Historical Events In January - 21

1958  KMOT TV channel 10 in Minot, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting on January - 21.   

1959  Cecil B[lount] de Mille, producer (10 Commandments), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1960  On January - 21 little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km   

1960  On this day in history rock falls traps 437 at Coalbrook South Africa, 417 die of methane poisoning   

1961  "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater New York City NY after 8 performances on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history portuguese rebels seize cruise ship Santa Maria   

1961  "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 8 performances on January - 21.   

1961  John Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday on January - 21.   

1962  On January - 21 jFK arrives in Uruguay   

1962  On this day in history snow falls in San Francisco   

1962  Andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1963  Al St John, actor (Law & Order, Devil Riders), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1964  Carl T Rowan named director of US Information Agency on January - 21.   

1964  On January - 21 joseph Schildkraut, actor (Cleopatra, Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 68   

1965  Harvey Zorbaugh, doctor/TV host (Play the Game), dies at 68 on January - 21.   

1966  Beatle George Harrison marries model Patti Boyd on January - 21.   

1967  US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming on January - 21.   

1967  On January - 21 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti   

1967  On January - 21 ann Sheridan, actress (Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies of cancer at 51   

1968  On this day in history uS B-52 bombers with nuclear bomb crashes in Greenland   

1971  On this day in history "Alias Smith & Jones" premieres on ABC TV   

1971  Richard B Russell, (Sen-D-Ga), dies at 73 on January - 21.   

1972  On this day in history assam's North East Frontier Agency becomes Arunachal Pradesh territory   

1972  On January - 21 belgium government of Eyskens-Cools forms   

1972  Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura become separate states of Indian union on January - 21.   

1972  On January - 21 mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory   

1973  On January - 21 canadian actor Leslie Nielson appears in the Ringbanger episode of the TV sitcom M*A*S*H   

1974  On January - 21 silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London   

1974  Jan Arends, Dutch poet/author, dies at 48 on January - 21.   

1975  Marie Lohr, actress (Pygmalion, Small Hotel, Escapade), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1976  England and France place the supersonic jetliner Concorde into regular service on January - 21.   

1976  The supersonic airliner 'Concorde' begins regular commercial service on this day in history.   

1976  On January - 21 the supersonic Concorde airplane was put into service by Britain and France.   

1977  Italy legalizes abortion on January - 21.   

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1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on this day in history.   

1338  King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on this day in history.   

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born on January - 21.   

1721  James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on January - 21.   

1735  On January - 21 birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer   

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on January - 21.   

1746  On this day in history birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]   

0304  On this day in history death of saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291)   

0879  On January - 21 boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies   

0917  Death of Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880) on this day in history.   

1118  On January - 21 paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies   

1519  On this day in history death of vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)   

1527  On this day in history death of juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)   

1546  On January - 21 death of azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491)   

1596  On this day in history john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66