January 21st
1793
King Louis XVI was guillotined for treason.
1911
The first Monte Carlo motor rally took place.
1915
The first Kiwanis Club was founded in Detroit.
1924
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin died in Moscow.
1950
George Orwell died in London.
1954
USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine was launched.
1977
President Carter pardoned most Vietnam War draft evaders.
1990
MTV's "Unplugged" made its debut with Squeeze as the first performers.
1994
A jury in Manassas, Va., acquitted Lorena Bobbitt by reason of temporary insanity of maliciously wounding her husband, John, whom she'd accused of sexually assaulting her.
1997
Don Mattingly (New York Yankees) officially announced his retirement.
1998
Pope John Paul II began his first visit to Cuba.
2003
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Hispanics had surpassed Blacks as the largest minority group.
2004
The recording industry sued 532 computer users it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet.
Birthdays
69 Jack Nicklaus Golfer
69 Richie Havens Folk singer, musician
68 Placido Domingo Opera singer
59 Billy Ocean R&B singer
53 Geena Davis Actress
46 Hakeem Olajuwon Basketball player
38
Dinosaur Jr Cigar Asylum Inmate
33 Emma Bunton Singer (Spice Girls)
51 Ethan Allen 1/21/1738 - 2/12/1789 American soldier - frontiersman
55 John Fitch 1/21/1743 - 7/2/1798 American steamboat builder
77 John Fremont 1/21/1813 - 7/13/1890 Americium mapmaker/explorer
39 Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson 1/21/1824 - 5/10/1863 American Civil War general
71 John Browning 1/21/1855 - 11/26/1926 American weapons designer
72 Telly Savalas 1/21/1922 – 1/22/1994 Greek-American film and television actor and singer