Historical Events
21 Apr 1453
Turkish fleet sinks ships Golden Receiver in Constantinople
21 Apr 1521
Battle at Villalar Emperor Charles I beats Communards
21 Apr 1572
France & England sign anti-Spanish military covenant
21 Apr 1649
Maryland Toleration Act passed in the American colony allowing freedom of worship for Christians but sentencing to death anyone who rejected the divinity of Jesus
21 Apr 1689
William III & Mary Stuart proclaimed King & Queen of England
21 Apr 1792
Brazilian revolutionary Tiradentes is hanged drawn and quartered in Rio de Janeiro
21 Apr 1794
NYC formally declares coast of Ellis Island publicly owned so they can build forts to protect NYC from British
21 Apr 1818
Franz Grillparzers Sappho premieres in Vienna
21 Apr 1836
Battle of San Jacinto Texas wins independence from Mexico
21 Apr 1855
1st train crosses Mississippi Rivers 1st bridge from Rock Island Illinois to Davenport Iowa
21 Apr 1862
Congress establishes US Mint in Denver Colorodo
21 Apr 1862
Ellen Price Woods East Lynne premieres in Boston
21 Apr 1863
Bahullh founder of the Bah Faith enters garden of Rivden near Baghdad. He makes his declaration as a Messenger of God during the 12 days spent there
21 Apr 1878
First Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn
21 Apr 1878
Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Inscrutabili
21 Apr 1878
Ship Azor leaves Charleston with 206 blacks for Liberia
21 Apr 1892
Black longshoremen strike for higher wages in St Louis Missouri
21 Apr 1898
Phillies pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam on 1st at bat
21 Apr 1898
Spanish-American War The U.S. Congress on April 25 recognizes that a state of war exists between the United States and Spain
21 Apr 1902
6th Boston Marathon won by Sam Mellor in 24312
21 Apr 1905
The elective assembly of Crete proclaims union with Greece
21 Apr 1908
Frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (He didnt)
21 Apr 1910
Cleve Naps play 1st game at League Park lose to Det Tigers 5-0
21 Apr 1913
17th Boston Marathon won by Fritz Carlson in 22514.8
21 Apr 1914
US marines occupy Vera Cruz a major Mexican port they will stay for 6 months
21 Apr 1916
Ulster Protestant and Irish nationalist Sir Roger Casement lands at Tralee Bay Ireland from a German submarine discovered at McKennas Fort and arrested by the Royal Irish Constabulary
21 Apr 1916
The Aud carrying a cargo of 20000 rifles to assist Irish republicans in staging what would become the Rising is captured by the British Navy and forced to sail towards Cork Harbour
21 Apr 1919
23rd Boston Marathon won by Carl Linder in 22913.4
21 Apr 1920
John Galsworthys Skin Game premieres in London
21 Apr 1922
The first Aggie Muster is held as a remembrance for fellow Aggies who had died in the previous year
21 Apr 1925
Chuvash Autonomous Region in RSFSR becomes Chuvash ASSR
21 Apr 1925
No baseball games played in NL due to Charles Ebbets funeral
21 Apr 1925
Noel Cowards Fallen Angels premieres in London
21 Apr 1930
34th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar in 23448.2 his 7th victory in the event
21 Apr 1930
Vladimir Mayakovskys Moskva Golid premieres in Moscow
21 Apr 1930
All Quiet on the Western Front based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Louis Wolheim and Lew Ayres premieres in Los Angeles (Academy Awards Outstanding Production )
21 Apr 1934
Moe Berg Senators catcher plays AL record 117th cons errorless game
21 Apr 1935
King Boris of Bulgaria forbids all political parties
21 Apr 1940
1st 64 Question Take It or Leave It on CBS Radio
21 Apr 1944
NFL Chic Cardinals & Pittsburgh Steelers merge (dissolves on Dec 3)
21 Apr 1945
Allied troops occupy German nuclear laboratory
21 Apr 1945
He Shima Okinawa conquered in 5 days 5000 die
21 Apr 1945
Ivor Novellos Perchance to Dream premieres in London
21 Apr 1946
Socialistic Einheitspartei Germany forms in East Germany
21 Apr 1947
51st Boston Marathon won by Yun Bok Soh of Korea in 22539 world best time
21 Apr 1948
Basketball Association of America Finals Baltimore Bullets beat Philadelphia Warriors 88-73 to take series 4 games to 2
21 Apr 1951
NBA Championship Rochester Royals beat New York Knicks 79-75 to take series 4 games to 3 first Finals appearance for both teams
21 Apr 1951
Stanley Cup Final Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto ON Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 3-2 for a 4-1 series victory
21 Apr 1952
56th Boston Marathon won by Doroteo Flores of Guatemala in 23153
21 Apr 1952
BOAC begins 1st passenger service with jets (London-Rome route)
21 Apr 1952
Secretaries Day (now Administrative Professionals Day) is first celebrated
21 Apr 1955
Brooklyn Dodgers win then record 10th straight game to begin a season
21 Apr 1955
J Lawrence & R E Lees Inherit the Wind premieres in NYC
21 Apr 1955
Minas Gerais Argentina tunnel caves in 30 die
21 Apr 1957
Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Fidei Donum
21 Apr 1958
62nd Boston Marathon won by Franjo Mihali of Yugoslavia in 22554
21 Apr 1959
Alf Dean using a rod & reel hooks a 2664lb 16 10 great white shark off the coast of Ceduna Australia
21 Apr 1960
Founding of the Orthodox Bah Faith in Washington D.C.
21 Apr 1961
Dirk Stikker chosen as secretary general of NATO
21 Apr 1961
USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 32000 m
21 Apr 1962
Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle Washington
21 Apr 1962
9th National Film Awards (India) Bhagini Nivedita wins the Golden Lotus
21 Apr 1963
The Universal House of Justice of the Bah Faith is elected for the first time
21 Apr 1964
Pirates & Cubs combine for 9 HRs Pirates win 8-5
21 Apr 1965
New York Worlds Fair reopens for 2nd & final season
21 Apr 1967
Dodgers 1st rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games)
21 Apr 1967
Evangelical Broadcasting begins in Netherlands
21 Apr 1967
Military coup in Greece Konstantinos Kollias becomes premier
21 Apr 1967
Svetlana Alliluyeva Josef Stalins daughter defects to the US in NYC
21 Apr 1968
22nd Tony Awards Rosencranz & Guilderstern & Hallelujah Baby win
21 Apr 1969
73rd Boston Marathon Yoshiaki Unetani of Japan wins in 21349 American Sara Mae Berman 1st woman in 32246 (unsanctioned)
21 Apr 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
21 Apr 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
21 Apr 1970
The Principality of Hutt River (previously Hutt River Province) secedes from Australia - it remains unrecognised by Australia or other nations
21 Apr 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
21 Apr 1971
Original Codex Reguis (with Edda-liederen) returns to Iceland
21 Apr 1972
John Young & Charles Duke explores Moon (Apollo 16)
21 Apr 1972
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 4 (Copernicus) launched
21 Apr 1975
79th Boston Marathon American Bill Rodgers wins mens section in race record 20955 Liane Winter of West Germany womens champion in 24224 (female world record)
21 Apr 1976
Swine Flu vaccine for non-epidemic enters testing
21 Apr 1977
Billy Martin pulls Yankee line-up out of a hat beats Blue Jays 8-6
21 Apr 1977
C Strouse & M Charnins musical Annie opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 2377 performances
21 Apr 1977
Zia ur-Rahman appointed president of Bangladesh
21 Apr 1979
Carmelina closes at St James Theater NYC after 17 performances
21 Apr 1980
84th Boston Marathon Bill Rodgers wins 3rd straight event and 4th overall title in 21211 Jacqueline Gareau of Canada womens winner in 23428 Rosie Ruiz disqualified for not running the entire course
21 Apr 1980
Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWWW Detroit Mich
21 Apr 1982
Dr Michael E Bakey performs 1st successful heart implant
21 Apr 1984
Nightline reverts back from 1 hour to hour
21 Apr 1984
Centers for Disease Cont says virus discovered in France causes AIDS
21 Apr 1984
Franz Weber of Austria skis downhill at a record 209.8 kph
21 Apr 1984
Montreal Expo David Palmer no-hits St Louis Cards 4-0 in a perfect 5 inn game
21 Apr 1985
Bomb attacks in NATOAEG-Telefunken building in Brussels
21 Apr 1985
Ingrid Kristiansen wins London Marathon in a record 22106
21 Apr 1986
90th Boston Marathon Rob de Castella first Australian winner in 20751 Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway claims womens title in 22455
21 Apr 1986
Bob Hering sets Formula One power boat record (165.338 mph Ariz)
21 Apr 1987
Brewers lose ending AL season-opening winning streak at 13 games
21 Apr 1987
Dow Jones Average soared 664.7 2nd biggest one-day gain in history
21 Apr 1987
Milwaukee Brewers lose after 13th straight victory to start season
21 Apr 1987
Tamil bomb attack in Colombo Sri Lanka 115 killed
21 Apr 1988
1st four-day games in County Cricket Championship commence
21 Apr 1989
Thousands of Chinese crowd into Beijings Tiananmen Square cheering students demanding greater political freedom
21 Apr 1990
Cartoon All Stars to Rescue shown on all 4 TV networks
21 Apr 1990
National League umpire is arrested for stealing baseball cards
21 Apr 1990
Reds win running their record to 9-0 best start in club history
21 Apr 1991
Jakov Tolstikov wins 4th World Cup marathon (20917)
21 Apr 1991
Rosa Mota wins 4th World Cup female marathon (22614)
21 Apr 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
21 Apr 1991
French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio discovers the San Diego Dutch galleon sunk in 1600 off Fortune Island in the Philippines
21 Apr 1991
NFL Draft University of Miami defensive tackle Russell Maryland first pick by Dallas Cowboys
21 Apr 1992
High Rollers opens at Helen Hayes theater on Broadway
21 Apr 1992
Mobil Oil tug with 12000 gallons of oil run aground in Arthur Kill (a tidal strait separating Staten Island New York City from mainland New Jersey USA)
21 Apr 1992
Robert Alton Harris is put to death in the California Gas Chamber for 3 murders
21 Apr 1993
Wilder Wilder Wilder opens at Circle in Sq NYC for 30 performances
21 Apr 1994
Picnic opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 45 performances
21 Apr 1994
Serbian army bombs distress clinic in Goradze Bosnia 28 killed
21 Apr 1994
The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomer Alexander Wolszczan
21 Apr 1995
Boston Celtics final game at Boston Gardens NY Knicks win 98-92
21 Apr 1995
FBI arrests Timothy McVeigh and charge him with the Oklahoma City bombing
21 Apr 1995
British sitcom Father Ted written by Arthur Mathews & Graham Linehan starring Dermot Morgan premieres on Channel 4
21 Apr 1996
Delicate Balance opens at Plymouth Theater NYC
21 Apr 1996
57th PGA Seniors Golf Championship Hale Irwin
21 Apr 1996
Matabeleland beat Mashonaland Country Dist to win Logan Cup
21 Apr 1996
Wayne James scores 99 & 99 & ct 11 stp 2 in Logan Cup Final
21 Apr 1997
101st Boston Marathon Lameck Aguta of Kenya wins mens event in 21034 Fatuma Roba of Ethiopia womens champion in 22623
21 Apr 1997
Ashes of Timothy Leary & Gene Roddenberry launched into orbit
21 Apr 1997
I. K. Gujral sworn in as Prime Minister of India
21 Apr 2001
NFL Draft Virginia Tech quarterback Michael Vick first pick by Atlanta Falcons
21 Apr 2002
48th British Academy Television Awards The Sketch Show Best Comedy Cold Feet Best Drama
21 Apr 2003
107th Boston Marathon Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot of Kenya mens champion in 21011 Svetlana Zakharova of Russia womens winner in 22519
21 Apr 2008
The United States Air Force retires the F-117 Nighthawk.
21 Apr 2008
112th Boston Marathon 3rd straight mens title for Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot of Kenya in 20745 Dire Tune of Ethiopia womens winner in 22525
21 Apr 2012
Two trains in Sloterdijk Netherlands injure 117 people in a head on collision
21 Apr 2012
Chicago White Sox pitcher Philip Humber pitches the 21st MLB perfect game against the Seattle Mariners
21 Apr 2013
185 people are killed in a conflict between Islamic extremists and the Nigerian military
21 Apr 2013
Horacio Cartes is elected President of Paraguay
21 Apr 2013
Tsegaye Kebede and Priscah Jeptoo win the London Marathon
21 Apr 2014
118th Boston Marathon American Meb Keflezighi mens champion in 20837 Rita Jeptoo of Kenya wins her 2nd womens title in 21857
21 Apr 2017
Taliban attack army base at Mazar-e-Sharif Afghanistan killing more than 100
21 Apr 2018
Oakland As left hander Sean Manaea no-hits the Boston Red Sox
21 Apr 1908
Frederick Cook claims to reach North Pole (He didnt)
21 Apr 1967
Joseph Stalins daughter Svetlana Allilueva arrives in New York City after defecting to the US
21 Apr 1996
PGA Seniors Championship Mens Golf PGA National GC Hale Irwin beats Japans Isao Aoki by 2 strokes for his first of 4 Senior PGA Championships
21 Apr 2019
Terror attacks on churches and hotels on Easter Sunday in three Sri Lankan cities Colombo Negombo and Batticaloa kill at least 253 and injure hundreds
21 Apr 2019
Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky wins the countrys presidential election in a landslide
21 Apr 1908
American polar explorer Frederick Cook claims to have been the 1st person reach North Pole on this date (disputed)
21 Apr 1972
John Young & Charles Duke explores the Moon as part of mission Apollo 16
21 Apr 1985
Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway wins London Marathon in race record 22106
21 Apr 2020
At least 25000 extra people across 11 countries have died during COVID-19 pandemic that were not previously counted according to new mortality figures
21 Apr 2020
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa announces 26 billion aid package and plans for gradual reopening of economy as cases reach 3465 with 58 deaths
21 Apr 1992
Allen Toussaints musical revue High Rollers Social & Pleasure Club opens at the Helen Hayes Theater NYC runs for 13 performances.
21 Apr 1995
Boston Celtics final regular season game at Boston Garden NY Knicks win 98-92
21 Apr 1997
Ashes of Timothy Leary & Star trek creator Gene Roddenberry launched into space orbit
21 Apr 1104
Dedication of the transept and choir of Abbey of Ste Madeleine Vezelay France a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture and an important place of pilgrimage
21 Apr 1910
Cleveland Naps play 1st game at League Park lose to Detroit Tigers 5-0
21 Apr 1945
WWII Allied forces conquer Ie Shima Okinawa in 5 days 5000 die
21 Apr 1945
WWII Allied troops occupy German nuclear laboratory in Haigerloch
21 Apr 1945
WWII Soviet army arrives at outskirts of Berlin Germany
21 Apr 1968
22nd Tony Awards Rosencranz and Guildenstern Are Dead (play) & Hallelujah Baby (musical) win
21 Apr 1974
28th Tony Awards The River Niger (play) & Raisin (musical) win
21 Apr 1979
Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerners musical Carmelina based on the 1968 film Buona Sera Mrs. Campbell closes at St James Theater NYC after 17 performances
21 Apr 1984
Nightline reverts from 1 hour to hour format
21 Apr 1994
Revival of William Inges stage drama Picnic opens at Criterion Theater NYC runs for 45 performances
21 Apr 2008
The United States Air Force retires the F-117 Nighthawk stealth surface-attack aircraft
21 Apr 1863
Bahullh founder of the Bah Faith enters the garden of Rivden near Baghdad. He makes his declaration as a Messenger of God during the 12 days he spends there.
21 Apr 1956
William Inges stage drama Bus Stop closes at the Music Box Theater NYC after 478 performances
21 Apr 1972
John Young & Charles Duke explore the moon as part of NASA mission Apollo 16
21 Apr 1990
MLB Cincinnati Reds win running their record to 9-0 best start in club history
21 Apr 1997
Ashes of psychologist and author Timothy Leary and Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry launched into space orbit
21 Apr 2020
Health Secretary Matt Hancock and UK government come under criticism for lack of personal protective equipment and testing for COVID-19 (despite pledge to test 100000 a day only 19000 done April 20th)
21 Apr 2020
Mexico says it is entering stage three of its COVID-19 outbreak with rapid spread and hospitalizations from 8772 infections and 712 deaths
21 Apr 2021
Indonesian submarine RI Nanggala sinks off the coast of Bali with the loss of all 53 people on board
21 Apr 2021
Manhattan district attorneys office announces it will no longer prosecute prostitution dismissing 914 open cases part of growing movement to change approach to prostitution
21 Apr 2022
Ex-president of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernndez extradited to the US to face drug trafficking and weapons charges [1]
21 Apr 2023
US Supreme Court rules abortion pill mifepristone can remain widely available blocking ban by Texas U.S. District Judge [1]
21 Apr 1211
The Santiago de Compostela Cathedral to St James is consecrated before King Alfonso IX of Leon (begun 1075) [1]
21 Apr 1703
Battle at Pultusk Swedish army beats a Saxon-led force during the Great Northern War
21 Apr 1934
Senators catcher Moe Berg plays AL record 117th consecutive errorless game
21 Apr 1955
Minas Gerais Argentina tunnel caves in 30 die
21 Apr 1978
Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz of Poland is the first woman to sail single-handed around the world arriving back in the Canary Islands after 401 days
21 Apr 1980
Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWWW Detroit Michigan
21 Apr 1987
Dow Jones Industrial Average soars 664.7 2nd biggest one-day gain in history
21 Apr 2024
Chevron Championship Womens Golf The Club at Carlton Woods In beating Maja Stark by 2 strokes Nelly Korda wins her second major title and equals LPGA record with 5 consecutive wins
21 Apr 1572
France and England sign an anti-Spanish military agreement
21 Apr 1703
Battle of Putusk Swedish army defeats a Saxon-led force during the Great Northern War
21 Apr 1855
First train crosses the first bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Rock Island Illinois and Davenport Iowa
21 Apr 1863
Bahullh founder of the Bah Faith enters the Garden of Ridvn near Baghdad and declares himself a Messenger of God during the 12 days he spends there
21 Apr 1878
First Lady Lucy Hayes begins the White House Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn
21 Apr 1898
Phillies pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam in his first at-bat
21 Apr 1913
German passenger ship Imperator runs aground off the coast of Norway and is later refloated without loss of life
21 Apr 1920
John Galsworthys satirical play The Skin Game premieres at St. Martins Theatre in London
21 Apr 1925
Chuvash Autonomous Oblast in the RSFSR becomes the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
21 Apr 1940
The first 64 question on Take It or Leave It airs on CBS Radio
21 Apr 1952
Secretaries Day is first celebrated known today as Administrative Professionals Day
21 Apr 1959
Alf Dean using a rod and reel hooks a 2664 lb 16 10 great white shark off the coast of Ceduna Australia
21 Apr 1960
Founding of the Orthodox Bah Faith in Washington DC
21 Apr 1967
Regime of the Colonels Military junta overthrows Greek government in a coup and Konstantinos Kollias becomes premier
21 Apr 1972
John Young and Charles Duke explore the Moon as part of NASAs Apollo 16 mission
21 Apr 1976
Swine flu vaccine for a non-epidemic strain enters testing
21 Apr 1977
Billy Martin pulls the Yankees lineup out of a hat and beats the Blue Jays 8-6
21 Apr 1980
Soviet submarine catches fire off the coast of Okinawa Japan killing at least nine
21 Apr 1981
US furnishes 1 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia
21 Apr 1982
Beatrix of the Netherlands addresses the US Congress
21 Apr 1983
1 coin is introduced in the United Kingdom
21 Apr 1984
Centers for Disease Control announce that a virus discovered in France causes AIDS
21 Apr 1984
Franz Weber of Austria skis downhill at a record speed of 209.8 kmh
21 Apr 1984
Montreal Expos pitcher David Palmer throws a five-inning no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0
21 Apr 1985
Bomb attacks hit the NATO and AEG-Telefunken buildings in Brussels
21 Apr 1986
Bob Herring sets a Formula One powerboat speed record of 165.338 mph in Arizona
21 Apr 1987
MLB Milwaukee Brewers lose for the first time of the season ending a 13-game winning streak start
21 Apr 1989
Thousands of Chinese citizens crowd into Beijings Tiananmen Square cheering for students demanding greater political freedom
21 Apr 1995
Kiss of Death directed by Barbet Schroeder and starring Nicholas Cage and David Caruso premieres in America
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