Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/January 21
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- 304 - Thirteen-year-old Saint Agnes, the patron saint of young girls, was executed for refusing a marriage proposal.
- 1525 - The first Anabaptists in Switzerland re-baptized each other.
- 1793 - French Revolution: After being found guilty of treason by the National Convention, King Louis XVI was guillotined in front of a cheering crowd.
- 1968 - Vietnam War: The People's Army of Vietnam attacked Khe Sanh Combat Base, a U.S. Marines outpost, starting the Battle of Khe Sanh.
- 1976 - The Concorde supersonic transports (pictured) began commercial flights to London, Paris, Bahrain, and Rio de Janeiro.
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