Sparked by the murder of a German officer in Bucharest, Romania, the day before, members of the Iron Guard engage in a rebellion and pogrom killing 125 Jews. Date: January 21, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Jewish resistance organization, Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye, based in the Vilna Ghetto is established. Date: January 21, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Trade Union Council of Transcarpathian Ukraine is founded in Mukachevo. Date: January 21, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Québec Flag Day. Date: January 21, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)

American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury. Date: January 21, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)

The catastrophic eruption of Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea claims 2,942 lives. Date: January 21, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)

The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States. Date: January 21, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)

A coal mine collapses at Holly Country, South Africa, killing 435 miners. Date: January 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)

Avianca Flight 671 crashes at Montego Bay, Jamaica airport, killing 37 people. Date: January 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)

Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia, with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey, on board. Date: January 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)