Historical Events In November - 21

1969  On November - 21 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.  

1969  On this day in history kXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, TX (ABC) 1st broadcast  

1969  Mutesa II of Buganda, President of Uganda (1924) on November - 21.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1975  On this day in history linda McCartney drug charges in US are dropped  

1975  G Gunnarsson, writer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

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

1977  First flight of the Concorde (London to New York) on November - 21.  

1977  The first flight of the Concorde between London and New York on this day in history.  

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 November - 21.  

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  On this day in history lee Patrick, actress (Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon), dies at 75  

1985  Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), dies on this day in history.  

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  On November - 21 signing of Declaration of "End of Cold war" in Paris  

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

1996  Bernard William George Rose, organist, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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1495  John Bale, England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1637  Catharina Questiers, Dutch poetess (Friend of Abandoned Child) was born on November - 21.  

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

1683  On November - 21 birth of johann Michael Muller, composer  

1692  On this day in history birth of carlo Fragoni, Italy, poet  

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

0496  On this day in history death of pope Gelasius I  

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 November - 21.  

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

1566  Death of Annibale Caro, Italian poet (b. 1507) on November - 21.  

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

1580  Death of Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed on November - 21.  

1610  On this day in history benedict van Canfield, [William Fish], English missionary, dies