Historical Events In February - 21

1976  On this day in history "Rockabye Hamlet" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 7 performances  

1976  On February - 21 cardinal Willebrands installed as archbishop of Utrecht  

1976  Florence Ballard, member of Diana Ross and the Supremes, dies in Detroit at age 32 on February - 21.  

1976  Florence Ballard, rocker (Supremes), dies at 32 on February - 21.  

1977  74 Unification Church couples wed in New York NY on February - 21.  

1979  On this day in history 2 Iowa girls High School basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters; the game was won 4-2 in the 4th overtime period  

1979  Japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite & Corsa-B (550/580 km) on February - 21.  

1979  Glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies on this day in history.  

1980  On this day in history eric Heiden skates Olympics record 1500 meter in 1 55.44  

1980  Hanni Wenzel is first Liechtensteiner to win Olympics gold (giant slalom) on this day in history.  

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1980  On February - 21 chester H Lauck, actor (2 Weeks to Live, Goin' to Town), dies at 78  

1981  On this day in history "Yorkshire Ripper" Peter Sutcliffe, murderer of 13 women, captured  

1981  On this day in history japan launches Hinotori satellite to study solar flares (580/640 k)  

1981  On February - 21 nASA launches Comstar D-4  

1982  "Ain't Misbehavin'" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 1604 performances on February - 21.  

1982  On February - 21 "Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 36 performances  

1982  On this day in history beth Daniel wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic  

1983  On February - 21 donald Davis runs 1 mile backwards in 6 minutes 7.1 seconds  

1983  NBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29 game road losing streak on February - 21.  

1984  On February - 21 michail A Sholochov, Russian writer (Ocean Don, Nobel 1965), dies  

1985  Evert van Benthem wins 13th Friese 11 city skating race on February - 21.  

1985  On this day in history largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit)  

1985  Tim Raines is awarded a $12 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator on February - 21.  

1985  On February - 21 eric Herfst, Dutch cabaret performer (Floris), dies at 47  

1986  AIDS patient Ryan White returns to classes at Western Middle School on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 & suspended for 10 weeks  

1987  Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open on this day in history.  

1987  On February - 21 syrian army marches into Beirut  

1988  On February - 21 actor Dudley Moore marries actress Brogan Lane  

1988  On this day in history gustafson skates world record 10 km (13 48.20)  

1988  Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart confesses his sins to his congregation on February - 21.  

1988  On February - 21 gustafson skates world record 10 km (13:48.20)  

1989  Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling on this day in history.  

1989  US bust Chinese heroin ring, capture record 820 lbs heroin ($1 billion street value) on this day in history.  

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1417  Louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt) was born on this day in history.  

1484  On this day in history birth of joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution)  

1556  On February - 21 birth of sethus Calvisius, composer  

1674  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer was born on this day in history.  

1675  On February - 21 birth of franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750)  

1684  On February - 21 birth of justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator)  

1690  Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

1705  Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781) was born on this day in history.  

0556  Maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies on this day in history.  

1437  Death of King James I of Scotland (b. 1394) on this day in history.  

1471  Death of John of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop on this day in history.  

1513  On this day in history julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69  

1554  On February - 21 hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies  

1595  On this day in history death of robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged  

1624  On this day in history dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28  

1648  Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies on February - 21.