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December 21 Events in History - December 21 Birthdays - December 21 Deaths
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December 21, 1997 Detroit Lions Barry Sanders is 3rd to run for 2,000 yards in a season December 21, 1997 Detroit Lions linebacker Reggie Brown, knocked unconscious in game December 21, 1997 Lexus Senior Golf Challenge December 21, 1997 Wendy's Three-Tour Senior Golf Challenges December 21, 1997 Wendy's Three-Tour LPGA Challenge December 21, 1996 Pakistan all out 67 to lose to Tasmania by an inning December 21, 1995 Martina Ertl of Germany wins her 3rd giant slalom world cup December 21, 1995 San Francisco Giants announce plans to build a new stadium to open in 2000 December 21, 1994 Bomb goes off on #4 train on Fulton Street New York City December 21, 1992 Dutch DC-10 in fire at landing on Faro Portugal, 56 die December 21, 1991 95 share in Madrid Spain $1.3 billion lottery (#47996) December 21, 1991 El Sayid Nosair acquitted of killing Meir Kahane December 21, 1991 US actress Jane Fonda marries CNN-director Ted Turner December 21, 1991 Soviet Union formally dissolves 11 of 12 republics sign treaty forming Commonwealth of Independent States December 21, 1990 Steve and Mark Waugh complete 464* partnership for NSW vs. WA December 21, 1989 Romania's dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's final speech (executed 12/25) December 21, 1989 Dan Quayle sends out 30,000 Xmas cards with word beacon spelled beakon December 21, 1988 Drexel agrees guilt to security felonies, pays a $650 million fine December 21, 1988 NY bound Pan Am jumbo jet explodes over Scotland all 258 aboard die December 21, 1988 Vladimir Titov and Musa Manarov return to earth (a year) with Chretien December 21, 1987 3 white New York teens convicted of manslaughter in death of a black man December 21, 1987 Soyuz TM-4 launches 3 cosmonauts to space station Mir December 21, 1987 Vladimir Titov and Musa Manarov launched December 21, 1986 75th Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2) December 21, 1986 Amy Alcott/Bob Charles wins LPGA Mazda Golf Championship December 21, 1985 ARCO Anchorage runs aground near Port Angeles, WA December 21, 1985 Alice Miller/Don January wins LPGA Mazda Golf Championship December 21, 1985 Heart's "Heart," album goes #1 December 21, 1984 Islander Kelly Hrudy's 1st shut-out win-Whalers 1-0 December 21, 1984 U.S.S.R. launches Vega 2 for fly-by of Halley's Come December 21, 1983 "Tap Dance Kid" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 669 performances December 21, 1983 Loretta Swit weds Dennis Holahan December 21, 1983 Musical "Tap Dance Kid" with H Battle premieres in New York City December 21, 1983 NBA Indiana Pacers end a 28 game road losing streak December 21, 1983 NCAA rules rescinded last 2-minute men's basketball free throw rule December 21, 1981 Cincinnati beats Bradley 75-73 in 7 OTs (NCAA record) December 21, 1980 Harold Carmichael ends NFL streak of 127 consecutive game receptions December 21, 1979 Gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game December 21, 1979 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. December 21, 1979 Zimbabwe adopts constitution December 21, 1978 "Broadway Musical" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City December 21, 1978 Police in Des Plaines Ill, arrest John Wayne Gacy, Jr. for murder December 21, 1976 20th Islander shut-out opponent-Billy Smith 3-0 vs Bruins December 21, 1976 Patricia R. Harris named secretary of HUD December 21, 1976 U.N. General Assembly passes a resolution declaring 1979 - Year of Child December 21, 1976 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 21, 1975 "Hello, Dolly" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 51 performances December 21, 1975 "Very Good Eddie" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 307 performances December 21, 1975 1st New York Jet to gain 1,000 yards rushing (John Riggins) December 21, 1975 64th Davis Cup: Sweden beats Czechoslovakia in Stockholm (3-2) December 21, 1975 Madagascar adopts constitution December 21, 1975 Buffalo Sabres set NHL record of 40 points beating Caps 14-2 scoring 5 goals vs Washington Caps in 4:57 December 21, 1973 Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, U.S. and U.S.S.R. meet in Geneva December 21, 1972 Soviet Union signs a separate peace with East Germany December 21, 1971 U.N. Security Council chooses Kurt Waldheim as 4th secretary General December 21, 1970 WUTV TV channel 29 in Buffalo, New York (IND) begins broadcasting December 21, 1969 Diana Ross final TV appearance as a Supreme on theEd Sullivan Show December 21, 1969 Vince Lombardi (Redskins) coaches his last football game, losing December 21, 1968 Apollo 8 (Borman, Lovell and Anders) 1st manned Moon voyage December 21, 1968 David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash premiere together in California December 21, 1966 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 13; soft-landed in Oceanus Procellarum December 21, 1962 Angolin leaves Comecon December 21, 1962 US and Cuba accord, releases bay of pigs captive December 21, 1961 Beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Ready Teddy" December 21, 1961 John F. Kennedy and British Prime Minister MacMillan meet in Bermuda December 21, 1959 10th largest snowfall in New York City history (13.7") December 21, 1959 Citizens of Deerfield, Illinois block building of interracial housing December 21, 1959 Shah of Persia marries Farah Diba December 21, 1959 Tom Landry accepts coaching job with Dallas Cowboys (stays until 1988) December 21, 1958 Charles De Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st President of 5th Rep of France December 21, 1957 Indonesia proclaims end to state of war December 21, 1954 Dr. Sam Sheppard's wife Marilyn is murdered (he is accused of crime) December 21, 1953 KOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting December 21, 1952 Broadway Tunnel opens in SF December 21, 1952 WSBT TV channel 22 in South Bend, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting December 21, 1951 Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement December 21, 1950 "Out of This World" opens at New Century Theater New York City for 157 performances December 21, 1950 Cole Porter's musical "Out of this World," premieres in New York City December 21, 1949 Dutch 1st Chamber accept soeveregnty of Indonesia December 21, 1948 O'Neil Place in the Bronx erronously renamed O'Neill Place December 21, 1948 State of Eire (formerly Irish Free State) declares its independence December 21, 1946 "If the Shoe Fits" closes at Century Theater New York City after 20 performances December 21, 1946 Earthquake in South Japan, kills 1,086 December 21, 1946 Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life," premieres December 21, 1946 Morton Gould's "Minstrel Show," premieres in Indianapolis December 21, 1945 "Billion Dollar Baby" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 219 performances December 21, 1945 Gould/Comden/Green's "Billion Dollar Baby," premieres in New York City December 21, 1944 Cards' Marty Marion wins NL MVP December 21, 1942 U.S. Supreme Court declares Nevada separation legal December 21, 1941 Chicago Bears Ray McLean makes last NFL drop kick for an extra point December 21, 1941 Chicago bears win the NFL championship December 21, 1941 David Diamond's 1st Symphony, premieres December 21, 1941 German submarine U-567 sinks December 21, 1941 Last NFL drop kick for an extra point (Ray McLean, Chicago Bears) December 21, 1939 Hitler named Adolf Eichmann leader of "Referat IV B" December 21, 1937 1st feature-length color and sound cartoon premieres (Snow White) December 21, 1937 O'Reilly completes 14-98 for cricket match, NSW vs. South Aust December 21, 1936 Bradman's 2nd consecutive Test Cricket duck! Australia all out 80 December 21, 1933 Dried human blood serum 1st prepared, Univ of Pennsylvania December 21, 1933 Fox signs Shirley Temple, 5, to a studio contract December 21, 1933 Newfoundland reverts to being a crown colony December 21, 1932 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, 1st joint movie (Flying Down to Rio) December 21, 1932 Giants sign former outfielder Billy Southworth as a coach December 21, 1929 1st group hospital insurance plan offered (Dallas Tx) December 21, 1926 Soccer team DOS Struggle forms December 21, 1925 Eisenstein's movie Potemkin premieres in Moscow December 21, 1925 Stork Hendry scores 325 for Victoria against NZ December 21, 1923 Nepal changes from British protectorate to independent nation December 21, 1921 Supreme Court rules labor injunctions and picketing unconstitutional December 21, 1920 Jerome Kern/BG DeSylva's musical "Sally," premieres in New York City December 21, 1919 J Edgar Hoover deports anarchists/feminist Emma Goldman to Russia December 21, 1918 Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore and Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell and Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters and $15,000 December 21, 1915 10.17" (25.83 cm) of rainfall, Glenora, Oregon (state record) December 21, 1914 "Tillie's Punctured Romance," 1st six-reel feature comedy debuts December 21, 1914 1st feature-length silent film comedy, "Tillie's Punctured Romance" released. (Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand and Charles Chaplin) December 21, 1913 1st crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) printed in New York World December 21, 1912 Denmark, Norway and Sweden declare neutrality in Comende war December 21, 1910 Explosion in coal mine in Hulton England, 344 mine workers dies December 21, 1909 1st junior high school established (Berkeley California) December 21, 1909 Clyde Fitch' "City," premieres in New York City December 21, 1909 University of Coopenhagen rejects Cook's claim that he was 1st to North Pole December 21, 1907 Dutch government of De Master falls due to war budget December 21, 1900 Gerhart Hauptmann's "Michael Kramer," premieres in Berlin December 21, 1898 Scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discovers radium December 21, 1891 18 students play 1st basketball game (Springfield College) December 21, 1890 Pim Mulier 1st and only trip to "Alvesteddetocht" December 21, 1866 Cheyennes, Arapho's, Sioux, Fetterman Massacre December 21, 1864 Gen Sherman conquers Savannah December 21, 1849 1st U.S. skating club formed (Phila) December 21, 1835 HMS Beagle sails into Bay of Islands (New Zealand) December 21, 1829 1st stone arch railroad bridge in U.S. dedicated, Baltimore December 21, 1788 Hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam December 21, 1784 John Jay becomes 1st U.S. Secretary of State (foreign affairs) December 21, 1762 James Cook marries Elizabeth Batts December 21, 1688 Pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham December 21, 1650 Johan de Witt installed as Dutch pension advisor of Dordrecht December 21, 1620 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock December 21, 1582 Flanders adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is Jan 1 1583 December 21, 1561 Archbishop Granvelle installed December 21, 1163 Hurricane hits villages in Holland/Friesland, causing floods |