Historical Events In January - 21

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

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

1960  Little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km on January - 21.   

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

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

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

1961  On this day in history "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 8 performances   

1961  On January - 21 john Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday   

1962  JFK arrives in Uruguay on January - 21.   

1962  On this day in history snow falls in San Francisco   

1962  Andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76 on January - 21.   

1963  On this day in history al St John, actor (Law & Order, Devil Riders), dies at 70   

1964  On January - 21 carl T Rowan named director of US Information Agency   

1964  On this day in history joseph Schildkraut, actor (Cleopatra, Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 68   

1965  On this day in history harvey Zorbaugh, doctor/TV host (Play the Game), dies at 68   

1966  Beatle George Harrison marries model Patti Boyd on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming   

1967  US male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti on this day in history.   

1967  Ann Sheridan, actress (Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies of cancer at 51 on January - 21.   

1968  On January - 21 uS B-52 bombers with nuclear bomb crashes in Greenland   

1971  On January - 21 "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  Belgium government of Eyskens-Cools forms on January - 21.   

1972  On this day in history manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura become separate states of Indian union   

1972  Mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory on this day in history.   

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

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

1974  On this day in history jan Arends, Dutch poet/author, dies at 48   

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

1976  On this day in history england and France place the supersonic jetliner Concorde into regular service.   

1976  The supersonic airliner 'Concorde' begins regular commercial service on January - 21.   

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

1977  On January - 21 italy legalizes abortion   

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1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on January - 21.   

1338  King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on January - 21.   

1571  On this day in history birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)   

1659  On this day in history birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

1721  On this day in history birth of james Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794)   

1735  Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on this day in history.   

1746  Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on January - 21.   

0304  Death of Saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291) on January - 21.   

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

0917  On January - 21 death of erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880)   

1118  Paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies on this day in history.   

1519  Death of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475) on January - 21.   

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

1546  On this day in history 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