Page 7: Historical Events In January - 21

1943  On this day in history vice-Admiral Cunningham appointed British Admiral of Fleet   

1943  On January - 21 soviet forces reconquer Worosjilowsk   

1943  On January - 21 otakar Sini, composer, dies at 61   

1944  On January - 21 649 British bombers attack Magdeburg   

1944  On this day in history 447 German bombers attack London   

1944  On this day in history gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74   

1945  British troops land on Ramree, near coast of Burma on January - 21.   

1945  On January - 21 the Brazilian Expeditionary Force leads an allied attack on Monte Castelo in Italy, the only participation of South American troops in World War II.   

1946  On January - 21 "Nellie Bly" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 16 performances   

1947  On January - 21 "Sweethearts" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 288 performances   

1948  On January - 21 west Indies vs England, Test debut Walcott, Weekes & Jim Laker   

1948  On January - 21 w Indies v England, Test debut Walcott, Weekes & Jim Laker   

1948  On January - 21 ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72   

1949  The first inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman) on January - 21.   

1949  On this day in history 1st inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman)   

1950  On January - 21 george Orwell, the author of Nineteen Eighty-Four, dies in London.   

1950  On this day in history new York jury finds former State Department official Alger Hiss guilty of perjury   

1950  "Lend an Ear" closes at National Theater NYC after 460 performances on this day in history.   

1950  On January - 21 george Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46   

1951  Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open on this day in history.   

1952  On January - 21 nehru's Congress party wins general election in India   

1953  On this day in history john Foster Dulles appointed as Secretary of State   

1954  On January - 21 the first gas turbine automobile exhibited (New York City NY)   

1954  On January - 21 the USS Nautilus, the world's first atomic submarine, is launched from the shipyards at Groton, Connecticut.   

1954  On this day in history the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear powered submarine, is launched   

1954  On this day in history 1st gas turbine automobile exhibited (NYC)   

1954  Billy Jenkins, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1955  Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 on January - 21.   

1956  "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Golden New York City NY after 849 performances on January - 21.   

1956  William Shawn succeeds Harold Ross as editor of the New Yorker on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Golden NYC after 849 perfs   

1957  The birth of Geena Davis, American actress on this day in history.   

1957  KSAT TV channel 12 in San Antonio, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting on January - 21.   

1957  On this day in history arthur L Bowley, English statistician/economist, dies at 87   

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1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on January - 21.   

1338  King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on this day in history.   

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on January - 21.   

1659  On January - 21 birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

1721  James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.   

1735  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer   

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on January - 21.   

1746  Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on this day in history.   

0304  Death of Saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291) on January - 21.   

0879  Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies on January - 21.   

0917  On January - 21 death of erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880)   

1118  Paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies on this day in history.   

1519  Death of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475) on January - 21.   

1527  On this day in history death of juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)   

1546  On this day in history death of azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491)   

1596  John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on January - 21.