January, 21st in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Friday 21, 2005:
In Belize's capital city, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots.

Wednesday 21, 2004:
NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceased communication with mission control. The problem was with Flash Memory management and fixed remotely from Earth on Feb 6th.

Tuesday 21, 2003:
The terms of Kevin Mitnick's parole allow him to use a computer again.

Thursday 21, 1999:
War on drugs: In one of the one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 9,500 pounds (4,300 kg) of cocaine on board.

Tuesday 21, 1997:
Newt Gingrich becomes the first leader of the United States House of Representatives to be internally disciplined for ethical misconduct.

Friday 21, 1994:
Lorena Bobbitt is found not-guilty by reason of temporary insanity for severing the penis of her husband John Bobbitt.

Friday 21, 1977:
President Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all Vietnam War draft evaders.

Wednesday 21, 1976:
The first commercial service Concorde flight took off.

Tuesday 21, 1969:
An experimental underground nuclear reactor at Lucens Vad, Switzerland, released radiation into a cavern, which was then sealed.

Sunday 21, 1968:
Simon & Garfunkel release the Original Soundtrack to The Graduate, which quickly goes to #1 on the pop charts and which will bring Simon a Grammy for Best Original Score.

Thursday 21, 1954:
The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, then the First Lady of the United States.

Saturday 21, 1950:
Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.

Tuesday 21, 1941:
World War II: Australian and British forces attack Tobruk, Libya.

Wednesday 21, 1925:
Albania declares itself a republic.

Monday 21, 1924:
Vladimir Lenin dies and Joseph Stalin begins to purge his rivals to clear way for his leadership.

Tuesday 21, 1919:
Meeting in the Mansion House Dublin, the Sinn Féin adopts Ireland's first constitution.

Thursday 21, 1915:
Kiwanis International founded in Detroit, Michigan.

Saturday 21, 1911:
The first Monte Carlo Rally.

Tuesday 21, 1908:
New York City passes a law, the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public only to be vetoed by the mayor.

Saturday 21, 1899:
Opel Motors opens for business.

Friday 21, 1887:
a record for any Australian capital city.

Thursday 21, 1864:
The Tauranga Campaign starts during the Maori Wars.

Monday 21, 1861:
American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.

Friday 21, 1853:
Russell L. Hawes patents the envelope-folding machine.

Monday 21, 1793:
Russia and Prussia partition Poland.

Wednesday 21, 1789:
The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sunday 21, 1720:
Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm.

Wednesday 21, 1643:
Abel Tasman discovers Tonga.

Wednesday 21, 1525:
The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manz's mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union.

Tuesday 21, 1276:
Innocent V becomes Pope.

Saturday 21, 1189:
Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/21-january/on-this-day.html


People born on January 21

2004:
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (b: January 21, 2004) (Biography of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway)

1981:
Dany Heatley, German hockey player (b: January 21, 1981) (Biography of Dany Heatley)

1979:
Brian O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player (b: January 21, 1979) (Biography of Brian O'Driscoll)

1977:
Philip Neville, English footballer (b: January 21, 1977) (Biography of Philip Neville)

1976:
Emma Bunton, English singer (Spice Girls) (b: January 21, 1976) (Biography of Emma Bunton)

1971:
Alan McManus, Scottish snooker player (b: January 21, 1971) (Biography of Alan McManus)

1968:
Charlotte Ross, American actress (b: January 21, 1968) (Biography of Charlotte Ross)

1965:
Jam Master Jay, American disc jockey (b: January 21, 1965 ; d: October 30, 2002) (Biography of Jam Master Jay)

1963:
Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-American basketball player (b: January 21, 1963) (Biography of Hakeem Olajuwon)
Detlef Schrempf, German basketball player (b: January 21, 1963) (Biography of Detlef Schrempf)

1962:
Marie Trintignant, French actress (b: January 21, 1962 ; d: August 1, 2003) (Biography of Marie Trintignant)

1956:
Geena Davis, American actress (b: January 21, 1956) (Biography of Geena Davis)
Robby Benson, American actor (b: January 21, 1956) (Biography of Robby Benson)

1955:
Jeff Koons, American artist (b: January 21, 1955) (Biography of Jeff Koons)

1953:
Paul Allen, American entrepreneur (b: January 21, 1953) (Biography of Paul Allen)

1950:
Billy Ocean, West Indian musician (b: January 21, 1950) (Biography of Billy Ocean)

1946:
Johnny Oates, baseball player and manager (b: January 21, 1946 ; d: December 24, 2004) (Biography of Johnny Oates)

1942:
Edwin Starr, American singer (b: January 21, 1942 ; d: April 2, 2003) (Biography of Edwin Starr)
Mac Davis, American musician (b: January 21, 1942) (Biography of Mac Davis)

1941:
Plácido Domingo, Spanish-born tenor (b: January 21, 1941) (Biography of Plácido Domingo)
Richie Havens, American musician (b: January 21, 1941) (Biography of Richie Havens)

1940:
Jack Nicklaus, American golfer (b: January 21, 1940) (Biography of Jack Nicklaus)

1939:
Wolfman Jack, disk jockey and actor (b: January 21, 1939 ; d: July 1, 1995) (Biography of Wolfman Jack)

1936:
Koji Hashimoto, Japanese film director (b: January 21, 1936) (Biography of Koji Hashimoto (director))

1926:
Steve Reeves, American actor (b: January 21, 1926 ; d: May 1, 2000) (Biography of Steve Reeves)

1924:
Telly Savalas, American actor (b: January 21, 1924 ; d: January 22, 1994) (Biography of Telly Savalas)

1922:
Paul Scofield, English actor (b: January 21, 1922) (Biography of Paul Scofield)

1921:
Howard Unruh, American mass murderer (b: January 21, 1921) (Biography of Howard Unruh)

1905:
Karl Wallenda, German acrobat (b: January 21, 1905 ; d: March 22, 1978) (Biography of Karl Wallenda)
Christian Dior, French fashion designer (b: January 21, 1905 ; d: October 24, 1957) (Biography of Christian Dior)

1895:
Cristóbal Balenciaga, Spanish couturier (b: January 21, 1895 ; d: March 24, 1972) (Biography of Cristóbal Balenciaga)

1885:
Umberto Nobile, Italian politician and airship designer (b: January 21, 1885) (Biography of Umberto Nobile)

1884:
Roger Baldwin, American social activist (b: January 21, 1884) (Biography of Roger Baldwin)

1883:
Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet (b: January 21, 1883 ; d: November 3, 1929) (Biography of Olav Aukrust)

1867:
Ludwig Thoma, German writer (b: January 21, 1867) (Biography of Ludwig Thoma)
Maxime Weygand, French general (b: January 21, 1867 ; d: January 28, 1965) (Biography of Maxime Weygand)

1855:
John Moses Browning, American inventor (b: January 21, 1855) (Biography of John Moses Browning)

1848:
Henri Duparc, French composer (b: January 21, 1848 ; d: February 12, 1933) (Biography of Henri Duparc)

1829:
King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway (b: January 21, 1829 ; d: December 8, 1907) (Biography of Oscar II of Sweden)

1824:
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, American Confederate Army general (b: January 21, 1824 ; d: May 10, 1863) (Biography of Stonewall Jackson)

1804:
Eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (b: January 21, 1804 ; d: December 5, 1887) (Biography of Eliza Roxcy Snow)

1738:
Ethan Allen, American patriot (b: January 21, 1738) (Biography of Ethan Allen)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/21-january/births.html

[Spiritus Temporis]

They left us on January 21

2005:
Parveen Babi (d: January 21, 2005) (Biography of Parveen Babi)
John L. Hess (d: January 21, 2005) (Biography of John L. Hess)
Theun de Vries (d: January 21, 2005) (Biography of Theun de Vries)

2004:
Yordan Radichkov, Bulgarian writer (b: October 24, 1929 ; d: January 21, 2004) (Biography of Yordan Radichkov)

2002:
Peggy Lee, American singer (b: May 26, 1920 ; d: January 21, 2002) (Biography of Peggy Lee)

2001:
Byron De La Beckwith (d: January 21, 2001) (Biography of Byron De La Beckwith)
Chung Ju-yung (d: January 21, 2001) (Biography of Chung Ju-yung)

1999:
Susan Strasberg, American actress (b: May 22, 1938 ; d: January 21, 1999) (Biography of Susan Strasberg)

1998:
Jack Lord, American actor (b: December 30, 1920 ; d: January 21, 1998) (Biography of Jack Lord)

1997:
Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager (b: June 26, 1909 ; d: January 21, 1997) (Biography of Colonel Tom Parker)

1993:
Charlie Gehringer, baseball player (b: May 11, 1903 ; d: January 21, 1993) (Biography of Charlie Gehringer)

1989:
Billy Tipton, American musician (b: December 29, 1914 ; d: January 21, 1989) (Biography of Billy Tipton)

1987:
Charles Goodell, American politician, (b: March 16, 1926 ; d: January 21, 1987) (Biography of Charles Goodell)

1985:
James Beard, American chef and cookbook writer (b: May 5, 1903 ; d: January 21, 1985) (Biography of James Beard)

1984:
Jackie Wilson (d: January 21, 1984) (Biography of Jackie Wilson)

1967:
Ann Sheridan, American actress (b: February 21, 1915 ; d: January 21, 1967) (Biography of Ann Sheridan)

1961:
Blaise Cendrars, Swiss writer (b: September 1, 1887 ; d: January 21, 1961) (Biography of Blaise Cendrars)

1959:
Cecil B. DeMille, American director (b: August 12, 1881 ; d: January 21, 1959) (Biography of Cecil B. DeMille)
Carl Switzer (d: January 21, 1959) (Biography of Carl Switzer)

1955:
Archie Hahn, American athlete (b: September 14, 1880 ; d: January 21, 1955) (Biography of Archie Hahn)

1950:
George Orwell, British writer (b: June 25, 1903 ; d: January 21, 1950) (Biography of George Orwell)

1948:
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer (b: January 12, 1876 ; d: January 21, 1948) (Biography of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari)

1933:
George A. Moore (d: January 21, 1933) (Biography of George A. Moore)

1932:
Giles Lytton Strachey British writer (b: March 1, 1880 ; d: January 21, 1932) (Biography of Giles Lytton Strachey)

1928:
George Goethals, American army engineer (b: June 29, 1858 ; d: January 21, 1928) (Biography of George Washington Goethals)

1926:
Camillo Golgi (d: January 21, 1926) (Biography of Camillo Golgi)

1924:
Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary (b: April 22, 1870 ; d: January 21, 1924) (Biography of Vladimir Lenin)

1919:
Gojong of Joseon (d: January 21, 1919) (Biography of Gojong of Joseon)

1901:
Elisha Gray, American inventor and entrepreneur (b: August 2, 1835 ; d: January 21, 1901) (Biography of Elisha Gray)

1891:
Calixa Lavallée (d: January 21, 1891) (Biography of Calixa Lavallée)

1881:
Wilhelm Matthias Näff, Swiss Federal Councillor (b: February 19, 1802 ; d: January 21, 1881) (Biography of Wilhelm Matthias Näff)

1872:
Franz Grillparzer, Austrian writer (1872) (b: January 15, 1791 ; d: January 21, 1872) (Biography of Franz Grillparzer)

1851:
Albert Lortzing, German composer (b: October 23, 1801 ; d: January 21, 1851) (Biography of Albert Lortzing)

1831:
Achim von Arnim, German poet (b: January 26, 1781 ; d: January 21, 1831) (Biography of Achim von Arnim)

1793:
King Louis XVI of France (b: August 23, 1754 ; d: January 21, 1793) (Biography of Louis XVI of France)

1773:
Alexis Piron, French writer (b: July 9, 1689 ; d: January 21, 1773) (Biography of Alexis Piron)

1766:
James Quin, English actor (b: February 24, 1693 ; d: January 21, 1766) (Biography of James Quin)

1731:
Thomas Woolston (d: January 21, 1731) (Biography of Thomas Woolston)

1722:
Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton (d: January 21, 1722) (Biography of Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton)

1710:
Johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic (b: March 14, 1638 ; d: January 21, 1710) (Biography of Johann Georg Gichtel)

1706:
Adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b: June 13, 1649 ; d: January 21, 1706) (Biography of Adrien Baillet)

1699:
Obadiah Walker (d: January 21, 1699) (Biography of Obadiah Walker)

1683:
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician (b: July 22, 1621 ; d: January 21, 1683) (Biography of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury)

1638:
Ignazio Donati (d: January 21, 1638) (Biography of Ignazio Donati)

1609:
Joseph Justus Scaliger (d: January 21, 1609) (Biography of Joseph Justus Scaliger)

1546:
Azai Sukemasa (d: January 21, 1546) (Biography of Azai Sukemasa)

1527:
Juan de Grijalva (d: January 21, 1527) (Biography of Juan de Grijalva)

1519:
Vasco Núñez de Balboa (d: January 21, 1519) (Biography of Vasco Núñez de Balboa)

1118:
Pope Paschal II (d: January 21, 1118) (Biography of Pope Paschal II)

304:
Saint Agnes (d: January 21, 304) (Biography of Saint Agnes)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/21-january/deaths.html