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unusual facts about 21 January



1906 in Brazil

21 January - The Brazilian battleship Aquidabã sinks, after its powder magazines explode near the Jacuacanga strait, in Angra dos Reis bay.


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1985 Borobudur bombing

1985 Borobudur bombing refers to the terrorist bomb attack on 21 January 1985 on Borobudur Buddhist temple, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.

Adolf von Brauchitsch

Adolf von Brauchitsch died in Chemnitz, Germany on the 21 January 1935 at age 58 and was given a military funeral.

Alexander William Bickerton

He died on 21 January 1929 holding the title of Professor Emeritus of Canterbury College.

Anthony O'Grady Lefroy

Anthony O'Grady Lefroy CMG (14 March 1816–21 January 1897), often known as O'Grady Lefroy, was an important government official in Western Australia before the advent of responsible government.

Area bombing directive

It was approved by the Combined Chiefs of Staff at their 65th meeting on 21 January 1943 and issued by the British and United States Army Air Force Commanders on 4 February 1943.

Being Jewish in France

The film, written and directed by French cinematographer Yves Jeuland, had its North American premiere at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival on 21 January 2008.

Benoît Tardieu

Benoît Tardieu Verdenet (born 21 January 1986 in Ussel, France) is a Beninese international football player who currently plays for US Saint-Georges.

Broome International Airport

On 21 January 1974, Douglas C-47A PK-GDC of the Burmah Oil Co was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident.

Charles FitzGerald, 4th Duke of Leinster

Lord Henry FitzGerald (Kilkea Castle, 9 August 1863 - 31 May 1955), married in Taplow on 21 January 1891 Inez Charlotte Grace Boteler (Taplow, 18 - 1967).

City of Coburg

Initial efforts at local government saw the Sydney Road Trust set up in 1840, which boasted John Fawkner as a founding member, but the first incorporation in the area was the Pentridge District Road Board in 1859, which was renamed Coburg on 21 January 1869, after a Royal visit from Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Daniel Cousin

On 21 January 2008 it was reported that Premier League side Fulham had had a £2 million bid rejected by Rangers manager Walter Smith.

Edward Rishton

On 21 January he was exiled with several others, being sent under escort as far as Abbeville, whence he made his way to Reims, arriving on 3 March.

Fernando de Moraes

Fernando Jorge Lima de Moraes, commonly referred to as Fernando, (born 21 January 1980 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian-Australian, footballer who plays for South Melbourne in the Victorian Premier League.

Frank E. Beatty

Shore duty at the Washington Navy Yard preceded a tour in charge of the Department of Yards and Docks in the Navy Department from 13 February 1901 to 21 January 1902.

Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg

Frederick V of Nuremberg (before 3 March 1333 – 21 January 1398) was a Burgrave (Burggraf) of Nuremberg, of the House of Hohenzollern.

George Burton Hunter

Sir George Burton Hunter, KBE (19 December 1845 – 21 January 1937) was a British shipbuilder based on Tyneside.

Giuseppe Savoldi

Giuseppe Savoldi (born 21 January 1947 in Gorlago, Bergamo) is a retired Italian professional football player, who played during the sixties, seventies and eighties.

Gustaf Douglas

Gustaf Archibald Siegwart Douglas (born 3 March 1938) is the oldest son of count Carl Ludvig Douglas (26 July 1908 Stjärnorp - 21 January 1961 Rio de Janeiro), a Swedish nobleman and diplomat who was Royal Swedish Ambassador to Brazil, and his Prussian wife Ottora Maria Haas-Heye (13 February 1910 Partenkirchen - 17 July 2001).

Heinrich Ludwig Hermann Krekeler

After the inclusion of the independent provincial in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia on 21 January 1947 were brought together under his chairmanship, the two country groups, Minden and Lippe.

Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg

Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg, nicknamed the Lion (born: after 14 April 1266; died: 21 January 1329 in Sternberg) was regent of Mecklenburg from 1287 to 1298, co-regent from 1298 to 1302 and ruled alone again from 1302 to 1329.

Herman van Speult

On 21 January 1623 had he prepared two ships for an expedition to islands near New Guinea, to map more of New Guinea, and to explore for "the South Land".

Honey to the B

The single "Honey to the Bee" re-entered at number 17 in the official UK Singles Chart on 21 January 2007, 8 years after initial release, thanks to efforts by BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles.

Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service

Peter Tenganabang Nanfuri - (1 October 1996 – 21 January 2001)

Jaime Belmonte

Jaime Belmonte Magdaleno (8 October 1934 – 21 January 2009), was a Mexican footballer, known as El Flaco (The Slim Man), He was also called El héroe de Solna (The hero of Solna), in reference to his goal scored vs Wales in the city of Solna during the 1958 World Cup earning Mexico's first point in a world cup.

Jan Verhaas

On 21 January 2007, he was the referee of the final of the Masters between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ding Junhui, in which he ejected at least one fan from Wembley Arena for heckling the 19-year-old Chinese player.

Kabiru Akinsola

Kabiru Akinsola Olarewaju (born 21 January 1991 in Imo State), known as Akinsola, is a Nigerian footballer who plays for CE L'Hospitalet in Spain, as a forward.

Kenneth Cecil Bunch

Kenneth Cecil Bunch was born on 21 January 1919 in Norman County, Minnesota, and was raised in Hamilton, Iowa.

Klaus Ohlmann

Among these is the record for a free distance flight with up to 3 turn-points by flying 3,009 km from Chapelco Airport at San Martín de los Andes (Argentina) in a Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM on 21 January 2003 with his co-pilot Karl Rabeder.

London Lite

With the sale of the Evening Standard, but not London Lite, to Alexander Lebedev on 21 January 2009, the association between the Standard and the Lite was broken.

Ľuboš Kamenár

On 21 January 2012, he signed a half-year loan with option for his hometown club Spartak Trnava.

Magdalena of Valois

Madeleine of France, also called Magdalena of Valois (1 December 1443, Tours - 21 January 1495, Pamplona), was a daughter of Charles VII of France and Marie of Anjou, and acted as regent for her children, Francis I and Catherine I, who were successively monarchs of Navarre.

Michel Jonasz

Michel Jonasz (born 21 January 1947 in Drancy, France) is a French composer-songwriter, singer and actor.

Paul Genevay

Paul Genevay (born 21 January 1939 in Lagny-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne) is a former French athlete, who won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

Quinton Jacobs

Quinton Norman Jacobs (born 21 January 1979 in Windhoek) is a Namibian football midfielder who plays for Mohun Bagan in the I-League.

RAF Burn

On 1 January 1944 No. 658 Squadron RAF moved to the airfield from RAF Clifton flying the Taylorcraft Auster III but left only seven days moving to RAF Doncaster but on 21 January 1944 the squadron returned, this time staying until 14 March 1944 when they moved to RAF Collyweston.

Roman Cieślewicz

Roman Cieślewicz (born 1930 13 January in Lwów Poland now Lviv Ukraine as Roman Cieślewicz - died 1996 21 January in Paris, France) was a Polish (naturalized French) graphic artist and photographer.

Silvian Iosifescu

Silvian Iosifescu (21 January 1917 - May 2006) was a literary critic, educator, translator and Romanian literature professor at the Faculty of Letters, University of Bucharest.

Simon Taufel

Simon James Arthur Taufel, (born 21 January 1971 in St Leonards, New South Wales), is a retired Australian cricket umpire who was a member of the ICC Elite umpire panel.

Sir Edward Goodere, 1st Baronet

He married on 21 January 1679 at Bodenham, Herefordshire, Helen Dineley, the daughter and heir of Sir Edward Dineley of Charlton, Worcestershire, and his wife Frances, the daughter of Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Rockingham.

Spokane International Airport

On 21 January 1981 a Beechcraft Model 99A, Cascade Airways flight 201, crashed into a hill 4.5 miles from the runway.

Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens

On 21 January 2007, a group of Hellenic neopagans held a ceremony honoring Zeus on the grounds of the temple.

Timimi

On 21 January 1942, during World War II, German general Erwin Rommel commanded his Axis-Panzer army through Cyrenaica, and his troops reached Timimi in 3 February 1942, stopping there.

Tom Boere

Returning to KAA Gent, where he spent much of his youth during the winter transfer window of the 2011-12 season as a free transfer, Boere made his senior debut in Belgium coming on as an 86th minute substitute for Rafinha in the Gent - Zulte Waregem home match on 21 January 2012.

Tom Mercey

On 21 January 2006 Mercey made his debut for the Saracens first team in a Heineken Cup game against Biarritz Olympique.

Vincent Baron

He was born at Martres, in the département of the Haute-Garonne, France, 17 May 1604, and died in Paris on 21 January 1674.

Western Australian Athletics Stadium

A Lenny Kravitz concert scheduled for 28 March 2012 was cancelled and an "80's Dance Picnic Party" featuring Ali Campbell and Billy Ocean scheduled for 21 January 2012 relocated to the neighboring Challenge Stadium, which was also to be the first concert event at the stadium.

Wilhelm Kattwinkel

William Kattwinkel (27 March 1866 in Kierspe, Westphalia - 21 January 1935 in Partenkirchen) was a German neurologist and paleontologist.

William Wynter

Eight ships including the Antelope and Lyon carried on into the Firth of Forth towards the fortress Island of Inchkeith on 21 January.

You Need Me, I Don't Need You

At Sheeran's Brixton concert, on 21 January 2012, his performance of the song concluded the gig and included appearances from Rizzle Kicks, Wretch 32 and Devlin, with the performance lasting over 15 minutes.