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January 21st in History

1522: Head inquisitor Adrian Florisz Boeyens elected pope
1793: Louis XVI, the King of France, is guillotined during the French revolution
1954: The USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear powered submarine, is launched
1976: The supersonic airliner 'Concorde' begins regular commercial service

January 21st birthdays

1824: Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson, American general
1905: Christian Dior, French fashion designer
1924: Telly Savalas, American actor
1941: Placido Domingo, Spanish tenor
1957: Geena Davis, American actress