Historical Events In January - 21

1943  On January - 21 vice-Admiral Cunningham appointed British Admiral of Fleet  

1943  Soviet forces reconquer Worosjilowsk on January - 21.  

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

1944  On January - 21 649 British bombers attack Magdeburg  

1944  447 German bombers attack London on this day in history.  

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  The Brazilian Expeditionary Force leads an allied attack on Monte Castelo in Italy, the only participation of South American troops in World War II on this day in history.  

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

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

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1948  On January - 21 west Indies vs England, Test debut Walcott, Weekes & Jim Laker  

1948  W Indies v England, Test debut Walcott, Weekes & Jim Laker on January - 21.  

1948  On January - 21 ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72  

1949  The first inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman) on this day in history.  

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

1950  On January - 21 george Orwell, the author of Nineteen Eighty-Four, dies in London.  

1950  On January - 21 new York jury finds former State Department official Alger Hiss guilty of perjury  

1950  "Lend an Ear" closes at National Theater NYC after 460 performances on this day in history.  

1950  George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46 on this day in history.  

1951  On this day in history babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open  

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

1953  John Foster Dulles appointed as Secretary of State on January - 21.  

1954  The first gas turbine automobile exhibited (New York City NY) on January - 21.  

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

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

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

1954  On January - 21 billy Jenkins, dies at 69  

1955  Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 on January - 21.  

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

1956  On this day in history william Shawn succeeds Harold Ross as editor of the New Yorker  

1956  On January - 21 "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Golden NYC after 849 perfs  

1957  On January - 21 the birth of Geena Davis, American actress  

1957  KSAT TV channel 12 in San Antonio, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting on January - 21.  

1957  Arthur L Bowley, English statistician/economist, dies at 87 on January - 21.  

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1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on this day in history.  

1338  King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on January - 21.  

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.  

1659  On January - 21 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 January - 21.  

1746  On January - 21 birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]  

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

0879  On this day in history boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies  

0917  On this day in history death of erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880)  

1118  On January - 21 paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies  

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

1527  On January - 21 death of juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)  

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

1596  On this day in history john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66