Page 8: Historical Events In January - 21

1958  KMOT TV channel 10 in Minot, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

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  "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater New York City NY after 8 performances on January - 21.   

1961  On this day in history portuguese rebels seize cruise ship Santa Maria   

1961  On this day in history "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 this day in history.   

1962  Snow falls in San Francisco on January - 21.   

1962  On this day in history andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76   

1963  Al St John, actor (Law & Order, Devil Riders), dies at 70 on January - 21.   

1964  On this day in history carl T Rowan named director of US Information Agency   

1964  On January - 21 joseph Schildkraut, actor (Cleopatra, Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 68   

1965  Harvey Zorbaugh, doctor/TV host (Play the Game), dies at 68 on January - 21.   

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

1967  US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming on this day in history.   

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

1967  On this day in history ann Sheridan, actress (Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies of cancer at 51   

1968  On January - 21 uS B-52 bombers with nuclear bomb crashes in Greenland   

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

1971  Richard B Russell, (Sen-D-Ga), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1972  Assam's North East Frontier Agency becomes Arunachal Pradesh territory on this day in history.   

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  Mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory on January - 21.   

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

1974  Silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London on this day in history.   

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

1975  Marie Lohr, actress (Pygmalion, Small Hotel, Escapade), dies at 84 on January - 21.   

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 January - 21 italy legalizes abortion   

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

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

1571  On January - 21 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  James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on January - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

1746  Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on January - 21.   

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  Death of Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880) on January - 21.   

1118  Paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies on January - 21.   

1519  Death of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475) on January - 21.   

1527  On this day in history death of juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)   

1546  On this day in history death of azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491)   

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