Page 9: Historical Events In February - 21

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

1976  On February - 21 cardinal Willebrands installed as archbishop of Utrecht   

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

1976  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 February - 21 hanni Wenzel is first Liechtensteiner to win Olympics gold (giant slalom)   

1980  On February - 21 chester H Lauck, actor (2 Weeks to Live, Goin' to Town), dies at 78   

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

1981  On February - 21 japan launches Hinotori satellite to study solar flares (580/640 k)   

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

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 February - 21.   

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

1983  Donald Davis runs 1 mile backwards in 6 minutes 7.1 seconds on this day in history.   

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

1984  On February - 21 michail A Sholochov, Russian writer (Ocean Don, Nobel 1965), dies   

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

1986  AIDS patient Ryan White returns to classes at Western Middle School on February - 21.   

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 this day in history syrian army marches into Beirut   

1988  Actor Dudley Moore marries actress Brogan Lane on February - 21.   

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 this day in history pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling   

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

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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  On February - 21 birth of sethus Calvisius, composer   

1674  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1690  On February - 21 birth of christoph Stoltzenberg, composer   

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

0556  On this day in history maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies   

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

1554  On this day in history hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies   

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