Historical Events In April - 21

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

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

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 April - 21.   

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  Leslie Banks, actor (Henry V, 21 Days, Eye Witness), dies at 61 on April - 21.   

1954  Gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR on April - 21.   

1954  On April - 21 uSAF flies French battalion to Vietnam   

1955  Bkln Dodgers win, then record 10th straight game to begin a season on April - 21.   

1956  Elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," becomes #1 on this day in history.   

1957  On April - 21 marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open   

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  On April - 21 brasilia becomes the capital of Brazil   

1960  On this day in history brasilia becomes capital of Brazil   

1961  French army revolts in Algeria on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history 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  Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington on April - 21.   

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

1963  On April - 21 beatles meet Rolling Stones for 1st time   

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

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  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 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 this day in history birth of arcangelo Crivelli, composer   

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  On this day in history birth of blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711)   

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

1671  John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) was born on April - 21.   

1672  Johann Philipp Kafer, composer was born on April - 21.   

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  On this day in history death of pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079)   

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

1509  On April - 21 henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52   

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 April - 21.