Top Historical Events That Happened on January 21

1961  John Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday.   

1962  JFK arrives in Uruguay.   

1962  Andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76   

1963  Al St John, actor (Law and Order, Devil Riders), dies at 70   

1964  Carl T Rowan named director of US Information Agency   

1964  Joseph Schildkraut, actor (Cleopatra, Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 68   

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

1966  Beatle George Harrison marries model Patti Boyd.   

1967  Ann Sheridan, actress (Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies of cancer at 51   

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

1971  "Alias Smith and Jones" premieres on ABC TV   

1971  Richard B Russell, (Sen-D-Ga), dies at 73.   

1972  Assam's North East Frontier Agency is recorded as becoming Arunachal Pradesh territory   

1972  Belgium government of Eyskens-Cools forms.   

1972  Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become separate states of Indian union.   

1972  Mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory   

1973  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   

1974  Jan Arends, Dutch poet/author, dies at 48.   

1975  Marie Lohr, actress (Pygmalion, Small Hotel, Escapade), dies at 84   

1976  England and France place the supersonic jetliner Concorde into regular service   

1976  The supersonic airliner 'Concorde' begins regular commercial service.   

1976  The supersonic Concorde airplane was put into service by Britain and France   

1977  President Carter pardoned American Vietnam War-era draft evaders and ordered a case-by-case study of deserters   

1977  President Jimmy Carter pardons almost all Vietnam War draft evaders   

1977  U.S. Presient Jimmy Carter provides a presidential pardon to most Vietnam War draft dodgers   

1977  John Vincent, composer, dies at 74   

1978  Bee Gees' "Saturday Night Fever" album goes #1 for 24 weeks   

1979  Neptune is recorded as becoming outermost planet (Pluto moves closer).   

1979  Price of gold increases to record $875 troy ounce   

1980  Canada expels three diplomats from the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa for spying; caught buying secret information from an American citizen in Ottawa   

1980  Gold hits record $850 an ounce.   

1980  Gold reaches intra-day historic high price of $870 in New York   

1981  Bernhard Goetz is assaulted for inaugural time on a New York subway train   

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1337  Charles v: The wise, king of france (1364-80)   

1338  King charles v of france: King charles v of france (d. 1380)   

1571  John i pontanus: Physicist/historian (amsterdam)   

1659  Adriaen van der werff: Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

1721  James murray: British military officer, governor of quebec   

1735  Johann gottfried eckard: Composer   

1743  John fitch: Inventor (had a working steamboat years before fulton)   

1746  Johann h pestalozzi: Zurich switz, educator (leonard & gertrude) [ns]   

0304  Death of Saint agnes: Saint agnes (martyred) (b. 291)   

0879  Boudouin with the iron arm: Earl of flanders,   

0917  Death of Erchanger: Duke of swabia (c. 880)   

1118  Paschalis ii: [raniero], pope (1099-1118),   

1519  Death of Vasco núñez de balboa: Spanish explorer (b. 1475)   

1527  Juan de grijalva: Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)   

1546  Death of Azai sukemasa: Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491)   

1596  Death of John ligarius: German theologist/prime minister,