Historical Events In April - 21

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

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  On April - 21 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 April - 21.  

1952  BOAC begins 1st passenger service with jets (London-Rome route) on this day in history.  

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 April - 21.  

1955  On April - 21 bkln Dodgers win, then record 10th straight game to begin a season  

1956  On this day in history elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," becomes #1  

1957  Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open on this day in history.  

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  Brasilia becomes the capital of Brazil on April - 21.  

1960  On April - 21 brasilia becomes capital of Brazil  

1961  French army revolts in Algeria on this day in history.  

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

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

1962  Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington (think Space Needle) on this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history frederick Handley Page designer of first big airplane (40 seats), dies  

1962  On this day in history century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington  

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

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

1964  On April - 21 pirates & Cubs combine for 9 HRs, Pirates win 8-5  

1965  On this day in history 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 April - 21.  

1967  On this day in history dodgers first rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games)  

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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  On this day in history birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)  

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

1651  On April - 21 birth of blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711)  

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  On April - 21 alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies  

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

1509  On April - 21 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 this day in history.  

1557  Death of Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495) on April - 21.