Page 6: Historical Events In April - 21

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

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

1948  Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1952  BOAC begins first passenger service with jets (London-Rome route) on this day in history.   

1952  On April - 21 bOAC begins 1st passenger service with jets (London-Rome route)   

1952  On this day in history leslie Banks, actor (Henry V, 21 Days, Eye Witness), dies at 61   

1954  On this day in history gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR   

1954  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1960  Brasilia becomes the capital of Brazil on April - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

1961  USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 32,000 m on April - 21.   

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

1961  James Melton, opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1962  Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington (think Space Needle) on April - 21.   

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

1962  On April - 21 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 April - 21.   

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 April - 21.   

1964  Pirates & Cubs combine for 9 HRs, Pirates win 8-5 on April - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1967  On April - 21 dodgers first rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games)   

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1488  On April - 21 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  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 April - 21.   

1652  Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

1671  John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1109  Anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

1142  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on this day in history.   

1329  On this day in history death of frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)   

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  On this day in history death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)