March 21 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1942  The Flying Tigers were incorporated into the U.S. Army Air Force.   

1943  British 8th army opens assault on Mareth line, Tunisia.   

1943  Assassination attempt on Hitler fails   

1944  General Eisenhower postpones S France invasion until after Normandy   

1944  Gen Eisenhower postpones S France invasion until after Normandy.   

1945  Bureau of Aeronautics initiates rocket-powered surface-to-air guided missile development by awarding contract to Fairchild.   

1945  During WWII Allied bombers begin 4-day raid over Germany.   

1945  Dutch Resistance fighter Hannie Schaft arrested by Nazi police.   

1945  The inaugural Japanese flying bombs (ochas) attack Okinawa   

1945  1st Japanese flying bombs (ochas) attack Okinawa.   

1945  J Woortman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Bergen-Belsen at 39   

1946  Timothy Dalton, English actor is born   

1946  UN set up temporary HQ at Hunter (now Lehman) College (Bronx)   

1946  Kenny Washington signs with Rams, 1st black NFLer since 1933.   

1947  In this year, Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Fulgens radiatur   

1947  President Truman signs Executive Order 9835 requiring all federal employees to have allegiance to the United States.   

1948  "Stop the Music" with Bert Parks premieres on ABC radio.   

1949  WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, FL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting   

1951  2900000 US soldiers in Korea   

1952  Alan Freed presents Moondog Coronation Ball at old Cleveland Arena, 25000 attend inaugural rock and roll concert ever.   

1952  Tornadoes in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky cause 343 deaths   

1952  "3 Wishes for Jamie" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 94 perfs   

1952  Wilhelm Albrecht, German SD-chief, executed   

1953  NBA record 106 fouls and 12 players foul out (Boston-Syracuse)   

1954  KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, MT (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting   

1954  Harry Lawrence Freeman, composer, dies at 84   

1955  Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus desires Cyprus joining Greece   

1955  Muriel Aked, dies at 67.   

1956  28th Academy Awards   

1957  Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending," premieres in NYC.   

1958  1st presentation of West Point's Sylvanus Thayer Award.   

1958  Cyril M Kornbluth, US sci-fi writer (Space Merchants), dies at 34   

1960  In the black township of Sharpeville in Transvaal, South Africa, Afrikaner police open fire on a group of peaceful black demonstrators, killing sixty-nine people and wounding nearly two hundred in a hail of sub-machine gunfire.   

1961  Beatles' inaugural appearance at the Cavern Club   

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1466  French van brederode: Leader hoeksen   

1474  Angela merici: Italian monastery founder/saint   

1521  Mauritius: Duke/nice monarch of saksen (1547-53)   

1521  Maurice: Elector of saxony   

1527  Hermann finck: Composer   

1609  Jan ii kazimierz: Cardinal/king of poland (1648-68)   

1624  Francois roberday: Composer   

1642  Georg schmezer: Composer   

1063  Blessed richeza of lotharingia: Venerated in roman catholicism, wife of king mieszko ii of poland   

1076  Robert i: Duke of burgundy (b. 1011)   

1181  Death of Taira kiyomori: Japanese feudal general (b. 1118)   

1306  Robert ii: Duke of burgundy (b. 1248)   

1487  Nicholas of flue: Swiss hermit and saint (b. 1417)   

1538  Death of Hugo: Earl of leisnig, governor of frisia,   

1556  Thomas cranmer: Archbishop of canterbury, burned at stake at 66   

1617  Pocahontas: Native american, daughter of powhatan (b. c. 1595)