Page 6: Historical Events In April - 21

1946  Robert Graham, cricketer (3 wkts for S Afr in 2 Tests 1898-99), dies on this day in history.   

1948  On April - 21 1st Polaroid camera was sold in US   

1948  Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1951  On April - 21 toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup   

1951  5th NBA Championship: Rochester Royals beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3 on April - 21.   

1952  BOAC begins first passenger service with jets (London-Rome route) on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history bOAC begins 1st passenger service with jets (London-Rome route)   

1952  On April - 21 leslie Banks, actor (Henry V, 21 Days, Eye Witness), dies at 61   

1954  Gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR on April - 21.   

1954  USAF flies French battalion to Vietnam on this day in history.   

1955  Bkln Dodgers win, then record 10th straight game to begin a season on this day in history.   

1956  Elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," becomes #1 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open   

1959  Alf Dean using a rod & reel hooks a 2,664lb, 16' 10" white shark on April - 21.   

1959  1211-kg great white shark becomes largest fish ever caught on a rod on this day in history.   

1960  Brasilia becomes the capital of Brazil on this day in history.   

1960  Brasilia becomes capital of Brazil on this day in history.   

1961  On April - 21 french army revolts in Algeria   

1961  On April - 21 james Melton opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57   

1961  On this day in history uSAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 32,000 m   

1961  Dirk U Suffocated chosen as sec-gen of NATO on April - 21.   

1961  On this day in history james Melton, opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57   

1962  Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington (think Space Needle) on April - 21.   

1962  On April - 21 frederick Handley Page designer of first big airplane (40 seats), dies   

1962  Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington on this day in history.   

1962  Frederick Handley Page, designer of 1st big airplane (40 seats), dies on April - 21.   

1963  On this day in history 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  On this day in history pirates & Cubs combine for 9 HRs, Pirates win 8-5   

1965  New York World's Fair reopens for 2nd & final season on this day in history.   

1965  On April - 21 edward V Appleton, English physicist (Nobel Prize 1947), dies at 72   

1966  Emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) visits Kingston Jamaica on this day in history.   

1967  Dodgers first rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games) on this day in history.   

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1488  On April - 21 birth of ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot   

1546  On this day in history birth of arcangelo Crivelli, composer   

1555  Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) was born on this day in history.   

1619  John A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony) was born on April - 21.   

1651  Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711) was born on this day in history.   

1652  Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

1671  John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Kafer, composer   

1073  Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies on April - 21.   

1109  Anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

1142  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on April - 21.   

1329  Death of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282) on April - 21.   

1509  On this day in history henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52   

1551  Death of Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510) on April - 21.   

1552  Peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50 on April - 21.   

1557  On this day in history death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)