Historical Events In January - 21

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

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  On January - 21 "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  "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 8 performances on this day in history.   

1961  On January - 21 john Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday   

1962  JFK arrives in Uruguay on January - 21.   

1962  Snow falls in San Francisco on this day in history.   

1962  Andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76 on January - 21.   

1963  On this day in history al St John, actor (Law & Order, Devil Riders), dies at 70   

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

1964  On this day in history joseph Schildkraut, actor (Cleopatra, Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 68   

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

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

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

1967  On January - 21 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  "Alias Smith & Jones" premieres on ABC TV on this day in history.   

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

1972  Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura become separate states of Indian union on January - 21.   

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  On January - 21 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 January - 21.   

1976  England and France place the supersonic jetliner Concorde into regular service on January - 21.   

1976  On this day in history the supersonic airliner 'Concorde' begins regular commercial service   

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

1977  Italy legalizes abortion on this day in history.   

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

1338  On this day in history 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 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  On January - 21 birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]   

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 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  Death of Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491) on this day in history.   

1596  John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on this day in history.