Page 6: Historical Events In April - 21

1946  On this day in history robert Graham, cricketer (3 wkts for S Afr in 2 Tests 1898-99), dies   

1948  On this day in history 1st Polaroid camera was sold in US   

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  On April - 21 bOAC begins first passenger service with jets (London-Rome route)   

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 this day in history.   

1954  On April - 21 gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR   

1954  On April - 21 uSAF flies French battalion to Vietnam   

1955  On April - 21 bkln Dodgers win, then record 10th straight game to begin a season   

1956  On this day in history elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," becomes #1   

1957  On April - 21 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  1211-kg great white shark becomes largest fish ever caught on a rod on this day in history.   

1960  Brasilia becomes the capital of Brazil on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history brasilia becomes capital of Brazil   

1961  On April - 21 french army revolts in Algeria   

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 this day in history.   

1961  Dirk U Suffocated chosen as sec-gen of NATO on April - 21.   

1961  On this day in history james Melton, opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57   

1962  On this day in history century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington (think Space Needle)   

1962  On this day in history 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 April - 21.   

1963  Beatles meet Rolling Stones for first time on this day in history.   

1963  The Beatles and The Rolling Stones met for the first time at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, England on April - 21.   

1963  On this day in history beatles meet Rolling Stones for 1st time   

1964  On this day in history pirates & Cubs combine for 9 HRs, Pirates win 8-5   

1965  New York World's Fair reopens for 2nd & final season on April - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

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1488  Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot was born on this day in history.   

1546  On April - 21 birth of arcangelo Crivelli, composer   

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

1619  John A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony) was born on April - 21.   

1651  Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711) was born on April - 21.   

1652  On April - 21 birth of michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)   

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

1672  Johann Philipp Kafer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1073  Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies on April - 21.   

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

1142  On April - 21 death of pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079)   

1329  Death of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282) on April - 21.   

1509  Henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52 on April - 21.   

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.