Historical Events In February - 21

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

1976  Cardinal Willebrands installed as archbishop of Utrecht on this day in history.  

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

1976  On this day in history florence Ballard, rocker (Supremes), dies at 32  

1977  On February - 21 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  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  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)  

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 February - 21.  

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

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

1982  "Ain't Misbehavin'" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 1604 performances on this day in history.  

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

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

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  On February - 21 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 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  Eric Herfst, Dutch cabaret performer (Floris), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history cindy Rarick wins LPGA Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open  

1987  On this day in history 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 February - 21.  

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

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 February - 21.  

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

1556  Sethus Calvisius, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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  On February - 21 birth of christoph Stoltzenberg, composer  

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

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 February - 21.  

1554  On this day in history hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies  

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

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.