Historical Events In February - 21

1976  "Rockabye Hamlet" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 7 performances on February - 21.   

1976  Cardinal Willebrands installed as archbishop of Utrecht on February - 21.   

1976  On this day in history florence Ballard, member of Diana Ross and the Supremes, dies in Detroit at age 32.   

1976  Florence Ballard, rocker (Supremes), dies at 32 on this day in history.   

1977  74 Unification Church couples wed in New York NY on February - 21.   

1979  On this day in history 2 Iowa girls High School basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters; the game was won 4-2 in the 4th overtime period   

1979  Japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite & Corsa-B (550/580 km) on February - 21.   

1979  Glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies on February - 21.   

1980  On this day in history eric Heiden skates Olympics record 1500 meter in 1 55.44   

1980  On this day in history hanni Wenzel is first Liechtensteiner to win Olympics gold (giant slalom)   

1980  Chester H Lauck, actor (2 Weeks to Live, Goin' to Town), dies at 78 on February - 21.   

1981  "Yorkshire Ripper" Peter Sutcliffe, murderer of 13 women, captured on February - 21.   

1981  Japan launches Hinotori satellite to study solar flares (580/640 k) on February - 21.   

1981  On this day in history nASA launches Comstar D-4   

1982  "Ain't Misbehavin'" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 1604 performances on February - 21.   

1982  "Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 36 performances on February - 21.   

1982  Beth Daniel wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic on this day in history.   

1983  Donald Davis runs 1 mile backwards in 6 minutes 7.1 seconds on February - 21.   

1983  On February - 21 nBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29 game road losing streak   

1984  Michail A Sholochov, Russian writer (Ocean Don, Nobel 1965), dies on February - 21.   

1985  Evert van Benthem wins 13th Friese 11 city skating race on February - 21.   

1985  On this day in history largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit)   

1985  On this day in history tim Raines is awarded a $12 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator   

1985  On February - 21 eric Herfst, Dutch cabaret performer (Floris), dies at 47   

1986  AIDS patient Ryan White returns to classes at Western Middle School on February - 21.   

1986  Tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 & suspended for 10 weeks on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history cindy Rarick wins LPGA Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open   

1987  On this day in history syrian army marches into Beirut   

1988  On February - 21 actor Dudley Moore marries actress Brogan Lane   

1988  On this day in history gustafson skates world record 10 km (13 48.20)   

1988  Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart confesses his sins to his congregation on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history gustafson skates world record 10 km (13:48.20)   

1989  On February - 21 pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling   

1989  On February - 21 uS bust Chinese heroin ring, capture record 820 lbs heroin ($1 billion street value)   

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1417  On February - 21 birth of louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt)   

1484  On February - 21 birth of joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution)   

1556  On February - 21 birth of sethus Calvisius, composer   

1674  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1675  Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750) was born on February - 21.   

1684  Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator) was born on February - 21.   

1690  On February - 21 birth of christoph Stoltzenberg, composer   

1705  Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781) was born on this day in history.   

0556  Maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies on this day in history.   

1437  On this day in history death of king James I of Scotland (b. 1394)   

1471  On this day in history death of john of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop   

1513  On this day in history julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69   

1554  On February - 21 hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies   

1595  Death of Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged on this day in history.   

1624  Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28 on February - 21.   

1648  Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies on this day in history.