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'''21 January''' was a [[day]].
 
== Events ==
== Events ==
* [[1941]] - The "real" Captain [[Jack Harkness (Captain Jack Harkness)|Jack Harkness]] died in combat. ([[TW]]: ''[[Everything Changes]]'', ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]'') Meanwhile, in [[London]], the ex-[[Time Agent]] ''masquerading'' as Jack Harkness failed to report for duty. According to a detailed search of [[United Kingdom|UK]] records performed by [[Gwen Cooper]]'s [[police]] colleague [[Yvonne (Everything Changes)|Yvonne]], he was never heard from again. ([[TW]]: ''[[Everything Changes]]'') The evening of the 20th/21st January 1941 was therefore the time when "[[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack]]" began travelling in [[the TARDIS]] with the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]].
In [[London]], [[Jack Harkness|the ex-Time Agent]] ''masquerading'' as Jack Harkness failed to report for duty. According to a detailed search of [[United Kingdom|UK]] records performed by [[Gwen Cooper]]'s [[police]] colleague [[Yvonne (Everything Changes)|Yvonne]], he was never heard from again. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Everything Changes (TV story)}}) The evening of [[20 January]] 1941 was therefore the time when "[[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack]]" began travelling in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] with the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor Dances (TV story)}})
 
In [[1981]], the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Romana II]] and [[K9 Mark II]] visited [[Norway]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|A Midsummer's Nightmare (short story)}})
 
In [[2004]], [[NASA]]'s [[Mars rover]] ''[[Spirit (rover)|Spirit]]'' temporarily lost [[communication]] with [[Earth]] for [[2 (number)|two]] [[day]]s due to [[problem]]s with the [[computer]]'s [[memory]] or, as one source suggested, [[Ice Warrior]] interference. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
 
== Births and deaths ==
In [[1941]], the original [[Captain]] [[Jack Harkness (Captain Jack Harkness)|Jack Harkness]] died in combat. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Everything Changes (TV story)}}, {{cs|Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)}})
 
In [[1979]], [[Dan Hodges]] was born. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Combat (TV story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
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* [[1913]] - [[Heron Carvic]], who voiced [[Morpho]] in [[DW]]: "[[The Velvet Web]]", was born.
* [[1938]] - [[John Savident]], who played [[the Squire]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'', was born.
* [[1967]] - Episode 2 of [[DW]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace]]'' was first broadcast.
* [[1978]] - Part 3 of [[DW]]: ''[[Underworld]]'' was first broadcast.
** [[Geoffrey Orme]], who wrote [[DW]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'', died.
* [[1979]] - [[Kevin Wickenden]], who played [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] in ''Doctor Who'', was born.
* [[1993]] - [[David Blake Kelly]], who played Captain [[Benjamin Briggs]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Chase]]'' and [[Jacob Kewper]] in ''[[The Smugglers]]'', died.
* [[1999]] - [[Leslie French]] (the [[Mathematician (Silver Nemesis)|mathematician]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis]]'') died.
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21 January was a day.

Events

In London, the ex-Time Agent masquerading as Jack Harkness failed to report for duty. According to a detailed search of UK records performed by Gwen Cooper's police colleague Yvonne, he was never heard from again. (TV: Everything Changes [+]Loading...["Everything Changes (TV story)"]) The evening of 20 January 1941 was therefore the time when "Captain Jack" began travelling in the TARDIS with the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler. (TV: The Doctor Dances [+]Loading...["The Doctor Dances (TV story)"])

In 1981, the Fourth Doctor, Romana II and K9 Mark II visited Norway. (COMIC: A Midsummer's Nightmare [+]Loading...["A Midsummer's Nightmare (short story)"])

In 2004, NASA's Mars rover Spirit temporarily lost communication with Earth for two days due to problems with the computer's memory or, as one source suggested, Ice Warrior interference. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

Births and deaths

In 1941, the original Captain Jack Harkness died in combat. (TV: Everything Changes [+]Loading...["Everything Changes (TV story)"], Captain Jack Harkness [+]Loading...["Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)"])

In 1979, Dan Hodges was born. (TV: Combat [+]Loading...["Combat (TV story)"])