Historical Events In February - 21

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

1976  On this day in history cardinal Willebrands installed as archbishop of Utrecht   

1976  Florence Ballard, member of Diana Ross and the Supremes, dies in Detroit at age 32 on February - 21.   

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

1979  On this day in history japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite & Corsa-B (550/580 km)   

1979  Glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies on February - 21.   

1980  On this day in history 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 February - 21.   

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

1981  On this day in history japan launches Hinotori satellite to study solar flares (580/640 k)   

1981  NASA launches Comstar D-4 on this day in history.   

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

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

1982  On this day in history beth Daniel wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic   

1983  On this day in history donald Davis runs 1 mile backwards in 6 minutes 7.1 seconds   

1983  NBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29 game road losing streak on February - 21.   

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  On this day in history largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit)   

1985  Tim Raines is awarded a $12 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator on February - 21.   

1985  Eric Herfst, Dutch cabaret performer (Floris), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

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

1986  Tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 & suspended for 10 weeks on February - 21.   

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

1987  Syrian army marches into Beirut on February - 21.   

1988  On February - 21 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  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  On February - 21 birth of joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution)   

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

1674  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer was born on February - 21.   

1675  Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750) was born on February - 21.   

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

1690  On February - 21 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 February - 21.   

1437  Death of King James I of Scotland (b. 1394) on February - 21.   

1471  Death of John of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop on February - 21.   

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 February - 21.   

1595  On February - 21 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 February - 21.