Page 9: Historical Events In February - 21

1976  "Rockabye Hamlet" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 7 performances on this day in history.   

1976  Cardinal Willebrands installed as archbishop of Utrecht on February - 21.   

1976  Florence Ballard, member of Diana Ross and the Supremes, dies in Detroit at age 32 on this day in history.   

1976  Florence Ballard, rocker (Supremes), dies at 32 on February - 21.   

1977  On February - 21 74 Unification Church couples wed in New York NY   

1979  2 Iowa girls High School basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters; the game was won 4-2 in the 4th overtime period on February - 21.   

1979  Japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite & Corsa-B (550/580 km) on February - 21.   

1979  Glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies on this day in history.   

1980  On February - 21 eric Heiden skates Olympics record 1500 meter in 1 55.44   

1980  On this day in history hanni Wenzel is first Liechtensteiner to win Olympics gold (giant slalom)   

1980  Chester H Lauck, actor (2 Weeks to Live, Goin' to Town), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1981  "Yorkshire Ripper" Peter Sutcliffe, murderer of 13 women, captured on February - 21.   

1981  Japan launches Hinotori satellite to study solar flares (580/640 k) on February - 21.   

1981  On this day in history nASA launches Comstar D-4   

1982  "Ain't Misbehavin'" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 1604 performances on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history "Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 36 performances   

1982  Beth Daniel wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic on February - 21.   

1983  On February - 21 donald Davis runs 1 mile backwards in 6 minutes 7.1 seconds   

1983  On February - 21 nBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29 game road losing streak   

1984  Michail A Sholochov, Russian writer (Ocean Don, Nobel 1965), dies on February - 21.   

1985  Evert van Benthem wins 13th Friese 11 city skating race on this day in history.   

1985  Largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit) on February - 21.   

1985  On February - 21 tim Raines is awarded a $12 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator   

1985  Eric Herfst, Dutch cabaret performer (Floris), dies at 47 on February - 21.   

1986  AIDS patient Ryan White returns to classes at Western Middle School on this day in history.   

1986  Tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 & suspended for 10 weeks on this day in history.   

1987  Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open on this day in history.   

1987  On February - 21 syrian army marches into Beirut   

1988  Actor Dudley Moore marries actress Brogan Lane on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history gustafson skates world record 10 km (13 48.20)   

1988  Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart confesses his sins to his congregation on February - 21.   

1988  Gustafson skates world record 10 km (13:48.20) on February - 21.   

1989  Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling on February - 21.   

1989  On this day in history uS bust Chinese heroin ring, capture record 820 lbs heroin ($1 billion street value)   

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1417  Louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt) was born on this day in history.   

1484  Joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution) was born on this day in history.   

1556  Sethus Calvisius, composer was born on February - 21.   

1674  On February - 21 birth of johann Augustin Kobelius, composer   

1675  Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.   

1684  On February - 21 birth of justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator)   

1690  Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1705  Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781) was born on February - 21.   

0556  Maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies on this day in history.   

1437  On this day in history death of king James I of Scotland (b. 1394)   

1471  On February - 21 death of john of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop   

1513  Julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69 on February - 21.   

1554  Hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies on February - 21.   

1595  On this day in history death of robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged   

1624  On February - 21 dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28   

1648  Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies on this day in history.