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| January 21st, 2008 (January 21 2008) | Event | Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 9/11, and Asian stocks drop as much as 15%. | |
| January 21st, 2008 (January 21 2008) | Event | The Eyak language in Alaska becomes extinct as its last native speaker dies. | |
| January 21st, 2008 (January 21 2008) | Death | Pam Barrett, Canadian politician (born in 1953) | |
| January 21st, 2008 (January 21 2008) | Death | Marie Smith Jones, last native speaker of the Eyak language (born in 1918) | |
| January 21st, 1998 (January 21 1998) | Death | Jack Lord, American actor (born in 1920) | |
| January 21st, 1988 (January 21 1988) | Birth | William Johansson, Swedish composer | |
| January 21st, 1978 (January 21 1978) | Birth | Bryan Gilmore, National Football League player | |
| January 21st, 1978 (January 21 1978) | Birth | Tamir "Nokio" Ruffin, American Singer | |
| January 21st, 1978 (January 21 1978) | Birth | Faris al-Sultan, German-Iraqi triathlete | |
| January 21st, 1978 (January 21 1978) | Birth | Phil Stacey, American Idol finalist | |
| January 21st, 1978 (January 21 1978) | Birth | Andrei Zyuzin, Russian ice hockey player | |
| January 21st, 1978 (January 21 1978) | Death | Freda Utley, British scholar and author. (born in 1898) | |
| January 21st, 1968 (January 21 1968) | Event | Vietnam War: Battle of Khe SanhOne of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins. | |
| January 21st, 1968 (January 21 1968) | Birth | Ulrica Messing, Swedish politician | |
| January 21st, 1968 (January 21 1968) | Birth | Charlotte Ross, American actress | |
| January 21st, 1968 (January 21 1968) | Death | Will Lang Jr., American magazine executive (born in 1914) | |
| January 21st, 1958 (January 21 1958) | Event | The last Fokker C.X in military service, the Finnish Air Force FK-111 target tower, crashed, killing the pilot and winch-operator. | |
| January 21st, 1958 (January 21 1958) | Birth | Michael Wincott, Canadian actor | |
| January 21st, 1948 (January 21 1948) | Event | The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time, over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Quebec Flag Day. | |
| January 21st, 1948 (January 21 1948) | Death | Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer (born in 1876) | |
| January 21st, 1938 (January 21 1938) | Birth | Wolfman Jack, American disk jockey and actor (died in 1995) | |
| January 21st, 1938 (January 21 1938) | Birth | John Savident, British actor | |
| January 21st, 1928 (January 21 1928) | Death | George Goethals, American army engineer (born in 1858) | |
| January 21st, 1918 (January 21 1918) | Birth | Richard D. Winters, American war hero | |
| January 21st, 1918 (January 21 1918) | Birth | Chichay, Filipino actress (died in 1993) | |
| January 21st, 1908 (January 21 1908) | Event | New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor. | |
| January 21st, 1848 (January 21 1848) | Birth | Henri Duparc, French composer (died in 1933) | |
| January 21st, 1638 (January 21 1638) | Death | Ignazio Donati, Italian composer (c. 1570) | |
| January 21st, 1338 (January 21 1338) | Birth | King Charles V of France (died in 1380) | |
| January 21st, 1118 (January 21 1118) | Death | Pope Paschal II | |
