Page 6: Historical Events In April - 21

1946  Robert Graham, cricketer (3 wkts for S Afr in 2 Tests 1898-99), dies on April - 21.   

1948  1st Polaroid camera was sold in US on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66   

1951  Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.   

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

1952  BOAC begins first passenger service with jets (London-Rome route) on April - 21.   

1952  BOAC begins 1st passenger service with jets (London-Rome route) on April - 21.   

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

1954  On April - 21 gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR   

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  On April - 21 elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," becomes #1   

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  On April - 21 1211-kg great white shark becomes largest fish ever caught on a rod   

1960  On April - 21 brasilia becomes the capital of Brazil   

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

1961  French army revolts in Algeria on April - 21.   

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

1961  USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 32,000 m on April - 21.   

1961  On this day in history dirk U Suffocated chosen as sec-gen of NATO   

1961  James Melton, opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57 on April - 21.   

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 April - 21.   

1962  Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington on April - 21.   

1962  Frederick Handley Page, designer of 1st big airplane (40 seats), dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history beatles meet Rolling Stones for 1st time   

1964  Pirates & Cubs combine for 9 HRs, Pirates win 8-5 on this day in history.   

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  Emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) visits Kingston Jamaica on April - 21.   

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

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1488  Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot was born on this day in history.   

1546  Arcangelo Crivelli, composer was born on April - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

1651  Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711) was born on April - 21.   

1652  On this day in history birth of michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)   

1671  On this day in history birth of john Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729)   

1672  Johann Philipp Kafer, composer was born on April - 21.   

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

1109  On this day in history anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

1142  On April - 21 death of pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079)   

1329  Death of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282) on this day in history.   

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

1551  On this day in history death of oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)   

1552  Peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1557  Death of Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495) on this day in history.