Page 9: Historical Events In February - 21

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

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

1976  On February - 21 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 this day in history.   

1979  On February - 21 japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite & Corsa-B (550/580 km)   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1981  Japan launches Hinotori satellite to study solar flares (580/640 k) on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history nASA launches Comstar D-4   

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

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

1982  Beth Daniel wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic on February - 21.   

1983  Donald Davis runs 1 mile backwards in 6 minutes 7.1 seconds on this day in history.   

1983  NBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29 game road losing streak on this day in history.   

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  Largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history aIDS patient Ryan White returns to classes at Western Middle School   

1986  On February - 21 tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 & suspended for 10 weeks   

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

1987  On February - 21 syrian army marches into Beirut   

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 this day in history.   

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1417  On this day in history birth of louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt)   

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

1556  On February - 21 birth of sethus Calvisius, composer   

1674  On this day in history birth of johann Augustin Kobelius, composer   

1675  Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750) was born on February - 21.   

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

1690  On February - 21 birth of christoph Stoltzenberg, composer   

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 February - 21.   

1437  Death of King James I of Scotland (b. 1394) on February - 21.   

1471  On this day in history death of john of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop   

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

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

1595  Death of Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged on February - 21.   

1624  Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28 on this day in history.   

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