Historical Events In January - 21

1977  On this day in history 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 on January - 21.  

1977  On this day in history 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  Bee Gees' "Saturday Night Fever" album goes #1 for 24 weeks on this day in history.  

1979  On January - 21 neptune becomes outermost planet (Pluto moves closer)  

1979  On January - 21 price of gold increases to record $875 troy ounce  

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

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

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

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1981  Bernhard Goetz is assaulted for first time on a New York subway train on January - 21.  

1981  Allyn Joslyn, actor (They Won't Forget, Cafe Society), dies at 79 on January - 21.  

1983  On this day in history 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 January - 21.  

1985  On this day in history -19ºF (-28ºC), Caesar's Head SC (state record)  

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

1985  On January - 21 bomb attack on Borobudur temple in Java  

1985  Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr's career record of 270 NHL goals on this day in history.  

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

1986  100 participate in Nude Olympics race in 38ºF (3ºC), Indiana on January - 21.  

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

1986  Bomb attack in East-Beirut, 27 killed on January - 21.  

1987  On this day in history archbishop's envoy Terry Waite disappears in Lebanon  

1987  BB King donates his 7,000 record collection to University of Mississippi on January - 21.  

1987  On January - 21 pieter G Buckinx, Flemish writer (7th Day), dies at 83  

1988  On January - 21 uS accept immigration of 30,000 US-Vietnamese children  

1988  Abraham Sofaer, actor (Naked Jungle, Elephant Walk), dies on this day in history.  

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  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on January - 21.  

1338  On this day in history birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)  

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.  

1659  On this day in history birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect  

1721  On January - 21 birth of james Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794)  

1735  On January - 21 birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer  

1743  On January - 21 birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)  

1746  On January - 21 birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]  

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

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  Death of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475) on this day in history.  

1527  Death of Juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.