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 this day in history.  

1969  On November - 21 kXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, TX (ABC) 1st broadcast  

1969  Mutesa II of Buganda, President of Uganda (1924) on this day in history.  

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

1970  NY Knicks 1st game against Cleve Cavalier, Knicks win 102-94 at MSG on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history frank Martin, Swiss composer (In Terra Fax), dies at 84  

1975  On November - 21 linda McCartney drug charges in US are dropped  

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

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

1977  On November - 21 first flight of the Concorde (London to New York)  

1977  The first flight of the Concorde between London and New York on November - 21.  

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  John &Yoko pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum on this day in history.  

1980  Jim Parks Sr, Kent cricket all-rounder (only Test for England), dies on November - 21.  

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

1981  Harry Von Zell, TV announcer (Burns & Allen), dies at 75 on November - 21.  

1982  Lee Patrick, actress (Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon), dies at 75 on November - 21.  

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

1986  On this day in history jerry Colonna, actor (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 82  

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

1990  Michael Milken is sentenced to 10 years for security law violations on this day in history.  

1990  Signing of Declaration of "End of Cold war" in Paris on November - 21.  

1991  On November - 21 daniel Mann, US director (Rose tattoo), dies of heart failure at 79  

1992  On this day in history kaysone Phomvihane, PM of Laos (1975-91), dies  

1993  On this day in history bill Bixby, actor (My Favorite Martian), dies of prostate cancer at 59  

1994  Manfred Longer, Austrian/Dutch gay disco owner, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1995  On November - 21 the Dow Jones closes over 5000 fo rthe first time  

1995  Toy Story, the first entirely computer-animated movie, was released on this day on November - 21.  

1995  Dorothy Jeakins, costume designer, dies at 81 on November - 21.  

1996  On November - 21 compuServe announced it would shut down its family-oriented service, WOW!, just eight months after it was launched  

1996  On November - 21 bernard William George Rose, organist, dies at 80  

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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  On this day in history birth of anne de Xainctonge, French saint (d. 1621)  

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

1645  On this day in history birth of johann Lohner, composer  

1683  On this day in history birth of johann Michael Muller, composer  

1692  Carlo Fragoni, Italy, poet was born on this day in history.  

1694  Voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], France, writer, essayist, philosopher and playwright (Candide) (. 1778) was born on November - 21.  

0496  Death of Pope Gelasius I on November - 21.  

1361  On November - 21 death of philip I, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (b. 1346)  

1481  Ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87 on this day in history.  

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

1566  On November - 21 death of annibale Caro, Italian poet (b. 1507)  

1579  Death of Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier on November - 21.  

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

1610  Benedict van Canfield, [William Fish], English missionary, dies on this day in history.