Page 7: Historical Events In January - 21
Thursday, 10 July 2025
1943 Vice-Admiral Cunningham appointed British Admiral of Fleet on this day in history.
1943 Soviet forces reconquer Worosjilowsk on this day in history.
1943 Otakar Sini, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1944 On January - 21 649 British bombers attack Magdeburg
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 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 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 West Indies vs England, Test debut Walcott, Weekes & Jim Laker on this day in history.
1948 W Indies v England, Test debut Walcott, Weekes & Jim Laker on this day in history.
1948 On January - 21 ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72
1949 The first inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman) on January - 21.
1949 1st inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman) on this day in history.
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 On this day in history "Lend an Ear" closes at National Theater NYC after 460 performances
1950 On this day in history george Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46
1951 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open on January - 21.
1952 On January - 21 nehru's Congress party wins general election in India
1953 John Foster Dulles appointed as Secretary of State on this day in history.
1954 On this day in history 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 On January - 21 the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear powered submarine, is launched
1954 On this day in history 1st gas turbine automobile exhibited (NYC)
1954 Billy Jenkins, dies at 69 on January - 21.
1955 On January - 21 maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59
1956 "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Golden New York City NY after 849 performances on January - 21.
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 On this day in history the birth of Geena Davis, American actress
1957 On January - 21 kSAT TV channel 12 in San Antonio, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
1957 On January - 21 arthur L Bowley, English statistician/economist, dies at 87
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