Historical Events In November - 21

1969  The first ARPANET link was put into service on this day in 1969. The network connected a computer at the University of California at Los Angeles with one at the Stanford Research Institute on November - 21.  

1969  KXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, TX (ABC) 1st broadcast on November - 21.  

1969  On this day in history mutesa II of Buganda, President of Uganda (1924)  

1970  The rarest of Ford Mustangs--the Boss 351--debuted at the Detroit Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan on this day in history.  

1970  On this day in history nY Knicks 1st game against Cleve Cavalier, Knicks win 102-94 at MSG  

1973  18 minute gap found in Watergate Tapes on this day in history.  

1973  Allan Sherman singer, dies at 48 (Goodbye Muddah, Goodbye Faddah) on November - 21.  

1974  Frank Martin, Swiss composer (In Terra Fax), dies at 84 on November - 21.  

1975  Linda McCartney drug charges in US are dropped on November - 21.  

1975  On November - 21 g Gunnarsson, writer, dies at 86  

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1976  On this day in history niles Welch, actor (Cornered), dies at 88  

1977  On this day in history first flight of the Concorde (London to New York)  

1977  On November - 21 the first flight of the Concorde between London and New York  

1980  Dallas' "Who Shot JR?" episode (Kristen) gets a 53.3 rating on November - 21.  

1980  Fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas kills 84 on November - 21.  

1980  On this day in history john &Yoko pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum  

1980  On this day in history jim Parks Sr, Kent cricket all-rounder (only Test for England), dies  

1981  On this day in history olivia Newton-John's "Physical," single goes #1 &stays for 10 weeks  

1981  On this day in history harry Von Zell, TV announcer (Burns & Allen), dies at 75  

1982  Lee Patrick, actress (Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1985  On this day in history ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), dies  

1986  Jerry Colonna, actor (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 82 on November - 21.  

1987  On this day in history james E Folsom, (Alabama-Gov, 1947-51, 1955-59), dies at 79  

1990  On this day in history michael Milken is sentenced to 10 years for security law violations  

1990  Signing of Declaration of "End of Cold war" in Paris on this day in history.  

1991  Daniel Mann, US director (Rose tattoo), dies of heart failure at 79 on November - 21.  

1992  On November - 21 kaysone Phomvihane, PM of Laos (1975-91), dies  

1993  Bill Bixby, actor (My Favorite Martian), dies of prostate cancer at 59 on November - 21.  

1994  On November - 21 manfred Longer, Austrian/Dutch gay disco owner, dies at 42  

1995  On this day in history the Dow Jones closes over 5000 fo rthe first time  

1995  On this day in history toy Story, the first entirely computer-animated movie, was released on this day  

1995  Dorothy Jeakins, costume designer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1996  On this day in history compuServe announced it would shut down its family-oriented service, WOW!, just eight months after it was launched  

1996  Bernard William George Rose, organist, dies at 80 on November - 21.  

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1495  John Bale, England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan) was born on November - 21.  

1561  Carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/author was born on this day in history.  

1567  Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (d. 1621) was born on November - 21.  

1637  Catharina Questiers, Dutch poetess (Friend of Abandoned Child) was born on this day in history.  

1645  Johann Lohner, composer was born on November - 21.  

1683  Johann Michael Muller, composer was born on this day in history.  

1692  Carlo Fragoni, Italy, poet was born on November - 21.  

1694  Voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], France, writer, essayist, philosopher and playwright (Candide) (. 1778) was born on this day in history.  

0496  On November - 21 death of pope Gelasius I  

1361  Death of Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (b. 1346) on this day in history.  

1481  On this day in history ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87  

1555  On November - 21 georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61  

1566  On this day in history death of annibale Caro, Italian poet (b. 1507)  

1579  On this day in history death of thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier  

1580  On November - 21 death of willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed  

1610  On November - 21 benedict van Canfield, [William Fish], English missionary, dies