Page 7: Historical Events In January - 21

1943  Vice-Admiral Cunningham appointed British Admiral of Fleet on January - 21.   

1943  Soviet forces reconquer Worosjilowsk on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history otakar Sini, composer, dies at 61   

1944  649 British bombers attack Magdeburg on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history 447 German bombers attack London   

1944  On January - 21 gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74   

1945  On this day in history british troops land on Ramree, near coast of Burma   

1945  On January - 21 the Brazilian Expeditionary Force leads an allied attack on Monte Castelo in Italy, the only participation of South American troops in World War II.   

1946  On January - 21 "Nellie Bly" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 16 performances   

1947  On this day in history "Sweethearts" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 288 performances   

1948  On this day in history west Indies vs England, Test debut Walcott, Weekes & Jim Laker   

1948  W Indies v England, Test debut Walcott, Weekes & Jim Laker on this day in history.   

1948  Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history the first inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman)   

1949  1st inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman) on January - 21.   

1950  On this day in history george Orwell, the author of Nineteen Eighty-Four, dies in London.   

1950  On this day in history new York jury finds former State Department official Alger Hiss guilty of perjury   

1950  On January - 21 "Lend an Ear" closes at National Theater NYC after 460 performances   

1950  On January - 21 george Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46   

1951  On January - 21 babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open   

1952  Nehru's Congress party wins general election in India on January - 21.   

1953  On January - 21 john Foster Dulles appointed as Secretary of State   

1954  On January - 21 the first gas turbine automobile exhibited (New York City NY)   

1954  On January - 21 the USS Nautilus, the world's first atomic submarine, is launched from the shipyards at Groton, Connecticut.   

1954  The USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear powered submarine, is launched on January - 21.   

1954  1st gas turbine automobile exhibited (NYC) on this day in history.   

1954  On January - 21 billy Jenkins, dies at 69   

1955  On this day in history maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59   

1956  On January - 21 "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Golden New York City NY after 849 performances   

1956  William Shawn succeeds Harold Ross as editor of the New Yorker on January - 21.   

1956  On this day in history "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Golden NYC after 849 perfs   

1957  The birth of Geena Davis, American actress on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history kSAT TV channel 12 in San Antonio, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1957  Arthur L Bowley, English statistician/economist, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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1337  On this day in history birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)   

1338  King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on this day in history.   

1571  On this day in history birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)   

1659  On this day in history birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

1721  On January - 21 birth of james Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794)   

1735  On January - 21 birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer   

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on this day in history.   

1746  On this day in history birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]   

0304  Death of Saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291) on January - 21.   

0879  Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies on January - 21.   

0917  Death of Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880) on this day in history.   

1118  On this day in history paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies   

1519  On this day in history death of vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)   

1527  Death of Juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489) on January - 21.   

1546  Death of Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491) on this day in history.   

1596  On January - 21 john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66