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May 21 is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. May 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 224 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 878 - Syracuse, Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events By Place Europe May 21 — After a siege of eight months Syracuse is captured by the Muslims of Sicily. Syracuse (Siracusa Sicilian: Sarausa, Classical Greek: / transliterated Syrakousai) is a historic City in A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy.
• 879 - Pope John VIII gives blessings to duke Branimir and to Croatian people, considered to be international recognition of Croatian state. Events By Place Europe Pope John VIII recognizes the Dukedom of Croatia as an independent state John VIII was Pope from December 13, 872 to December 16, 882. Branimir (died in 892 was a Duke of Dalmatian Croatia, reigned 879&ndash892 Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between
• 996 - Sixteen-year-old Otto III is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. Events By Place Europe March / April — Pope John XV dies before being able to crown Otto III, King Otto III (980 &ndash January 23, 1002) was the fourth ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire. The Holy Roman Emperor (Römischer Kaiser or Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser Romanorum Imperator was the elected monarch ruling over the many varying numbers of states
• 1260 - Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire sends his envoy Hao Jing and two other advisors to the Song Dynasty court of Emperor Lizong of Song; while attempting to negotiate with the Song in order to resolve their conflict, Hao Jing and his fellow emissaries are imprisoned by order of the high Chancellor of China, Jia Sidao. Early years Kublai Khan studied Chinese culture and became enamoured of it The Mongol Empire ( Mongolyn Ezent Güren or mn Их Mонгол улс Ikh Mongol Uls; 1206–1368 was the largest contiguous Empire The Song Dynasty ( Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao was a ruling dynasty in China between 960&ndash1279 CE it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Emperor Lizong 理宗 (1205 - 1264 was the 14th emperor of the Song Dynasty of China, and the fifth emperor of the Southern Song The Chancellor ( variously translated as Prime Minister, Premier or Chief Councillor, was a generic name given to the highest-ranking official in the
• 1502 - The island of Saint Helena is discovered by the Portuguese navigator João da Nova. Saint Helena (pronounced saint he-LEE-na) named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin and a British overseas territory Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. A navigator is the person onboard a ship or aircraft responsible for its Navigation. João da Nova (ʒuˈɐ̃w̃ dɐ ˈnɔvɐ or Juan de Nova (born c
• 1554 - A royal Charter is granted to Derby School in Derby, England. A Royal Charter is a Charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy council to legitimize an incorporated body such as a city company Derby School was a school in Derby in the English Midlands. It had an almost continuous history of education of over eight centuries Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1674 - The nobility elect John Sobieski King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Szlachta ( refers to the noble class in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (since 1569 semi-federal semi-confederal John III Sobieski, (Jan III Sobieski (17 August 1629 - 17 June 1696 was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the
• 1725 - The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky is instituted in Russia by the empress Catherine I. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a History The introduction of the Imperial Order of St Alexander Nevsky was planned by Russian Emperor Peter I of Russia and was established in Russia by Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Yekaterina (Catherine I Alexeyevna (In Russian: Екатерина I Алексеевна (born Martha Elena Scowronska, Marta Elena Skavronska later It would later be discontinued and then reinstated by the Soviet government in 1942 as the Order of Alexander Nevsky. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Order of Alexander Nevsky (Орден Александра Невского was first instituted as the Imperial Order of St
• 1758 - Mary Campbell is abducted from her home in Pennsylvania by Lenape during the French and Indian War. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mary Campbell was an American colonial Settler, taken captive as a child by Native Americans during the French and Indian War The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The shannon (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans were in the 17th century organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War.
• 1851 - Slavery is abolished in Colombia, South America. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a
• 1856 - Lawrence, Kansas is captured and burned by pro-slavery forces. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the US State of Kansas and the County seat of Douglas County. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another
• 1863 - American Civil War: Siege of Port Hudson – Union forces begin to lay siege to the Confederate-controlled Port Hudson, Louisiana. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Background From the time the American Civil War started in April 1861 both the North and South made controlling the Mississippi River a major During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Port Hudson is a small town in Louisiana located about 20 miles northeast of Baton Rouge.
• 1864 - Russia declares an end to the Russian-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Circassians is a term derived from the Turkic Cherkess ( Çerkes) and is not the self-designation of any people The day is designated to be the Circassian Day of Mourning. The North Caucasus is the homeland of the Circassians. The region stretches along the high peaks of the Caucasian mountain range at the crossroads of Europe and Asia bounded by Russia
• 1871 - French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Paris Commune (La Commune de Paris was a Government that briefly ruled Paris from 18 March (more formally from 26 March) to 28 May By the close of "Bloody Week" some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested. The Paris Commune (La Commune de Paris was a Government that briefly ruled Paris from 18 March (more formally from 26 March) to 28 May The Communards were members and supporters of the short-lived 1871 Paris Commune formed in the wake of the Franco-Prussian War and France's defeat
• 1879 - War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The War of the Pacific, sometimes called the Saltpeter War in reference to its original cause was fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Iquique (iˈkike is a city in northern Chile, capital of Tarapacá Region, on the Pacific coast, west of the Atacama Desert and the Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. The Battle of Iquique took place on May 21, 1879 during the War of the Pacific between Chile and Peru.
• 1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The American Red Cross (also known as the American National Red Cross) is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance disaster relief and education inside Clarissa Harlowe Barton (December 25 1821 &ndash April 12 1912 was a pioneer American Teacher, Nurse, and Humanitarian.
• 1894 - The Manchester Ship Canal in England is officially opened by Queen Victoria, who knights its designer Sir Edward Leader Williams. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Manchester Ship Canal is a wide long river navigation in North West England, opened on 21 May 1894 Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Sir is an Honorific used as a title (see Knight) and in several other modern contexts Sir Edward Leader Williams ( 28 April 1828 &ndash 1 January 1910) was an English Civil engineer, chiefly remembered
• 1894 - 22-year-old French Anarchist Émile Henry is executed by guillotine. Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i Émile Henry ( 1872 - May 21, 1894) was a French Anarchist, who on February 12, 1894 detonated a bomb at the Café The guillotine ( pronounced /ˈgijətin/ or /ˈgɪlətin/ in English in French was a device used for carrying out executions by Decapitation.
• 1904 - The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• 1917 - The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 takes place. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 began just after noon on Monday May 21 and was finally extinguished by 10 PM
• 1924 - University of Chicago students Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr. murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks in a "thrill killing". Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr ( November 19 1904 – August 29 1971) and Richard A Robert Emanuel "Bobby" Franks ( September 19, 1909 &ndash May 21, 1924) was the fourteen-year-old Murder victim of A thrill killing is a term used to describe a premeditated Murder committed by a sane Criminal who is motivated by the sheer excitement of the
• 1927 - Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Paris - Le Bourget Airport (Aéroport de Paris - Le Bourget is an Airport located in Le Bourget and Dugny, 12 km north-northeast (NNE
• 1932 - Bad weather forces Amelia Earhart to land in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, and thereby becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
• 1934 - Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oskaloosa is a city in and the County seat of Mahaska County, Iowa, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1936 - Sada Abe is arrested after wandering the streets of Tokyo for days with her dead lover's severed genitals in her hand. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is infamous in Japan for erotically asphyxiating her lover, on May 18, 1936, and then cutting off his Penis and Testicles officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, as narrowly defined is any of the anatomical parts of the body which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute Her story soon becomes one of Japan's most notorious scandals. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. A scandal is a widely Publicized incident that involves Allegations of wrongdoing, disgrace or moral outrage
• 1937 - A Soviet station becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Soviet and Russian manned drifting ice stations are important contributors to exploration of the Arctic. Drift ice is Sea ice that floats on the surface of the water in cold regions as opposed to Fast ice, which is attached ("fastened" to a shore The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major
• 1941 - World War II: 950 miles off the coast of Brazil, the freighter SS Robin Moor becomes the first American ship sunk by a German U-boat. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Construction prior names and owners The ship was completed in 1919 by the emergency shipbuilding works of American International Shipbuilding Corp Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers
• 1945 - Screen legend Humphrey Bogart marries actress Lauren Bacall. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar
• 1951 - The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition - a gathering of a number of notable artists, and the stepping-out of the post war New York avant-garde, collectively know as the New York School. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The 9th Street Art Exhibition, otherwise known as the 9th St Show Ninth Street Show May 21 -June 10 1951 was a historical ground-breaking The 9th Street Art Exhibition, otherwise known as the 9th St Show Ninth Street Show May 21 -June 10 1951 was a historical ground-breaking New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard The New York School (synonymous with abstract expressionist painting was an informal group of American Poets painters Dancers and Musicians
• 1958 - United Kingdom Postmaster General Ernest Marples announces that from December, subscriber trunk dialling will be introduced in the Bristol area. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Postmaster General in the United Kingdom is a defunct ministerial position in HM Government. (Alfred Ernest Marples Baron Marples (9 December 1907 &ndash 6 July 1978 was a British Conservative Politician, who served as Postmaster General Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Subscriber trunk dialling ( STD, also known as subscriber toll dialling) is a term for the UK Telephone system allowing subscribers to dial trunk Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London
• 1961 - American civil rights movement: Alabama Governor John Malcolm Patterson declares martial law in an attempt to restore order after race riots break out. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968 refers to the reform movements in the United States aimed at abolishing racial discrimination against African Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government John Malcolm Patterson (born September 27, 1921) is an American Politician who was the forty-ninth Governor of Alabama, Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect when the military takes control of the normal administration of justice Race Riot is a 1929 animated Short subject, featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
• 1972 - Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is damaged by a vandal. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Two biographies were published of him during his lifetime One of them by Giorgio Vasari, proposed that he was the pinnacle of all This article is about the earliest and best-known Pietà by Michelangelo The Basilica of Saint Peter (Basilica Sancti Petri officially known in Italian as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2
• 1979 - White Night riots in San Francisco following the manslaughter conviction of Dan White for the assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The White Night Riots were a series of violent events stemming from the sentencing of Dan White, which was deemed lenient by many for the assassinations of San The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being in a manner considered by law as less culpable than Murder. Daniel James "Dan" White ( September 2, 1946 – October 21, 1985) was a former Democratic San Francisco supervisor George Richard Moscone (November 24 1929&ndashNovember 27 1978 (mɒsˈkoʊni was an American attorney and Democratic politician Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22 1930 – November 27 1978 was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California as a member of the
• 1991 - Former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated by a female suicide bomber near Madras. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Rajiv Gandhi राजीव गांधी (raːdʒiːv gaːnd̪ʰiː born in Bombay, (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991 the elder son of Indira and Feroze Though the majority of suicide bombers have been male female suicide bombers have carried out a number of attacks since 1985
• 1991 - Mengistu Haile Mariam, president of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, flees Ethiopia, effectively bringing the Ethiopian Civil War to an end. Mengistu Haile Mariam (መንግስቱ ኃይለ ማርያም məngɨstu hi lə maryam (born 1937 a repression campaign against the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party and The People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (PDRE was the official name of Ethiopia from 1987 to 1991, as established by the Communist NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page The Ethiopian Civil War (1974-1991 began on September 12, 1974 when the Marxist Derg staged a Coup d'état against Emperor Haile Selassie
• 1994 - The Democratic Republic of Yemen secedes from the Republic of Yemen. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) See also 1994 civil war in Yemen The Democratic Republic of Yemen (الجمهورية اليمن الديمقراطية in southern Yemen seceded from the Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya
• 1996 - The MV Bukoba sinks in Tanzanian waters on Lake Victoria, killing nearly 1000. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) MV Bukoba was a passenger steamer that sank in Lake Victoria, 30 kilometers from Mwanza, Tanzania on May 21 1996, killing Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza (also known as Ukerewe and Nalubaale) is one of the Great Lakes of Africa.
• 1996 - The Trappist Martyrs of Atlas are executed. Trappist redirects here This article is about the Cistercian order The Roman Catholic Trappist Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (O
• 1998 - In Miami, Florida, five abortion clinics are hit by a butyric acid attacker. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) An A clinic (or an outpatient clinic) is a small private or public health facility that is devoted to the care of Outpatients, often in a community in contrast Butyric acid (from Greek βούτυρος = butter) also known under the systematic name butanoic acid, is a Carboxylic acid with the structural
• 1998 - Suharto, the Indonesian dictator who had ruled for 32 years, resigns. Suharto, also spelled Soeharto (June 8 1921 &ndash January 27 2008 was an Indonesian military leader and the second President of Indonesia, holding
• 2001 - French Taubira law officially recognizes the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Christiane Taubira (born February 2, 1952, Cayenne, French Guiana) is a French politician The Atlantic Slave trade, also known as the transatlantic slave trade, was the trade of African people supplied to the Colonies of the New World As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another In Public international law, a crime against humanity is an act of Persecution or any large scale atrocities against a body of people and is the highest level of
• 2003 - An earthquake hits northern Algeria killing more than 2,000 people. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's
• 2004 - Sherpa Pemba Dorjie climbs Mount Everest in 8 hours 10 minutes, breaking his rival Sherpa Lakpa Gelu's record from the previous year. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Pemba Dorjie is a Sherpa who currently holds the world record for the quickest climb up Mount Everest. Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा meaning Head of the Sky) or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in Lakpa Gelu, a Sherpa born in 1969 is a climber from Jubing - 1 KhariKhola Solukhumbu, Nepal.
• 2004 - Stanislav Petrov is awarded the World Citizen Award for averting a potential World War III in 1983. Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov (Станислав Евграфович Петров (born c World War III (also WWIII, or Third World War) denotes a successor to World War II (1939&ndash1945 that would be on a global scale with Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)
• 2006 - The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! The Montenegrin independence referendum was a refe­rendum on the independence of the Republic of Montenegro from the State Union of Serbia The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (Државна заједница Србија и Црна Гора / Državna zajednica Srbija i Crna Gora, abbreviated The Montenegrin people choose independence with a majority of 55%.
• 2006 - The Swedish ice hockey team Tre Kronor takes gold in the World Championship, becoming the first nation to hold both the World and Olympic titles separately in the same year. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games

Births

• 427 BCE - Plato, Greek philosopher (d. Events By place Greece Sparta 's King Archidamus II is succeeded by his son Agis II. Biography Early life Birth and family Plato was born in Athens Greece 348/7)
• 1471 - Albrecht Dürer, German painter (d. Albrecht Dürer (ˈalbʀɛçt ˈdyʀɐ ( May 21, 1471 &ndash April 6, 1528) was a German painter, Printmaker 1528)
• 1527 - King Philip II of Spain (d. Philip II (Felipe II de España Filipe I ( May 21, 1527 &ndash September 13 1598) was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598 1598)
• 1653 - Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. Biography Eleonora Maria married Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, in 1670 in the Jasna Góra Monastery 1697)
• 1664 - Giulio Alberoni, Italian cardinal (d. Giulio Alberoni ( May 30, 1664 OS - June 26 NS 1752 was an Italian cardinal and Statesman in the service of Philip 1754)
• 1688 - Alexander Pope, English poet (d. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744 is generally regarded as the greatest English Poet of the eighteenth century best known for his Satirical 1744)
• 1755 - Alfred Moore, American judge (d. Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Alfred Moore ( May 21, 1755 – October 15, 1810) was a distinguished North Carolina Judge who became a justice of the 1810)
• 1763 - Joseph Fouché, French statesman (d. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Joseph Fouché, 1st Duc d' Otrante ( May 21, 1759 Le Pellerin, near Nantes, France - December 25, 1820)
• 1775 - Lucien Bonaparte, French politician, soldier and academic (d. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Lucien Bonaparte Prince Français 1st Principe di Canino and 1st Principe di Musignano (born Luciano Buonaparte; ( May 21, 1775 &ndash 1840)
• 1780 - Elizabeth Fry, British social reformer (d. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Elizabeth Fry (née Gurney 21 May 1780 &ndash 12 October 1845 was an English Prison reformer Social reformer and as a Quaker, a Christian 1845)
• 1792 - Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis, French scientist (d. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis or Gustave Coriolis (21 May 1792 – 19 September 1843 was a French Mathematician, Mechanical engineer and 1843)
• 1827 - William P. Sprague, American politician from Ohio (d. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common William P Sprague (May 21 1827 &ndash March 3 1899 was a businessman banker politician and a two-term U 1899)
• 1832 - Elizabeth Storrs Mead, American educator (d. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Elizabeth Storrs Mead ( May 21, 1832 - March 25, 1917 was an American educator who was the 10th President of Mount Holyoke College from 1917)
• 1835 - František Chvostek, Moravian physician (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common František Chvostek (Franz Chvostek May 21, 1835 &ndash November 16, 1884) was an Austrian military Physician. 1884)
• 1843 - Charles Albert Gobat, Swiss politician (d. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Charles Albert Gobat ( May 21, 1843 &ndash March 16, 1914) was a Swiss Lawyer, educational administrator and 1914)
• 1844 - Henri Rousseau, French artist (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Henri Julien Félix Rousseau ( May 21, 1844 &ndash September 2, 1910) was a French Post-Impressionist painter in the 1910)
• 1850 - Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian volcanologist (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Giuseppe Mercalli ( May 21, 1850 - March 19, 1914) was an Italian Volcanologist. 1914)
• 1851 - Léon Bourgeois, French statesman, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois (21 May 1851 29 September 1925 was a Jewish French statesman The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1925)
• 1853 - Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac, French politician (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac ( May 21, 1853 - September 25, 1905) French Politician, was born in Paris 1905)
• 1860 - Willem Einthoven, Dutch inventor, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Willem Einthoven ( Semarang, May 21, 1860 &ndash Leiden, September 29, 1927) was a Dutch doctor and physiologist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1927)
• 1863 - Archduke Eugen of Austria, Austrian field marshal (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Archduke Eugen Ferdinand Pius Bernhard Felix Maria of Austria-Teschen ( May 21 1863 &ndash December 30 1954) was an Archduke 1954)
• 1864 - Princess Stephanie of Belgium (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (Stéphanie Clotilde Louise Herminie Marie Charlotte Stefanie Clotilde Louise Hermine Marie Charlotte ( 21 May, 1864 &ndash 23 1945)
• 1873 - Hans Berger, German neuroscientist (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hans Berger ( May 21, 1873 – June 1, 1941) was born in Neuses near Coburg, Thuringia, Germany 1941)
• 1878 - Glenn Curtiss, American aviation pioneer (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Glenn Hammond Curtiss ( 21 May 1878 &ndash 23 July 1930) was an American Aviation pioneer and founder of the Curtiss Aeroplane 1930)
• 1880 - Tudor Arghezi, Romanian writer (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Tudor Arghezi (pronunciation in Romanian: /'tudor ar'gezi/ May 21, 1880 &mdash July 14, 1967) was a major Romanian writer 1967)
• 1885 - Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, wife of Prince William of Wied (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Princess Sophie Helene Cecilie of Schönburg-Waldenburg ( 21 May 1885 - 3 February 1936) was the wife of Prince William of 1936)
• 1898 - Armand Hammer, American physician (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Armand Hammer ( May 21, 1898 – December 10, 1990) was a flamboyant US business tycoon most closely associated with Occidental Petroleum 1990)
• 1898 - Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and President of the European Court of Justice (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Charles Léon Hammes ( May 21 1898 - December 9 1967) was a Luxembourgian Lawyer, judge and the third President of the 1967)
• 1901 - Horace Heidt, American band leader (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Horace Heidt ( May 21, 1901 - December 1, 1986) was an American pianist Big band leader and radio-TV personality 1986)
• 1901 - Sam Jaffe, American film producer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Sam Jaffe ( May 21, 1901 &ndash January 10, 2000) was at different points in his career in the Motion picture industry an agent 2000)
• 1901 - Suzanne Lilar, Belgian essayist, novelist and playwright (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Suzanne Baroness Lilar ( Née Suzanne Verbist (b Ghent, 21 May 1901 - d 1992)
• 1902 - Earl Averill, baseball player (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Howard Earl Averill ( May 21, 1902 - August 16, 1983) was an American player in Major League Baseball who was a Center 1983)
• 1902 - Marcel Lajos Breuer, Hungarian-born architect (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Marcel Lajos Breuer ( 21 May 1902 Pécs, Hungary &ndash 1 July 1981 New York City) Architect and 1981)
• 1903 - Manly Wade Wellman, American author (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Manly Wade Wellman ( May 21, 1903 - April 5, 1986) was an American writer 1986)
• 1904 - Robert Montgomery, American actor (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Robert Montgomery ( May 21, 1904 &ndash September 27, 1981) was an American actor and director 1981)
• 1904 - Fats Waller, American pianist (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Fats Waller (born Thomas Wright Waller on May 21, 1904 &mdash December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist 1943)
• 1909 - François-Albert Angers, Quebec economist (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting François-Albert Angers ( May 21, 1909 - July 14, 2003) was an eminent Québécois Economist and defender of the cause of 2003)
• 1912 - John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting John Curtis Gowan ( May 21, 1912 - December 2, 1986) was a psychologist who studied along with E 1986)
• 1912 - Monty Stratton, baseball player (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Monty Franklin Pierce Stratton (May 21 1912 - September 29 1982 nicknamed "Gander" was a Major League Baseball Pitcher. 1982)
• 1913 - Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gina Bachauer, (Greek Τζίνα Μπαχάουερ ( May 21, 1913 - August 22, 1976) was a Greek classical Pianist 1976)
• 1916 - Tinus Osendarp, Dutch runner (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Martinus ("Tinus" Bernardus Osendarp ( May 21, 1916 &ndash June 20, 2002) was a Dutch athlete, excelling 2002)
• 1916 - Harold Robbins, American novelist (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Harold Robbins ( May 21, 1916 &ndash October 14, 1997) was an American Author. 1997)
• 1917 - Raymond Burr, American actor (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Raymond William Stacey Burr ( May 21, 1917 &ndash September 12, 1993) was a Canadian Emmy -winning Actor and 1993)
• 1918 - Dennis Day, American singer and comedian (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dennis Day ( May 21, 1916, New York City – June 22, 1988, Los Angeles California) born Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty 1988)
• 1920 - Anthony Steel, British actor (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Anthony Maitland Steel ( 21 May 1920 – 21 March 2001) was an English Actor. 2001)
• 1921 - Andrei Sakharov, Russian physicist (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov (Андре́й Дми́триевич Са́харов (May 21 1921 – December 14 1989 was an eminent Soviet nuclear Physicist 1989)
• 1923 - Armand Borel, Swiss mathematician (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Armand Borel ( 21 May 1923 &ndash 11 August 2003) was a Swiss Mathematician, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, and was 2003)
• 1923 - Ara Parseghian, American football coach
• 1924 - Peggy Cass, American actress (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Ara Raoul Parseghian (born May 21 1923 in Akron Ohio) is a former American collegiate football coach Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Margaret “Peggy” Cass ( May 21 1924 &ndash March 8 1999) was an American award-winning actress, Comedian, 1999)
• 1926 - Robert Creeley, American poet (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Creeley ( May 21, 1926 &ndash March 30 2005) was an American Poet and Author of more than sixty books 2005)
• 1928 - Tom Donahue, American disc jockey (freeform radio) (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tom "Big Daddy" Donahue ( May 21, 1928 – April 28, 1975) was a pioneering Rock and roll Radio Disc jockey Freeform, or freeform radio, is a Radio station programming format in which the Disc jockey is given total control over 1975)
• 1930 - Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician
• 1933 - Maurice André, French trumpeter
• 1934 - Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist, Nobel laureate
• 1936 - Günter Blobel, German biologist, Nobel laureate
• 1939 - Heinz Holliger, Swiss musician
• 1941 - Martin Carthy, English musician
• 1941 - Ronald Isley, American singer (The Isley Brothers)
• 1941 - Bobby Cox, Manager of the Atlanta Braves (MLB)
• 1942 - Danny Ongais, American race car driver
• 1943 - Hilton Valentine, British guitarist (The Animals)
• 1944 - Mary Robinson, President of Ireland
• 1944 - Marcie Blane, American singer
• 1945 - Ernst Messerschmid, German astronaut
• 1947 - Bill Champlin, American singer
• 1947 - Jonathan Hyde, Australian-born actor
• 1948 - Leo Sayer, English musician
• 1951 - Al Franken, American comedian
• 1952 - Mr. T, American actor
• 1954 - Marc Ribot, American musician
• 1955 - Paul Barber, British field hockey player
• 1955 - Stan Lynch, American drummer
• 1957 - Bruce Buffer, American Mixed Martial Arts Announcer
• 1957 - Nadine Dorries, British politician
• 1957 - Judge Reinhold, American actor
• 1957 - Renée Soutendijk, Dutch actress
• 1958 - Jefery Levy, American television director
• 1959 - Nick Cassavetes, American actor and director
• 1960 - Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Malcolm Fraser, AC, CH (born 21 May 1930 is an Australian Liberal politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maurice André (born May 21, 1933) is a French Trumpeter, active in the classical music field Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson (born May 21, 1934) is a Swedish Biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Günter Blobel (born May 21, 1936) is a German American Biologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Heinz Holliger (born) is a Swiss oboist, Composer and conductor. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Carthy MBE is an English folk singer and Guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in British traditional music Ronald Isley (ˈaɪzliː (b May 21 1941, Cincinnati Ohio) is an American pop, rock The Isley Brothers (ˈaɪzliː are a Grammy-winning American R&B / soul group Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Joe "Bobby" Cox (born May 21 1941 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is the current manager of the Atlanta Braves, and a former Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Danny Ongais (born May 21, 1942 in Kahului, Maui Island, Hawaii) is a former racecar driver from the United States. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hilton Valentine (born Hilton Stewart Paterson Valentine, 21 May 1943, North Shields, Northumberland) is a English The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s known in the United States as part of the British Invasion. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Therese Winifred Robinson (Máire Mhic Róibín born 21 May 1944 was the first female President of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997 and the United Nations The President of Ireland (Uachtarán na hÉireann n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ is the Head of state of Ireland. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Ernst Willi Messerschmid (born May 21, 1945) is a German physicist and former astronaut Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Bradford "Bill" Champlin (born on May 21, 1947 in Oakland, California) is an American Singer, Jonathan Hyde (born May 21, 1948) is an Australian-born English stage actor Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leo Sayer (born Gerard Hugh Sayer, 21 May 1948, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex) is an English Singer-songwriter Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Alan Stuart "Al" Franken (born May 21 1951 is an Emmy Award –winning American Comedian, Writer, progressive Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mr T (born Laurence Tureaud; May 21 1952) is an American Actor known for his roles as Sgt Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Marc Ribot ( born 21 May 1954 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Guitarist and Composer. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Paul Jason Barber (born May 21, 1955 in Peterborough Cambridgeshire) is a former Field hockey player who won the gold medal with the Stanley "Stan" Lynch (born May 21, 1955) is an American Songwriter and Record producer. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Bruce Buffer (born on May 21, 1959 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is the main ring announcer for Ultimate Fighting Championship main events Nadine Vanessa Dorries (born 21 May 1957) is a British Politician. Judge Reinhold (born May 21 1957) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for co-starring in movies such as Beverly Hills Cop Renette Pauline Soutendijk, known as Renée Soutendijk, (born May 21, 1957 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch actress. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jefery Levy is an American Film and TV director. He has worked on Numb3rs,, and Las Vegas The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicholas David Rowland Cassavetes (born May 21, 1959) is an American actor writer and director Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (May 21 1960—November 28 1994 was an American Serial killer. 1994)
• 1960 - Kent Hrbek, American baseball player
• 1960 - Mohanlal, Indian actor
• 1963 - Richard Appel, American writer
• 1963 - Kevin Shields, Musician (My Bloody Valentine)
• 1964 - Danny Bailey, English footballer
• 1964 - Danny Lee Clark, American football player and American Gladiator "Nitro"
• 1964 - Nancy Daus, American professional wrestler (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Kent Allen Hrbek (ˈhɝbɛk born May 21, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) nicknamed "Herbie", is a former American Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair ( Malayalam: മോഹന്‍ലാല്‍ വിശ്വനാഥന്‍ നായര്‍ (born May 21, 1960 Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard James Appel (born May 21, 1963 in New York) is a Writer and producer of TV shows Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin Patrick Shields (born Queens New York City, US on May 21, 1963) is a singer guitarist and producer who fronted the London My Bloody Valentine are an Alternative rock band formed in Dublin Ireland in 1984 and predominantly based in London. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Daniel Stephen Bailey (born May 21, 1964) was an English professional footballer Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Danny Lee "Nitro" Clark (born May 21, 1964 in the USA is an American athlete television personality actor and producer Nancy Elizabeth Benoit (née Toffoloni) (born May 21 1964 &ndash June 22 2007) (more commonly known by her in-ring names Woman 2007)
• 1964 - Carolyn Lawrence, American actress
• 1966 - Lisa Edelstein, American actress
• 1967 - Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Lisa Edelstein ( "LEE-suh EDDLE-steen" born May 21 1966) is an award-winning American actress and playwright Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a 2007)
• 1968 - Julie Vega, Filipino child actress and singer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julie Pearl Apostol Postigo, better known as Julie Vega ( May 21, 1968 &ndash May 6, 1985) was a Filipina Child 1985)
• 1968 - Matthias Ungemach, German rower
• 1969 - Masayo Kurata, Japanese voice actress
• 1969 - Pierluigi Brivio, Italian footballer
• 1970 - Dorsey Levens, former American football player
• 1970 - Carl Veart, Australian former footballer
• 1972 - Adriano Cintra, Brazilian musician (CSS)
• 1972 - The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Matthias Ungemach (born May 21, 1968 in Dortmund, Germany is a German rower (6'6" 100kg double World Champion and Olympian Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierluigi Brivio (born 21 May, 1969 in Milan) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Unione Sportiva Pergocrema 1932 Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hebert Dorsey Levens (born May 21 1970 in Syracuse New York) is a former American football Running back in the NFL. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carl Veart (born May 21, 1970 in Whyalla, South Australia, Australia) is a former Australian Football (soccer player Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adriano Ferreira Cintra (born May 21, 1972 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian multi-instrumentist and producer of Portuguese, Caboclo Cansei de Ser Sexy (kɐ̃'seɪ dʒɪ ser 'sɛksɪ literally "got tired of being sexy" in Brazilian Portuguese) better known worldwide as CSS, is a Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21 1972 – March 9 1997 popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a Gangster in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again 1997)
• 1972 - Alesha Oreskovich, American model
• 1973 - Noel Fielding, British comedian
• 1974 - Fairuza Balk, American actress
• 1974 - Havoc, American rapper (Mobb Deep)
• 1975 - Lee Gaze, Welsh guitarist
• 1976 - Deron Miller, American rock musician
• 1976 - Kardinal Offishall, Canadian rapper
• 1977 - Quinton Fortune, South African footballer
• 1977 - Ricky Williams, American football player
• 1978 - Briana Banks, German-American pornographic actress
• 1978 - Jamaal Magloire, Canadian professional basketballer
• 1978 - Adam Gontier, Canadian singer Three Days Grace
• 1979 - Damián Ariel Álvarez, Argentinian footballer
• 1979 - Jesse Capelli, Canadian pornographic actress
• 1979 - Jamie Hepburn, Member of the Scottish Parliament
• 1979 - Scott Smith, mixed martial arts fighter
• 1980 - Chris Raab, American actor
• 1981 - Belladonna, American pornographic actress
• 1981 - Max, German singer
• 1981 - Josh Hamilton, Major League Baseball player
• 1984 - Brandon Fields, National Football League punter
• 1984 - Lorena Ayala, Spanish-Dutch model and beauty queen
• 1985 - Andrew Miller, Major League Baseball player
• 1985 - Kano, British rapper
• 1985 - Mutya Buena, English singer (ex-Sugababes)
• 1985 - Marco Carta, Italian singer
• 1986 - Myra, Mexican-American singer
• 1987 - Ashlie Brillault, American actress
• 1988 - Jonathan Howson, English footballer
• 1991 - Sarah Ramos, American actress
• 1992 - Olivia Olson, American singer and actress

Deaths

• 987 - King Louis V of France (b. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Alesha Marie Oreskovich (born May 21, 1972, Tampa Florida, US Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Noel Fielding (born 21 May, 1973 in Westminster, London) is an English Artist, Comedian and Actor Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Fairuza Alejandra Balk (born May 21, 1974) is an American film actress. Mobb Deep is a hip hop duo that consists of Havoc and Prodigy. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Deron John Miller (born May 21, 1976 in Chester Pennsylvania, U Jason Harrow (born c 1976 Biography Jason Harrow was born in Scarborough Ontario, in Toronto 's east end and raised by Jamaican immigrant Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Quinton Fortune (born May 21, 1977 in Cape Town) is a South African footballer who has represented a number of European clubs including Errick Lynne Williams Jr (born May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California) is an American football Running back for the Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Briana Banks (born Briana Bany in Munich, Germany) is a German - American pornographic actress and model. Jamaal Dane Magloire (born May 21 1978) is a Canadian professional Basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA Adam Wade Gontier (born May 21, 1978 in Norwood Ontario Canada is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Three Days Grace. Three Days Grace is a Post-grunge band based in Canada The band was formed under the name of Groundswell in Norwood Ontario, Canada in 1992 their Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Damián Ariel Álvarez "La chilindrina" (nickname(born May 21, 1979 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine Midfielder Jesse Capelli (born May 21) is a Canadian adult model and a Pornographic actress. Jamie Hepburn (born 21 May 1979, Glasgow) is a Scottish politician Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP) ( Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ( BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected Bryan Scott Smith, known as Scott Smith (born on May 21, 1979 in Reno Nevada) is an American mixed martial artist previously Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Chris Raab, credited frequently as Raab Himself (born May 21, 1980 in Willow Grove Pennsylvania) a member of the CKY Crew, Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Belladonna (born Michelle Anne Sinclair on May 21, 1981) is an American pornographic actress. Maximilian Nepomuk Mutzke (born May 21, 1981 in Krenkingen, Baden-Württemberg) is a German singer and drummer Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Brandon David Fields (born May 21, 1984 in) is an American football punter for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League Lorena Ayala born 21 May 1984 as Lorena Van Heerde, is a Spanish and Dutch model. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Andrew Mark Miller (born May 21, 1985 in Gainesville Florida) is a Pitcher for the Florida Marlins. Kane Brett Robinson (born 21 May 1985 in East Ham, Newham, London) better known as Kano, is a British Rosa Isabel Mutya Buena (born 21 May, 1985 in Kingsbury, London) known professionally as Mutya Buena, is a BRIT Award Sugababes are a BRIT Award -winning English pop group trio from London. Marco Carta (born May 21, 1985 in Cagliari, Italy) is an Italian singer Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Mayra Carol Ambria Quintana (born May 21, 1986 better known by her stage name Myra, is a Mexican American pop singer Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Ashlie Theresa Brillault (born May 21, 1987) is an American actress. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Jonathan Mark 'Jonny' Howson (born May 21 1988) is an English footballer who currently plays for West Yorkshire team Leeds United. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Sarah Ramos may also refer to the 34-year-old Babysitter, who was a victim of the Beltway sniper attacks. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Olivia Olson (born) is an American singer and actress She is known for her role of Joanna singing All I Want For Christmas Is You, in the 2003 Motion picture Events By Place Europe Hugh Capet, Count of Paris, is crowned King of France. Louis V (c 967 – 21 May 987) called the Indolent or the Sluggard (from French Louis le Fainéant, meaning "Louis 967)
• 1254 - Conrad IV of Germany (b. 967 was a year in the 10th century. Events By Place Europe The Bishopric of Merseburg is formed in Saxony Conrad IV ( 25 April 1228 &ndash 21 May 1254) was king of Jerusalem (as Conrad II) (1228&ndash1254 of Germany 1228)
• 1481 - King Christian I of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (b. Christian I (1426 &ndash 1481 Danish monarch and union king of Denmark (1448 &ndash 1481 Norway (1450 &ndash 1481 and Sweden (1457 &ndash 1426)
• 1512 - Pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena
• 1524 - Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, English soldier
• 1542 - Hernando de Soto, Spanish explorer
• 1607 - John Rainolds, English scholar (b. Pandolfo Petrucci (* Siena, February 14 1452 &ndash San Quirico d’Orcia, Italy, May 21, 1512) was a Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443 &ndash 21 May 1524) was an English soldier and statesman and son of John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk John Rainolds (or Reynolds) ( 1549 - May 21, 1607) English divine was born about Michaelmas 1549 at Pinhoe near 1549)
• 1639 - Tommaso Campanella, Italian theologian (b. Tommaso Campanella ( September 5, 1568 &ndash May 21, 1639) baptized Giovanni Domenico Campanella, was an Italian 1568)
• 1647 - Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch poet (b. Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft ( March 16, 1581 - May 21, 1647) was a Dutch Historian, Poet and Playwright 1581)
• 1650 - James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish royalist (b. James Graham 1st Marquess of Montrose (October 1612 - 21 May 1650) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier who initially joined the 1612)
• 1664 - Elizabeth Poole, Puritan businesswoman
• 1670 - Niccolo Zucchi, Italian astronomer (b. Elizabeth Poole or Pole ( August 25, 1588 &ndash May 21, 1654) was an English settler in Plymouth Colony who founded Niccolò Zucchi ( December 6 1586 - May 21 1670) was an Italian Jesuit astronomer and physicist. 1586)
• 1686 - (N. S.) Otto von Guericke, German scientist (b. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Otto von Guericke (originally spelled Gericke ˈgeːʁɪkə ( November 20, 1602 &ndash May 11, 1686 ( Julian calendar) 1602)
• 1690 - John Eliot, English Puritan missionary (b. John Eliot (c 1604 - 21 May 1690) was a Puritan Missionary born in Widford, Hertfordshire, England 1604)
• 1719 - Pierre Poiret, French mystic (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pierre Poiret was a prominent 17th century French mystic and Christian philosopher 1646)
• 1724 - Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, English statesman (b. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer ( 5 December 1661 &ndash 21 May 1724) was an English statesman of the Stuart 1661)
• 1742 - Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Lars Roberg ( Stockholm 4 January, 1664 &ndash Uppsala 21 May 1742) was a Swedish Physician. 1664)
• 1771 - Christopher Smart, English poet (b. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Christopher Smart (11 April 1722 &ndash 21 May 1771 otherwise known as "Kit Smart" "Kitty Smart" and "Jack Smart" was an English poet 1722)
• 1786 - Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Swedish chemist (b. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Carl Wilhelm Scheele (9 December 1742 &ndash 21 May 1786 was a German - Swedish pharmaceutical chemist born in Stralsund, Western Pomerania, 1742)
• 1790 - Thomas Warton, English poet (b. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Thomas Warton ( January 9, 1728 &ndash May 21, 1790) was an English literary historian and critic as well as a Poet 1728)
• 1844 - Giuseppe Baini, Italian composer (b. Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Giuseppe Baini ( October 21, 1775 – May 21, 1844) was an Italian priest music critic and composer of church music 1775)
• 1862 - John Drew, Irish-born American actor (b. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday For the Shakespearean actor born in 1853 this man's son see John Drew Jr 1827)
• 1879 - Arturo Prat, Chilean naval officer (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Agustín Arturo Prat Chacón ( April 3, 1848, near Ninhue - May 21, 1879, Iquique, Peru) was a Chilean 1848)
• 1894 - Emile Henry, French anarchist (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Émile Henry ( 1872 - May 21, 1894) was a French Anarchist, who on February 12, 1894 detonated a bomb at the Café 1872)
• 1894 - August Kundt, German physicist (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year August Adolf Eduard Eberhard Kundt (18 November 1839 – 21 May 1894 was a German Physicist. 1839)
• 1895 - Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Franz von Suppé (Francesco Suppé Demelli (April 18 1819 &ndash) was a Composer and conductor of the Romantic period notable for his four dozen 1819)
• 1911 - Williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming ( May 15, 1857 &ndash May 21, 1911) Astronomer, was born in Dundee, Scotland 1857)
• 1915 - Leonid Gobyato, Russian general (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Leonid Nikolaevich Gobyato (Леонид Николаевич Гобято ( 6 February 1875 &ndash 21 May 1915) was a Russian 1875)
• 1919 - Yevgraf Fyodorov, Russian mathematician (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Yevgraf Stepanovich Fyodorov, sometimes spelled Evgraf Stepanovich Fedorov (Евгра́ф Степа́нович Фёдоров ( December 22, 1853 &ndash 1853)
• 1920 - Venustiano Carranza, 54th President of Mexico (b. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 1859)
• 1929 - Archibald Primrose, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Archibald Philip Primrose 5th Earl of Rosebery, KG, PC (7 May 1847 &ndash 21 May 1929 was a British Liberal Statesman and The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1847)
• 1935 - Jane Addams, American social worker, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laura Jane Addams (September 6 1860 &ndash May 21 1935 was a founder of the U The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1860)
• 1949 - Klaus Mann, German writer (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Klaus Mann ( November 18, 1906 &ndash May 21, 1949) was a German Writer. 1906)
• 1952 - John Garfield, American actor (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Garfield ( March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an Academy Award -nominated American actor 1913)
• 1957 - Aleksandr Vertinsky, Russian singer (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Aleksandr Nikolayevich Vertinsky ( Russian: Александр Вертинский, 21 March, 1889 in Kiev — 21 May 1889)
• 1964 - James Franck, German-born physicist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. James Franck ( August 26, 1882 &ndash May 21, 1964) was a German -born Physicist and Nobel laureate from The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1882)
• 1965 - Geoffrey de Havilland, British aircraft designer (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Captain Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, OM, CBE, AFC, RDI, FRAeS, ( 27 July 1882 – 21 May 1882)
• 1970 - E. L. Grant Watson, Australian biologist (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elliot Lovegood Grant Watson ( 14 June 1885 &ndash 21 May 1970) was a Writer, Anthropologist and Biologist whose 1885)
• 1973 - Vaughn Monroe, American musician (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Vaughn Wilton Monroe ( October 7, 1911 – May 21, 1973) was an American Singer, Trumpeter and Big band leader 1911)
• 1981 - Patsy O'Hara, Irish hunger striker (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Patrick ( Patsy) O'Hara ( Irish name: Peatsaí Ó hEadhra; 11 July 1957 - 21 May 1981) was an 1957)
• 1981 - Raymond Mccreesh, Irish hunger striker (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Raymond Peter McCreesh ( Irish name: Réamann Mac Raois; 25 February, 1957 - 21 May, 1981) was an Irish Republican 1957)
• 1983 - Kenneth Clark, English art historian (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Kenneth McKenzie Clark Baron Clark, OM, CH, KCB, FBA ( July 13, 1903 &ndash May 21, 1983) was an 1903)
• 1984 - Ann Little, American actress (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Ann Little ( February 7 1891 - May 21 1984) was an American film actress whose career was most prolific during the Silent 1891)
• 1985 - Julie Vega, Philippine Actress (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Julie Pearl Apostol Postigo, better known as Julie Vega ( May 21, 1968 &ndash May 6, 1985) was a Filipina Child 1968)
• 1988 - Sammy Davis, Sr., American dancer (b. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Sammy Davis Sr ( December 12, 1900 &ndash May 21, 1988) was an American dancer and the father of Sammy Davis Jr 1900)
• 1991 - Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Rajiv Gandhi राजीव गांधी (raːdʒiːv gaːnd̪ʰiː born in Bombay, (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991 the elder son of Indira and Feroze The Prime Minister of India is head of the Council of Ministers, appointed by the President to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive 1944)
• 1996 - Paul Delph, American musician and producer (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Paul Delph ( February 28, 1957 – May 21, 1996) was a Los Angeles -based singer songwriter producer engineer and studio musician 1957)
• 1996 - Lash LaRue, American actor (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Lash La Rue ( June 14, 1917 – May 21, 1996) was a movie Actor noted for his roles in low-budget Westerns. 1917)
• 1999 - Karnail "Bugz" Pitts, American rapper (D12) (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Karnail Paul Pitts (January 5 1978 &ndash May 21 1999 better known as Bugz, was a former member of the American hip hop group D12. D12 (also known as D-12, The Dirty Dozen, D-Twizzy and Detroit-Twelve) is an American hip hop group from Detroit 1979)
• 2000 - Barbara Cartland, English author (b. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland DBE CStJ ( 9 July 1901 &ndash 21 May 2000) was a successful English 1901)
• 2000 - Sir John Gielgud, British actor (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH ( 14 April, 1904 – 21 May 2000) known as Sir John Gielgud, was an 1904)
• 2000 - Mark R. Hughes, American entrepreneur (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Mark Reynolds Hughes ( January 1, 1956 — May 21, 2000) was an American businessman who was founder chairman and CEO of Herbalife 1956)
• 2002 - Niki de Saint Phalle, French artist (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Niki de Saint Phalle, born Catherine-Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle ( October 29 1930 &ndash May 22, 2002) was a French 1930)
• 2003 - Frank D. White, American politician (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Durward White ( June 4, 1933  &ndash May 21, 2003) was only the second Republican governor of the U 1933)
• 2003 - Alejandro de Tomaso, Argentine-Italian racing driver and car manufacturer (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alejandro de Tomaso (born in Buenos Aires, July 10, 1928 - died in Modena, Italy, May 21, 2003) was a Racing 1928)
• 2005 - Howard Morris, American comic actor and director (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard "Howie" Morris ( September 4, 1919 &ndash May 21, 2005) was an American comic Actor and 1919)
• 2006 - Spencer Clark, American racecar driver (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 1987)
• 2006 - Katherine Dunham, American dancer (b. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Katherine Mary Dunham ( June 22, 1909 &ndash May 21, 2006) was an American Dancer, Choreographer, 1909)
• 2006 - Cherd Songsri, Thai film director (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Cherd Songsri ( Thai: เชิด ทรงศรี September 20, 1931 – May 21, 2006) was a Thai Film director 1931)
• 2006 - Billy Walker, American singer (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Billy Walker ( January 14, 1929 &ndash May 21, 2006) was an American Country-music Singer and Guitarist 1929)

Holidays and observances

• Saint Helena Day is celebrated on the Island of Saint Helena, to celebrate its discovery in 1502
• Navy Day (Día de las Glorias Navales) in Chile. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saint Helena (pronounced saint he-LEE-na) named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin and a British overseas territory Several nations observe or have observed a Navy Day to recognize their Navy. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the
• Dia de la Afrocolombianidad marks the abolition of slavery in Colombia. Día de la Afrocolombianidad is an annual commemoration on May 21st of the date Slavery was abolished in Colombia in 1851. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America.
• Independence Day is celebrated in Montenegro (2006). An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
• Circassian Day of Mourning Memorial Day to mourn the losses in the Russian-Circassian War and the Circassian Genocide. The North Caucasus is the homeland of the Circassians. The region stretches along the high peaks of the Caucasian mountain range at the crossroads of Europe and Asia bounded by Russia

Roman Catholic :

• Saint Charles-Eugène de Mazenod

Eastern Orthodox

• Saints Constantine and Helena, Equal-to-the-Apostles

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Saint Eugene de Mazenod ( August 1 1782 - May 21 1861) born Charles Joseph Eugene de Mazenod and more commonly known as Eugene de Mazenod The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus (27 February ca. 272 &ndash 22 May 337 commonly known as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, or Saint Constantine Saint Helena (Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta also known as Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople (c An equal-to-the-apostles ( Greek:, isapostolos; Latin: aequalis apostolis; întocmai cu Apostolii равноапостольный ravnoapostolni

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