Historical Events In April - 21
Friday, 31 March 2023
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 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 April - 21.
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 On April - 21 bOAC begins 1st passenger service with jets (London-Rome route)
1952 Leslie Banks, actor (Henry V, 21 Days, Eye Witness), dies at 61 on this day in history.
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 Elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," becomes #1 on April - 21.
1957 On April - 21 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 this day in history brasilia becomes the capital of Brazil
1960 On April - 21 brasilia becomes capital of Brazil
1961 French army revolts in Algeria on April - 21.
1961 James Melton opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57 on this day in history.
1961 On this day in history uSAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 32,000 m
1961 On April - 21 dirk U Suffocated chosen as sec-gen of NATO
1961 On April - 21 james Melton, opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57
1962 On this day in history century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington (think Space Needle)
1962 Frederick Handley Page designer of first big airplane (40 seats), dies on this day in history.
1962 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 April - 21 new York World's Fair reopens for 2nd & final season
1965 Edward V Appleton, English physicist (Nobel Prize 1947), dies at 72 on April - 21.
1966 Emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) visits Kingston Jamaica on this day in history.
1967 On April - 21 dodgers first rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games)
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