Page 8: Historical Events In January - 21

1958  KMOT TV channel 10 in Minot, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting on January - 21.   

1959  On this day in history cecil B[lount] de Mille, producer (10 Commandments), dies at 77   

1960  Little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km on January - 21.   

1960  Rock falls traps 437 at Coalbrook South Africa, 417 die of methane poisoning on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater New York City NY after 8 performances   

1961  Portuguese rebels seize cruise ship Santa Maria on this day in history.   

1961  On January - 21 "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 8 performances   

1961  John Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday on this day in history.   

1962  JFK arrives in Uruguay on January - 21.   

1962  Snow falls in San Francisco on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76   

1963  On January - 21 al St John, actor (Law & Order, Devil Riders), dies at 70   

1964  Carl T Rowan named director of US Information Agency on January - 21.   

1964  On this day in history joseph Schildkraut, actor (Cleopatra, Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 68   

1965  Harvey Zorbaugh, doctor/TV host (Play the Game), dies at 68 on January - 21.   

1966  Beatle George Harrison marries model Patti Boyd on this day in history.   

1967  US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti   

1967  On this day in history ann Sheridan, actress (Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies of cancer at 51   

1968  US B-52 bombers with nuclear bomb crashes in Greenland on January - 21.   

1971  "Alias Smith & Jones" premieres on ABC TV on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history richard B Russell, (Sen-D-Ga), dies at 73   

1972  On this day in history assam's North East Frontier Agency becomes Arunachal Pradesh territory   

1972  On January - 21 belgium government of Eyskens-Cools forms   

1972  On January - 21 manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura become separate states of Indian union   

1972  On January - 21 mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory   

1973  Canadian actor Leslie Nielson appears in the Ringbanger episode of the TV sitcom M*A*S*H on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London   

1974  Jan Arends, Dutch poet/author, dies at 48 on January - 21.   

1975  Marie Lohr, actress (Pygmalion, Small Hotel, Escapade), dies at 84 on January - 21.   

1976  England and France place the supersonic jetliner Concorde into regular service on this day in history.   

1976  The supersonic airliner 'Concorde' begins regular commercial service on January - 21.   

1976  The supersonic Concorde airplane was put into service by Britain and France on January - 21.   

1977  Italy legalizes abortion on January - 21.   

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1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on this day in history.   

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

1571  On this day in history birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)   

1659  On this day in history birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

1721  On January - 21 birth of james Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794)   

1735  Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1743  On January - 21 birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)   

1746  On January - 21 birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]   

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

0879  On January - 21 boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies   

0917  On this day in history 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 January - 21 death of juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)   

1546  Death of Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491) on January - 21.   

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