Historical Events In April - 21
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1946 On April - 21 robert Graham, cricketer (3 wkts for S Afr in 2 Tests 1898-99), dies
1948 1st Polaroid camera was sold in US on April - 21.
1948 On this day in history carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66
1951 Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.
1951 5th NBA Championship: Rochester Royals beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3 on April - 21.
1952 BOAC begins first passenger service with jets (London-Rome route) on this day in history.
1952 BOAC begins 1st passenger service with jets (London-Rome route) on this day in history.
1952 Leslie Banks, actor (Henry V, 21 Days, Eye Witness), dies at 61 on April - 21.
1954 On April - 21 gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR
1954 USAF flies French battalion to Vietnam on this day in history.
1955 On this day in history bkln Dodgers win, then record 10th straight game to begin a season
1956 Elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," becomes #1 on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
1959 Alf Dean using a rod & reel hooks a 2,664lb, 16' 10" white shark on April - 21.
1959 On April - 21 1211-kg great white shark becomes largest fish ever caught on a rod
1960 Brasilia becomes the capital of Brazil on this day in history.
1960 Brasilia becomes capital of Brazil on April - 21.
1961 French army revolts in Algeria on this day in history.
1961 On April - 21 james Melton opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57
1961 USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 32,000 m on April - 21.
1961 On this day in history dirk U Suffocated chosen as sec-gen of NATO
1961 On April - 21 james Melton, opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57
1962 Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington (think Space Needle) on April - 21.
1962 On April - 21 frederick Handley Page designer of first big airplane (40 seats), dies
1962 On this day in history century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington
1962 Frederick Handley Page, designer of 1st big airplane (40 seats), dies on this day in history.
1963 On April - 21 beatles meet Rolling Stones for first time
1963 On April - 21 the Beatles and The Rolling Stones met for the first time at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, England
1963 Beatles meet Rolling Stones for 1st time on this day in history.
1964 Pirates & Cubs combine for 9 HRs, Pirates win 8-5 on April - 21.
1965 On April - 21 new York World's Fair reopens for 2nd & final season
1965 Edward V Appleton, English physicist (Nobel Prize 1947), dies at 72 on this day in history.
1966 Emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) visits Kingston Jamaica on April - 21.
1967 Dodgers first rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games) on April - 21.
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