Historical Events In February - 21

1976  On February - 21 "Rockabye Hamlet" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 7 performances  

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

1976  On this day in history florence Ballard, member of Diana Ross and the Supremes, dies in Detroit at age 32.  

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

1977  On this day in history 74 Unification Church couples wed in New York NY  

1979  2 Iowa girls High School basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters; the game was won 4-2 in the 4th overtime period on February - 21.  

1979  Japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite & Corsa-B (550/580 km) on this day in history.  

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

1980  On February - 21 eric Heiden skates Olympics record 1500 meter in 1 55.44  

1980  On this day in history hanni Wenzel is first Liechtensteiner to win Olympics gold (giant slalom)  

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

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

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

1981  NASA launches Comstar D-4 on February - 21.  

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

1982  On this day in history "Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 36 performances  

1982  Beth Daniel wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic on this day in history.  

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 this day in history michail A Sholochov, Russian writer (Ocean Don, Nobel 1965), dies  

1985  On this day in history evert van Benthem wins 13th Friese 11 city skating race  

1985  On February - 21 largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit)  

1985  Tim Raines is awarded a $12 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator on this day in history.  

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  Tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 & suspended for 10 weeks on this day in history.  

1987  On February - 21 cindy Rarick wins LPGA Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open  

1987  Syrian army marches into Beirut on this day in history.  

1988  On this day in history actor Dudley Moore marries actress Brogan Lane  

1988  Gustafson skates world record 10 km (13 48.20) on this day in history.  

1988  Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart confesses his sins to his congregation on this day in history.  

1988  Gustafson skates world record 10 km (13:48.20) on February - 21.  

1989  On February - 21 pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling  

1989  US bust Chinese heroin ring, capture record 820 lbs heroin ($1 billion street value) on February - 21.  

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

1484  Joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution) was born on February - 21.  

1556  On this day in history birth of sethus Calvisius, composer  

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

1675  Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.  

1684  Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator) was born on February - 21.  

1690  On this day in history birth of christoph Stoltzenberg, composer  

1705  On this day in history birth of edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781)  

0556  On February - 21 maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies  

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 February - 21.  

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

1554  Hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies on February - 21.  

1595  Death of Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged on this day in history.  

1624  On February - 21 dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28  

1648  On this day in history christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies