Page 9: Historical Events In February - 21

1976  "Rockabye Hamlet" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 7 performances on February - 21.   

1976  Cardinal Willebrands installed as archbishop of Utrecht on this day in history.   

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

1976  On February - 21 florence Ballard, rocker (Supremes), dies at 32   

1977  74 Unification Church couples wed in New York NY on this day in history.   

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

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 February - 21.   

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

1980  Hanni Wenzel is first Liechtensteiner to win Olympics gold (giant slalom) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1981  Japan launches Hinotori satellite to study solar flares (580/640 k) on this day in history.   

1981  NASA launches Comstar D-4 on February - 21.   

1982  On February - 21 "Ain't Misbehavin'" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 1604 performances   

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

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

1983  Donald Davis runs 1 mile backwards in 6 minutes 7.1 seconds on February - 21.   

1983  NBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29 game road losing streak on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history michail A Sholochov, Russian writer (Ocean Don, Nobel 1965), dies   

1985  Evert van Benthem wins 13th Friese 11 city skating race on February - 21.   

1985  On February - 21 largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit)   

1985  Tim Raines is awarded a $12 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator on this day in history.   

1985  On February - 21 eric Herfst, Dutch cabaret performer (Floris), dies at 47   

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

1986  On this day in history tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 & suspended for 10 weeks   

1987  Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open on February - 21.   

1987  Syrian army marches into Beirut on this day in history.   

1988  On February - 21 actor Dudley Moore marries actress Brogan Lane   

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

1988  On this day in history televangelist Jimmy Swaggart confesses his sins to his congregation   

1988  On February - 21 gustafson skates world record 10 km (13:48.20)   

1989  Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling on this day in history.   

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28

1417  Louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt) was born on February - 21.   

1484  Joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution) was born on February - 21.   

1556  On this day in history birth of sethus Calvisius, composer   

1674  On this day in history birth of johann Augustin Kobelius, composer   

1675  On February - 21 birth of franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750)   

1684  Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator) was born on February - 21.   

1690  Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer was born on February - 21.   

1705  On this day in history birth of edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781)   

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 this day in history death of john of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop   

1513  On this day in history julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69   

1554  Hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies on this day in history.   

1595  Death of Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged on this day in history.   

1624  Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28 on this day in history.   

1648  On February - 21 christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies