Daily Calendar for Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Born
- Ethan Allen (patriot) –
- John Fitch (inventor) –
- Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson (Confederate Army general) –
- Christian Dior (fashion designer) –
- Jack Nicklaus (golfer) –
- Plácido Domingo (tenor) –
- Billy Ocean (singer) –
- Robby Benson (actor) –
- Geena Davis (actress) –
- Hakeem Olajuwon (basketball player) –
- Jacob Smith (actor) –
Died
- Calixa Lavallée (composer) –
- George Orwell (author) –
- Cecil B. DeMille (director) –
- James Beard (chef & food writer) –
- Jack Lord (actor) –
- Peggy Lee (singer) –
- Terry Jones (member of the Monty Python comedy troupe) –
Events
- First American novel, The Power of Sympathy, published in Boston.–
- Louis XVI of France was beheaded–
- New York City’s Sullivan Ordinance made it illegal for women to smoke in public places–
- Kiwanis International founded–
- Song Over the Rainbow, by Arlen and Harburg, copyrighted–
- First commercial extraction of magnesium from seawater began, in Freeport, Texas–
- U.S.S. Nautilus, world’s first nuclear-powered submarine, was launched–
- President Jimmy Carter issued a pardon for Vietnam War draft evaders–
- Pittsburgh Steelers won their third Super Bowl–
- Aretha Franklin became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame–
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- Sacramento, California, had a high of only 19 degrees F–
- Deadly avalanche occurred at Twin Lakes in Colorado–
- Caesars Head, South Carolina, experienced a cold temperature of -19 degrees F–
- As much as 3.5 inches of snow fell in Tokyo, Japan–
- A 3-day, 81-tornado outbreak in the Southeast United States began–
