Historical Events In February - 21

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1979  On February - 21 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 this day in history.  

1979  Glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies on February - 21.  

1980  Eric Heiden skates Olympics record 1500 meter in 1 55.44 on this day in history.  

1980  Hanni Wenzel is first Liechtensteiner to win Olympics gold (giant slalom) on February - 21.  

1980  Chester H Lauck, actor (2 Weeks to Live, Goin' to Town), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1981  On February - 21 "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  NASA launches Comstar D-4 on this day in history.  

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

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

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  On this day in history nBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29 game road losing streak  

1984  Michail A Sholochov, Russian writer (Ocean Don, Nobel 1965), dies on February - 21.  

1985  Evert van Benthem wins 13th Friese 11 city skating race on this day in history.  

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 February - 21.  

1985  On this day in history eric Herfst, Dutch cabaret performer (Floris), dies at 47  

1986  On February - 21 aIDS patient Ryan White returns to classes at Western Middle School  

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  On this day in history syrian army marches into Beirut  

1988  Actor Dudley Moore marries actress Brogan Lane on February - 21.  

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

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

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

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

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

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1417  Louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt) was born on February - 21.  

1484  On February - 21 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 February - 21.  

1675  On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750)  

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

1690  Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer was born on February - 21.  

1705  Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781) was born on February - 21.  

0556  Maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies on February - 21.  

1437  On February - 21 death of king James I of Scotland (b. 1394)  

1471  Death of John of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop on February - 21.  

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

1554  Hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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