Historical Events In January - 21

1958  On this day in history kMOT TV channel 10 in Minot, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting  

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

1960  Little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km on this day in history.  

1960  On January - 21 rock falls traps 437 at Coalbrook South Africa, 417 die of methane poisoning  

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  "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 8 performances on January - 21.  

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  

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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  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 January - 21 harvey Zorbaugh, doctor/TV host (Play the Game), dies at 68  

1966  On this day in history beatle George Harrison marries model Patti Boyd  

1967  On January - 21 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  On this day in history ann Sheridan, actress (Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies of cancer at 51  

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

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

1971  On this day in history 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  On this day in history belgium government of Eyskens-Cools forms  

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 this day in history.  

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  On January - 21 marie Lohr, actress (Pygmalion, Small Hotel, Escapade), dies at 84  

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  The supersonic Concorde airplane was put into service by Britain and France on this day in history.  

1977  On January - 21 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 this day in history.  

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on January - 21.  

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born on this day in history.  

1721  James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on January - 21.  

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

1743  On this day in history birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)  

1746  Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on this day in history.  

0304  On this day in history death of saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291)  

0879  On January - 21 boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies  

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

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

1519  On this day in history death of vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)  

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

1546  On January - 21 death of azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491)  

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