Historical Events In April - 21

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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1488  On April - 21 birth of ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot   

1546  On April - 21 birth of arcangelo Crivelli, composer   

1555  On this day in history birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)   

1619  On this day in history birth of john A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony)   

1651  Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711) was born on this day in history.   

1652  Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

1671  On this day in history birth of john Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729)   

1672  On April - 21 birth of johann Philipp Kafer, composer   

1073  On April - 21 alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies   

1109  On this day in history anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

1142  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on this day in history.   

1329  On April - 21 death of frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)   

1509  On this day in history henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52   

1551  Death of Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510) on this day in history.   

1552  On April - 21 peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50   

1557  Death of Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495) on this day in history.