Page 6: Historical Events In April - 21

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

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

1948  Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66 on April - 21.   

1951  On this day in history toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup   

1951  On this day in history 5th NBA Championship: Rochester Royals beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3   

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

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  Gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR on April - 21.   

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

1955  On this day in history bkln Dodgers win, then record 10th straight game to begin a season   

1956  On April - 21 elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," becomes #1   

1957  Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open on April - 21.   

1959  On this day in history alf Dean using a rod & reel hooks a 2,664lb, 16' 10" white shark   

1959  On April - 21 1211-kg great white shark becomes largest fish ever caught on a rod   

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

1960  Brasilia becomes capital of Brazil on April - 21.   

1961  On this day in history french army revolts in Algeria   

1961  James Melton opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Beatles meet Rolling Stones for first time on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history the Beatles and The Rolling Stones met for the first time at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, England   

1963  On this day in history beatles meet Rolling Stones for 1st time   

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 April - 21.   

1965  On this day in history edward V Appleton, English physicist (Nobel Prize 1947), dies at 72   

1966  On April - 21 emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) visits Kingston Jamaica   

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  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  On this day in history birth of blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711)   

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 April - 21 birth of johann Philipp Kafer, composer   

1073  Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies on this day in history.   

1109  Anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies on April - 21.   

1142  On this day in history death of pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079)   

1329  On this day in history death of frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)   

1509  On April - 21 henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52   

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

1552  On April - 21 peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50   

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