Notable Historical Events on April 21st
April 21st Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
753 |
Romulus and Remus found Rome (traditional date). |
43 |
Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is murdered shortly after. |
BC AD | |
953 |
Otto I the Great gives Utrecht fishing rights |
1420 |
Treaty of Saint Maartens Dike |
1453 |
Turkish fleet sinks ships Golden Receiver in Constantinople |
1509 |
Henry VIII crowned King of England |
1521 |
Battle at Villalar: Emperor Charles I beats Communards |
1526 |
Battle at Panipat: Mogol Emperor Babur beats Sultan Ibrahim Lodi - rise of the Mughal Empire |
1536 |
Thomas Cromwell begins to plot Anne Boleyn's downfall while feigning illness |
1572 |
France & England sign anti-Spanish military covenant |
1600 |
1st date in James Clavell's novel Shogun (OS) |
1649 |
Maryland Toleration Act passed, allowing all freedom of worship |
1654 |
England & Sweden sign trade agreement |
1689 |
William III & Mary Stuart proclaimed king & queen of England |
1739 |
Spain & Naples-Austria sign peace accord |
1785 |
Russian tsarina Catharina II ends noble privileges |
1789 |
John Adams sworn in as 1st US VP (9 days before Washington) |
1792 |
Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered. |
1794 |
NYC formally declares coast of Ellis Island publically owned, so they can build forts to protect NYC from British |
1796 |
Napoleon and the French defeat the Piedmontese at Battle of Mondovi |
1818 |
Franz Grillparzer's "Sappho" premieres in Vienna |
1836 |
Battle of San Jacinto, in which Texas wins independence from Mexico |
1855 |
1st train crosses Miss River's 1st bridge, Rock Is Ill-Davenport Ia |
1857 |
Alexander Douglas patents the bustle |
1862 |
Congress establishes US Mint in Denver, Co |
1862 |
Ellen Price Wood's "East Lynne" premieres in Boston |
1863 |
Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith, enters gardens of Rivden, near Baghdad. Makes the declaration of aha'u'llah during 12 days spent there |
1865 |
Abraham Lincoln's funeral train leaves Washington |
1878 |
First Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn |
1878 |
NY installs 1st firehouse pole |
1878 |
Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Inscrutabili |
1878 |
Ship Azor leaves Charleston with 206 blacks for Liberia |
1884 |
Potters Field reopened as Madison Park |
1892 |
Black longshoremen strike for higher wages in St Louis, Mo |
1894 |
George Bernard Shaw's "Arms & the Man" premieres in London |
1898 |
Phillies' pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam on 1st at bat |
1898 |
Spanish-American War: The U.S. Congress, on April 25, recognizes that a state of war exists between the United States and Spain as of this date. |
1904 |
Ty Cobb makes his pro debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League) |
1905 |
The elective assembly of Crete proclaims union with Greece |
1908 |
Frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (He didn't) |
1910 |
Cleve Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Det Tigers 5-0 |
1913 |
German passenger ship Imperator runs aground |
1914 |
US marines occupy Vera Cruz, a major Mexican port; they will stay for 6 months |
1916 |
Sir Roger Casement, an Ulster Protestant and ardent Irish nationalist, lands on the coast from a German submarine; he attempts to get German aid for an uprising against the British |
1916 |
Irish nationalist activist and poet Roger Casement is discovered at McKenna's Fort and is arrested by the Royal Irish Constabulary |
1916 |
The Aud, carrying a cargo of 20,000 rifles to assist Irish republicans in staging what would become the 1916 Rising, is captured by the British Navy and forced to sail towards Cork Harbour |
1918 |
World War I: German fighter ace Baron Manfred von Richthofen, known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux sur Somme in France. Canadian pilot Captain Arthur Roy Brown was credited with the kill. |
1920 |
John Galsworthy's "Skin Game" premieres in London |
1921 |
Ottawa Senators beat Vanc Millionaires 3 games to 2 for Stanley Cup [or 4/4] |
1922 |
The first Aggie Muster is held as a remembrance for fellow Aggies who had died in the previous year. |
1925 |
Chuvash Autonomous Region in RSFSR becomes Chuvash ASSR |
1925 |
No baseball games played in NL due to Charles Ebbets' funeral |
1925 |
Noel Coward's "Fallen Angels" premieres in London |
1930 |
Fire at Ohio State Penitentiary kills 322 |
1930 |
Vladimir Mayakovsky's "Moskva Golid" premieres in Moscow |
1934 |
Moe Berg, Senators catcher, plays AL record 117th cons errorless game |
1935 |
King Boris of Bulgaria forbids all political parties |
1940 |
1st $64 Question, "Take It or Leave It," on CBS Radio |
1940 |
Netherlands beats Belgium 4-2 in soccer |
1941 |
Greece surrenders to nazi-Germany |
1944 |
NFL Chic Cardinals & Pittsburgh Steelers merge (dissolves on Dec 3) |
1945 |
Allied troops occupy German nuclear laboratory |
1945 |
He Shima Okinawa conquered in 5 days, 5,000 die |
1945 |
Ivor Novello's "Perchance to Dream" premieres in London |
1945 |
Russian army arrives at outskirts of Berlin |
1945 |
US 7th Army reaches Nuremberg |
1946 |
Socialistic Einheitspartei Germany forms in East Germany |
1948 |
2nd NBA Championship: Balt Bullets beat Phila Warriors, 4 games to 2 |
1951 |
5th NBA Championship: Rochester Royals beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3 |
1951 |
Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 1 |
1952 |
BOAC begins 1st passenger service with jets (London-Rome route) |
1952 |
Secretaryies' Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated. |
1954 |
Gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR |
1954 |
USAF flies French battalion to Vietnam |
1955 |
Brooklyn Dodgers win, then record 10th straight game to begin a season |
1955 |
J Lawrence & R E Lee's "Inherit the Wind" premieres in NYC |
1955 |
Minas Gerais Argentina tunnel caves in; 30 die |
1956 |
Elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel", becomes #1 |
1957 |
Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open |
1957 |
Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Fidei Donum |
1959 |
1211-kg great white shark becomes largest fish ever caught on a rod |
1959 |
Alf Dean using a rod & reel hooks a 2,664lb, 16' 10" white shark |
1960 |
Brasilia becomes capital of Brazil |
1960 |
Founding of the Orthodox Bahá'í Faith in Washington, D.C. |
1961 |
Dirk Stikker chosen as secretary general of NATO |
1961 |
French army revolts in Algeria |
1961 |
USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 32,000 m |
1962 |
Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington |
1963 |
Beatles meet Rolling Stones for 1st time |
1963 |
Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sunshine Women's Golf Open |
1963 |
The Universal House of Justice of the Bahá'í Faith is elected for the first time. |
1964 |
Pirates & Cubs combine for 9 HRs, Pirates win 8-5 |
1965 |
New York World's Fair reopens for 2nd & final season |
1966 |
Emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) visits Kingston Jamaica |
1967 |
Dodgers 1st rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games) |
1967 |
Evangelical Broadcasting begins in Netherlands |
1967 |
Military coup in Greece, Konstantinos Kollias becomes premier |
1967 |
Svetlana Alliluyeva, Josef Stalin's daughter defects to the US in NYC |
1968 |
22nd Tony Awards: Rosencranz & Guilderstern & Hallelujah Baby! win |
1968 |
Carol Mann wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open |
1969 |
73rd Boston Marathon won by Yoshiaki Unetani of Japan in 2:13:49 |
1969 |
The Ministry of Defence in London announces that British troops would be used in Northern Ireland to guard key public installations following a series of bombings |
1970 |
Reds clout 7 HRs by 6 batters, Braves counter with 3 HRs, 6 for one team & 9 different batters for two teams, all tie or set records |
1970 |
The Principality of Hutt River (previously Hutt River Province) secedes from Australia - it remains unrecognised by Australia or other nations |
1970 |
The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI) is formed; it attempts to appeal to Catholics and Protestant to unite in support of moderate policies |
1971 |
Original Codex Reguis (with Edda-liederen) returns to Iceland |
1972 |
John Young & Charles Duke explores Moon (Apollo 16) |
1972 |
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 4 (Copernicus) launched |
1974 |
28th Tony Awards: River Niger & Raisin win |
1974 |
3rd Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jo Ann Prentice |
1975 |
4th Boston Women's Marathon won by Liane Winter of W Germ in 2:42:24 |
1975 |
79th Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:09:55 |
1975 |
Last South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu resigns after 10 years |
1975 |
Liane Winter wins world record female Boston marathon (2:42:24) |
1976 |
Swine Flu vaccine, for non-epidemic, enters testing |
1976 |
USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR |
1977 |
Billy Martin pulls Yankee line-up out of a hat, beats Blue Jays 8-6 |
1977 |
C Strouse & M Charnins musical "Annie" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 2377 performances |
1977 |
Zia ur-Rahman appointed president of Bangladesh |
1979 |
"Carmelina" closes at St James Theater NYC after 17 performances |
1980 |
84th Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:12:11 |
1980 |
Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWWW Detroit Mich |
1980 |
9th Boston Women's Marathon won by Jacqueline Gareau of Can in 2:34:28 Rosie Ruiz disqualified as women's champ she hadn't run entire course |
1981 |
US furnish $1 billion in arms to Saudi-Arabia |
1982 |
Atlanta Braves win their 13th straight game |
1982 |
Dr Michael E Bakey performs 1st successful heart implant |
1982 |
Dutch Queen Beatrice addresses US Congress |
1983 |
1 pound coin introduced in United Kingdom |
1984 |
"Nightline" reverts back from 1 hour to ½ hour |
1984 |
After 37 weeks "Thriller" is knocked off as top album by "Footloose" |
1984 |
Centers for Disease Cont says virus discovered in France causes AIDS |
1984 |
Franz Weber of Austria skis downhill at a record 209.8 kph |
1984 |
Montreal Expo David Palmer no-hits St Louis Cards, 4-0 in a perfect 5 inn game |
1985 |
Bomb attacks in NATO/AEG-Telefunken building in Brussels |
1985 |
Flyers 5-Isles 2-Patrick Div Finals-Flyers hold 2-0 lead |
1985 |
Ingrid Kristiansen wins London Marathon in a record 2:21:06 |
1985 |
Patty Sheehan wins LPGA J&B Scotch Pro-Am Golf Tournament |
1986 |
15th Boston Women's Marathon won by I Kristiansen of Norway in 2:24:55 |
1986 |
90th Boston Marathon won by Rob de Castella of Australia in 2:07:51 |
1986 |
Bob Hering sets Formula One power boat record (165.338 mph, Ariz) |
1986 |
Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone's vault on TV & finds nothing |
1987 |
Brewers lose, ending AL season-opening winning streak at 13 games |
1987 |
Dow Jones Average soared 664.7; 2nd biggest one-day gain in history |
1987 |
Milwaukee Brewers lose after 13th straight victory to start season |
1987 |
Richard Hadlee makes highest Test Cricket score of 151* (v Sri Lanka) |
1987 |
Tamil bomb attack in Colombo Sri Lanka, 115 killed |
1988 |
1st four-day games in County Cricket Championship commence |
1988 |
Barbra Streisand records "You'll Never Know" |
1989 |
George W Bush & Edward W Rose become CEO of Texas Rangers |
1989 |
Thousands of Chinese crowd into Beijing's Tiananmen Square cheering students demanding greater political freedom |
1990 |
"Cartoon All Stars to Rescue" shown on all 4 TV networks |
1990 |
National League umpire is arrested for stealing baseball cards |
1990 |
Reds win running their record to 9-0, best start in club history |
1991 |
52nd PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Jack Nicklaus |
1991 |
Jakov Tolstikov wins 4th World Cup marathon (2:09:17) |
1991 |
Rosa Mota wins 4th World Cup female marathon (2:26:14) |
1991 |
Greatest extra-inning comeback, Pitts scores 6 in bottom of 11th erasing 5 run Cub lead, Pirates also trailed 7-2 in bottom of 9th |
1992 |
"High Rollers" opens at Helen Hayes theater on Broadway |
1992 |
Mobil Oil tug with 12,000 gallons of oil run aground in Arthur Kill (a tidal strait separating Staten Island, New York City from mainland New Jersey, USA) |
1992 |
Robert Alton Harris is put to death in the California Gas Chamber for 3 murders. |
1993 |
"Wilder, Wilder, Wilder" opens at Circle in Sq NYC for 30 perfs |
1993 |
Brazil votes against a monarchy |
1994 |
"Picnic" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 45 performances |
1994 |
Eddie Murray sets record for switch hit HRS in a games (11 times) |
1994 |
Serbian army bombs distress clinic in Goradze Bosnia, 28 killed |
1994 |
The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomer Alexander Wolszczan. |
1995 |
Boston Celtics final game at Boston Gardens, NY Knicks win 98-92 |
1995 |
FBI arrested Timothy McVeigh & charge him with Oklahoma City bombing |
1996 |
"Delicate Balance" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC |
1996 |
57th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Hale Irwin |
1996 |
Barb Mucha wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Golf Championship |
1996 |
Chicago Bulls win NBA record 72 games (72-8) |
1996 |
Matabeleland beat Mashonaland Country Dist to win Logan Cup |
1996 |
Wayne James scores 99 & 99 & ct 11 stp 2 in Logan Cup Final |
1997 |
101st Boston Marathon won by Lameck Aguta of Kenya in 2:10:34 |
1997 |
26th Boston Women's Marathon won by Fatuma Roba of Ethopia in 2:26:23 |
1997 |
Ashes of Timothy Leary & Gene Roddenberry launched into orbit |
2004 |
38th CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards: Toby Keith, Shania Twain & Kenny Chesney wins |
2008 |
The United States Air Force retires the F-117 Nighthawk. |
2012 |
Two trains in Sloterdijk, Netherlands, injure 117 people in a head on collision |
2012 |
Chicago White Sox pitcher, Philip Humber, pitches the 21st MLB perfect game against the Seattle Mariners |
2013 |
185 people are killed in a conflict between Islamic extremists and the Nigerian military |
2013 |
Horacio Cartes is elected President of Paraguay |
2013 |
Sebastian Vettel wins the 2013 Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix |
2013 |
Tsegaye Kebede and Priscah Jeptoo win the 2013 London Marathon |
2014 |
Meb Keflezighi wins the 2014 Boston Marathon |
2015 |
Japan's maglev train sets world record: 603 kph |
2016 |
UK's Cameron Hails 'Steadfast' Queen on Her 90th Birthday |
2016 |
ESPN fires Curt Schilling after anti-transgender comments |
2016 |
Beacons and gun salutes as Britain's Queen Elizabeth turns 90 |
2016 |
Harriet Tubman to be new face on US $20 bill |
2016 |
Flint water crisis: Criminal charges for three Michigan officials |
2017 |
Fox is reopening 'The X-Files' for 2017-18 season |
2017 |
US authorities debating charges against Wikileaks' Assange |
2017 |
One Officer Killed, Two Wounded In Shooting On Paris' Champs Elysees |
2018 |
North Korea says it will stop nuclear tests, abolish test site |
2018 |
Southwest giving passengers $5000 checks on accident flight |
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