Historical Events In April - 21

1946  Robert Graham, cricketer (3 wkts for S Afr in 2 Tests 1898-99), dies on April - 21.   

1948  1st Polaroid camera was sold in US on April - 21.   

1948  Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66 on April - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

1952  On April - 21 bOAC begins first passenger service with jets (London-Rome route)   

1952  On this day in history bOAC begins 1st passenger service with jets (London-Rome route)   

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  On April - 21 uSAF flies French battalion to Vietnam   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1960  On April - 21 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  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  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  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  Beatles meet Rolling Stones for first time on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1965  On April - 21 edward V Appleton, English physicist (Nobel Prize 1947), dies at 72   

1966  On this day in history emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) visits Kingston Jamaica   

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  Arcangelo Crivelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1555  Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) was born on this day in history.   

1619  John A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony) was born on this day in history.   

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

1652  On this day in history birth of michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)   

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  Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  On April - 21 death of oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)   

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

1557  On April - 21 death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)