Page 8: Historical Events In January - 21

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

1959  Cecil B[lount] de Mille, producer (10 Commandments), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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  Portuguese rebels seize cruise ship Santa Maria on this day in history.   

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

1961  On this day in history john Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday   

1962  On this day in history jFK arrives in Uruguay   

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 January - 21.   

1964  Carl T Rowan named director of US Information Agency on this day in history.   

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

1965  On this day in history harvey Zorbaugh, doctor/TV host (Play the Game), dies at 68   

1966  Beatle George Harrison marries model Patti Boyd on January - 21.   

1967  US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming on January - 21.   

1967  US male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti on January - 21.   

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

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

1971  On January - 21 "Alias Smith & Jones" premieres on ABC TV   

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

1972  Assam's North East Frontier Agency becomes Arunachal Pradesh territory on January - 21.   

1972  Belgium government of Eyskens-Cools forms on January - 21.   

1972  On this day in history manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura become separate states of Indian union   

1972  On January - 21 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 on this day in history.   

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

1974  Jan Arends, Dutch poet/author, dies at 48 on January - 21.   

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

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

1976  The supersonic airliner 'Concorde' begins regular commercial service on January - 21.   

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

1977  On this day in history italy legalizes abortion   

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1337  On this day in history birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)   

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

1721  On this day in history birth of james Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794)   

1735  Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer was born on January - 21.   

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  Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies on this day in history.   

0917  Death of Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880) on this day in history.   

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

1519  On January - 21 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 January - 21.   

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