January 21
January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 344 days remaining until the end of the year (345 in leap years).
Events
- 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade.
- 1287 - The treaty of San Agayz is signed. Minorca is conquered by King Alfons III of Aragon.
- 1720 - Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm.
- 1864 - The Tauranga Campaign starts during the Maori Wars.
- 1954 - The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.
- 1958 - The last Fokker C.X in military service, the Finnish Air Force FK-111 target tower, crashes, killing the pilot and winch-operator.
- 1968 - Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh - One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins.
- 1968 - A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.
Births
- 1721 - James Murray, British military officer (d. 1794)
- 1813 - John C. Frémont, American army officer (d. 1890)
- 1824 - Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, American, Confederate army general (d. 1863)
- 1867 - Maxime Weygand, French general (d. 1965)
- 1918 - Richard D. Winters, American war hero
Deaths
- 1546 - Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491)
- 1928 - George Goethals, American army engineer (b. 1858)
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