Page 6: Historical Events In April - 21
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
1946 Robert Graham, cricketer (3 wkts for S Afr in 2 Tests 1898-99), dies on April - 21.
1948 On this day in history 1st Polaroid camera was sold in US
1948 Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.
1951 Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.
1951 5th NBA Championship: Rochester Royals beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3 on April - 21.
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 April - 21.
1952 Leslie Banks, actor (Henry V, 21 Days, Eye Witness), dies at 61 on April - 21.
1954 On April - 21 gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR
1954 USAF flies French battalion to Vietnam on April - 21.
1955 Bkln Dodgers win, then record 10th straight game to begin a season on April - 21.
1956 Elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," becomes #1 on April - 21.
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 Brasilia becomes capital of Brazil on this day in history.
1961 French army revolts in Algeria on this day in history.
1961 On April - 21 james Melton opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57
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 On April - 21 century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington (think Space Needle)
1962 On April - 21 frederick Handley Page designer of first big airplane (40 seats), dies
1962 On April - 21 century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington
1962 Frederick Handley Page, designer of 1st big airplane (40 seats), dies on April - 21.
1963 On April - 21 beatles meet Rolling Stones for first time
1963 The Beatles and The Rolling Stones met for the first time at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, England on April - 21.
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 April - 21 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 Emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) visits Kingston Jamaica on April - 21.
1967 Dodgers first rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games) on April - 21.
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