Page 9: Historical Events In February - 21

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

1976  Cardinal Willebrands installed as archbishop of Utrecht on February - 21.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1979  On February - 21 glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies   

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

1982  On this day in history "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  On February - 21 beth Daniel wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic   

1983  Donald Davis runs 1 mile backwards in 6 minutes 7.1 seconds on February - 21.   

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 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 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 February - 21.   

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

1987  Syrian army marches into Beirut on February - 21.   

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 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 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 February - 21.   

1484  Joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution) was born on this day in history.   

1556  On February - 21 birth of sethus Calvisius, composer   

1674  On February - 21 birth of johann Augustin Kobelius, composer   

1675  On February - 21 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  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 February - 21.   

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 February - 21.   

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

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 February - 21.   

1648  On February - 21 christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies