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  On this day in history toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup   

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 April - 21.   

1952  BOAC begins 1st passenger service with jets (London-Rome route) on April - 21.   

1952  On April - 21 leslie Banks, actor (Henry V, 21 Days, Eye Witness), dies at 61   

1954  Gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR on this day in history.   

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  On April - 21 elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," becomes #1   

1957  Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history alf Dean using a rod & reel hooks a 2,664lb, 16' 10" white shark   

1959  1211-kg great white shark becomes largest fish ever caught on a rod on April - 21.   

1960  On this day in history brasilia becomes the capital of Brazil   

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

1961  French army revolts in Algeria on April - 21.   

1961  James Melton opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57 on April - 21.   

1961  USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 32,000 m on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history dirk U Suffocated chosen as sec-gen of NATO   

1961  James Melton, opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57 on April - 21.   

1962  On April - 21 century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington (think Space Needle)   

1962  Frederick Handley Page designer of first big airplane (40 seats), dies on this day in history.   

1962  Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington on April - 21.   

1962  On this day in history frederick Handley Page, designer of 1st big airplane (40 seats), dies   

1963  On April - 21 beatles meet Rolling Stones for first time   

1963  The Beatles and The Rolling Stones met for the first time at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, England on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history new York World's Fair reopens for 2nd & final season   

1965  Edward V Appleton, English physicist (Nobel Prize 1947), dies at 72 on April - 21.   

1966  Emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) visits Kingston Jamaica on this day in history.   

1967  Dodgers first rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games) on April - 21.   

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1488  On this day in history birth of ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot   

1546  Arcangelo Crivelli, composer was born on April - 21.   

1555  On April - 21 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  On April - 21 birth of blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711)   

1652  Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) was born on April - 21.   

1671  On April - 21 birth of john Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729)   

1672  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Kafer, composer   

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

1109  Anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies on April - 21.   

1142  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on April - 21.   

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

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

1551  Death of Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510) on April - 21.   

1552  Peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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