Page 6: Historical Events In October - 13
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
1963 Henry Daniell, English actor (Woman in Green, Body Snatchers), dies. 

1964 The world's inaugural Russian three man spacecraft returns safely to Earth 

1964 Voskhod 1 crew returns. 

1964 At Plesman airport, Curacao, 125.5 mm rainfalls (record). 

1965 Paul H Muller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948), dies at 66 

1966 173 US airplanes bomb North-Vietnam 

1966 Clifton Webb, actor (Laura, Razor's Edge), dies of heart attack at 72 

1967 CBS radio cancels "House Party" 

1968 Tinker Creek Gorge of Cleveland Metroparks is dedicated 

1968 Bea Benaderet, actress (Petticoat Junction), dies of lung cancer at 62. 

1969 Soyuz 8 is launched. 

1969 1st time 7 people in space. 

1970 Angela Davis arrested in NYC. 

1970 Julia Culp, mezzo-soprano, dies at 90 

1971 1st World Series night game (Pittsburgh 4-Baltimore 3) 

1972 Aeroflot Il-62 crashes in large pond outside Moscow, 176 die. 

1972 Uruguay to Chile plane crashes in Andes Mountain, (12/23 rescue) 

1972 "Hurry, Harry" closes at Ritz Theater NYC after 2 performances 

1974 Ed Sullivan, TV host (Ed Sullivan Show, Toast of the Town), dies at 73 

1978 James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King weds Anna Sandhu 

1978 Tiros N, US's inaugural 3rd generation weather satellite, is launched. 

1979 Clarence Muse, actor (Sam-Casablanca), dies at 90. 

1981 Vice President Hosni Mubarak elected president of Egypt. 

1981 Nils Asther, actor (Son of Lassie, Wild Orchids), dies at 84 

1982 IOC restores 2 gold medals from 1912 Olympics to Jim Thorpe 

1985 Jack Wilson, cricketer (Test for Australia, 0-39 and 1-25, DNB), dies. 

1987 In this year, Costa Rican Pres Oscar Arias claims Nobel Peace Prize. 

1987 inaugural military use of trained dolphins (US Navy in Persian Gulf). 

1987 Shares on the 'Wall Street' stock exchange plunge to record lows. 

1987 Walter H Brattain, US physicist (transistors, Nobel 1956), dies at 85 

1988 Concert at Masada ends Israel's 40th-anniversary fest. 

1988 Mike Venezia, jockey, dies in 5th-race fall at Belmont Race Track, NY. 

1989 Dow Jones down 190.58 points 

1990 Hans Freudenthal, mathematician/director OW and OC (F Institution), dies 

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