Page 8: Historical Events In January - 21

1958  KMOT TV channel 10 in Minot, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting on January - 21.   

1959  On January - 21 cecil B[lount] de Mille, producer (10 Commandments), dies at 77   

1960  On this day in history little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km   

1960  Rock falls traps 437 at Coalbrook South Africa, 417 die of methane poisoning on January - 21.   

1961  On this day in history "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater New York City NY after 8 performances   

1961  Portuguese rebels seize cruise ship Santa Maria on January - 21.   

1961  On January - 21 "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 8 performances   

1961  John Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday on January - 21.   

1962  JFK arrives in Uruguay on January - 21.   

1962  On January - 21 snow falls in San Francisco   

1962  Andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1963  Al St John, actor (Law & Order, Devil Riders), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1964  On January - 21 carl T Rowan named director of US Information Agency   

1964  Joseph Schildkraut, actor (Cleopatra, Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1965  Harvey Zorbaugh, doctor/TV host (Play the Game), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1966  Beatle George Harrison marries model Patti Boyd on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming   

1967  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti   

1967  Ann Sheridan, actress (Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies of cancer at 51 on January - 21.   

1968  US B-52 bombers with nuclear bomb crashes in Greenland on January - 21.   

1971  On this day in history "Alias Smith & Jones" premieres on ABC TV   

1971  On January - 21 richard B Russell, (Sen-D-Ga), dies at 73   

1972  On this day in history assam's North East Frontier Agency becomes Arunachal Pradesh territory   

1972  Belgium government of Eyskens-Cools forms on this day in history.   

1972  On January - 21 manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura become separate states of Indian union   

1972  On this day in history mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory   

1973  On this day in history canadian actor Leslie Nielson appears in the Ringbanger episode of the TV sitcom M*A*S*H   

1974  On this day in history silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London   

1974  On January - 21 jan Arends, Dutch poet/author, dies at 48   

1975  Marie Lohr, actress (Pygmalion, Small Hotel, Escapade), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history england and France place the supersonic jetliner Concorde into regular service.   

1976  The supersonic airliner 'Concorde' begins regular commercial service on this day in history.   

1976  On January - 21 the supersonic Concorde airplane was put into service by Britain and France.   

1977  On this day in history italy legalizes abortion   

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1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on January - 21.   

1338  On January - 21 birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)   

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

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born on January - 21.   

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

1735  Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on January - 21.   

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

0304  On January - 21 death of saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291)   

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

0917  On January - 21 death of erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880)   

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

1519  Death of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475) on this day in history.   

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 January - 21.   

1596  John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on January - 21.