service with jets (London-Rome route) on this day in history.
1952 On this day in history leslie Banks, actor (Henry V, 21 Days, Eye Witness), dies at 61
1954 Gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR on April - 21.
1954 On April - 21 uSAF flies French battalion to Vietnam
1955 On this day in history bkln Dodgers win, then record 10th straight game to begin a season
1956 On this day in history elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," becomes #1
1957 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open on this day in history.
1959 On this day in history alf Dean using a rod & reel hooks a 2,664lb, 16' 10" white shark
1959 On this day in history 1211-kg great white shark becomes largest fish ever caught on a rod
1960 Brasilia becomes the capital of Brazil on April - 21.
1960 On this day in history brasilia becomes capital of Brazil
1961 French army revolts in Algeria on this day in history.
1961 James Melton opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57 on this day in history.
1961 On April - 21 uSAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 32,000 m
1961 Dirk U Suffocated chosen as sec-gen of NATO on this day in history.
1961 James Melton, opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57 on this day in history.
1962 Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington (think Space Needle) on April - 21.
1962 Frederick Handley Page designer of first big airplane (40 seats), dies on this day in history.
1962 On April - 21 century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington
1962 On this day in history frederick Handley Page, designer of 1st big airplane (40 seats), dies
1963 Beatles meet Rolling Stones for first time on April - 21.
1963 On April - 21 the Beatles and The Rolling Stones met for the first time at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, England
1963 Beatles meet Rolling Stones for 1st time on April - 21.
1964 Pirates & Cubs combine for 9 HRs, Pirates win 8-5 on April - 21.
1965 On this day in history new York World's Fair reopens for 2nd & final season
1965 On April - 21 edward V Appleton, English physicist (Nobel Prize 1947), dies at 72
1966 On this day in history emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) visits Kingston Jamaica
1967 Dodgers first rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games) on April - 21.
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