Historical Events In April - 21

1946  On this day in history 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  Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 April - 21.   

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  Elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," becomes #1 on April - 21.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1961  On April - 21 uSAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 32,000 m   

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

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

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 April - 21 century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington   

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

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  Beatles meet Rolling Stones for 1st time on April - 21.   

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

1965  New York World's Fair reopens for 2nd & final season on April - 21.   

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

1966  On this day in history emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) visits Kingston Jamaica   

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1488  Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot was born on April - 21.   

1546  Arcangelo Crivelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1555  On April - 21 birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)   

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  On April - 21 birth of michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)   

1671  On April - 21 birth of john Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729)   

1672  Johann Philipp Kafer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1073  On April - 21 alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies   

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

1142  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on this day in history.   

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  Death of Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510) on this day in history.   

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

1557  On April - 21 death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)