Page 9: Historical Events In January - 21

1977  President Carter pardoned American Vietnam War-era draft evaders and ordered a case-by-case study of deserters on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history president Jimmy Carter pardons almost all Vietnam War draft evaders   

1977  On January - 21 u.S. Presient Jimmy Carter provides a presidential pardon to most Vietnam War draft dodgers.   

1977  John Vincent, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history bee Gees' "Saturday Night Fever" album goes #1 for 24 weeks   

1979  Neptune becomes outermost planet (Pluto moves closer) on this day in history.   

1979  Price of gold increases to record $875 troy ounce on this day in history.   

1980  Canada expels three diplomats from the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa for spying; caught buying secret information from an American citizen in Ottawa on January - 21.   

1980  On this day in history gold hits record $850 an ounce   

1980  On January - 21 gold reaches intra-day historic high price of $870 in New York.   

1981  Bernhard Goetz is assaulted for first time on a New York subway train on this day in history.   

1981  Allyn Joslyn, actor (They Won't Forget, Cafe Society), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1983  On January - 21 bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Anthony E Hecht   

1983  In Regina Saskatchewan Joanne Wilson found murdered in her garage; ex-wife of politician Colin Thatcher, son of ex-Premier Ross Thatcher, who will be found guilty of first-degree murder on this day in history.   

1983  Reagan certifies El Salvador human-rights abuses have decreased making country eligible for US military aid on this day in history.   

1984  US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton on this day in history.   

1984  Jackie Wilson, US singer (I Get the Sweetest Feeling), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1985  On January - 21 -19ºF (-28ºC), Caesar's Head SC (state record)   

1985  On this day in history -34ºF (-37ºC), Mt Mitchell NC (state record)   

1985  Bomb attack on Borobudur temple in Java on this day in history.   

1985  Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr's career record of 270 NHL goals on January - 21.   

1985  Barbara Cowsill, rocker (Cowsills), dies of emphysema on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history 100 participate in Nude Olympics race in 38ºF (3ºC), Indiana   

1986  Allison J Brown, 17, of Oklahoma, crowned 4th Miss Teen USA on January - 21.   

1986  Bomb attack in East-Beirut, 27 killed on this day in history.   

1987  Archbishop's envoy Terry Waite disappears in Lebanon on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history bB King donates his 7,000 record collection to University of Mississippi   

1987  Pieter G Buckinx, Flemish writer (7th Day), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history uS accept immigration of 30,000 US-Vietnamese children   

1988  On this day in history abraham Sofaer, actor (Naked Jungle, Elephant Walk), dies   

1989  On this day in history a woman is assaulted & raped in the room of an Oklahoma football player   

1989  On January - 21 in St John's Newfoundland Tory Brian Peckford resigns after 10 years as Newfoundland Premier; replaced by Clyde Wells after election   

1990  On January - 21 bob Goodenow succeeds Alan Eagleson as NHL players association executive director   

1990  Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry said he would seek help but did not publicly concede he had used illegal drugs. He left the next day for a treatment program in Florida on January - 21.   

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1337  On January - 21 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 January - 21.   

1659  On January - 21 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  Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies on January - 21.   

0917  Death of Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880) on January - 21.   

1118  Paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies on this day in history.   

1519  On January - 21 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  Death of Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491) on January - 21.   

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