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

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

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

1979  On February - 21 japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite & Corsa-B (550/580 km)   

1979  On this day in history glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies   

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 February - 21.   

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

1981  On this day in history "Yorkshire Ripper" Peter Sutcliffe, murderer of 13 women, captured   

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  "Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 36 performances on February - 21.   

1982  Beth Daniel wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic on this day in history.   

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  On February - 21 michail A Sholochov, Russian writer (Ocean Don, Nobel 1965), dies   

1985  On February - 21 evert van Benthem wins 13th Friese 11 city skating race   

1985  Largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit) on this day in history.   

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

1985  On this day in history eric Herfst, Dutch cabaret performer (Floris), dies at 47   

1986  On February - 21 aIDS patient Ryan White returns to classes at Western Middle School   

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 this day in history.   

1987  On February - 21 syrian army marches into Beirut   

1988  On this day in history actor Dudley Moore marries actress Brogan Lane   

1988  Gustafson skates world record 10 km (13 48.20) on this day in history.   

1988  On February - 21 televangelist Jimmy Swaggart confesses his sins to his congregation   

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

1989  On February - 21 pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling   

1989  On February - 21 uS bust Chinese heroin ring, capture record 820 lbs heroin ($1 billion street value)   

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1417  On this day in history birth of louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt)   

1484  On February - 21 birth of joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution)   

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

1674  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of christoph Stoltzenberg, composer   

1705  Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781) was born on this day in history.   

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

1437  Death of King James I of Scotland (b. 1394) on this day in history.   

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

1513  On February - 21 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  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.