Historical Events In May - 21
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1664 Elizabeth Poole, Puritan businesswoman on May - 21.
1671 Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer on this day in history.
1674 General John Sobieski chosen King of Poland on this day in history.
1680 On this day in history frederich Karl Erbach, composer
1683 On May - 21 west Indian Company sells 1/3 of Suriname
1688 On this day in history alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock)
1690 On this day in history john Eliot, English missionary in Massachusetts, dies at 85
1703 On this day in history roemer Vlacq, Dutch admiral, dies in battle
1720 On May - 21 antonio Corbisiero, composer
1722 On this day in history wilhelm Gottfried Enderle, composer
1725 The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky is instituted in Russia by the empress Catherine I. It would later be discontinued and then reinstated by the Soviet government in 1942 as the Order of Alexander Nevsky on May - 21.
1725 Robert Haley earl of Oxford, English Whig-premier (1710-4), dies at 63 on May - 21.
1758 Mary Campbell is abducted from her home in Pennsylvania by Lenape during the French and Indian War on this day in history.
1775 On May - 21 lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano
1780 Elizabeth Fry, Quaker minister/prison reformer/nurse on May - 21.
1786 On May - 21 carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43
1790 On this day in history thomas Warton, English poet (Oxford sausage), dies
1793 On this day in history curaçao Island Council forbids criticism on House of Orange
1793 Curacao Island Council forbids criticism on House of Orange on this day in history.
1796 Reverdy Johnson, rep (Union), died in 1876 on May - 21.
1804 Lewis & Clark Expedition begins on May - 21.
1809 Battle at Aspern-Essling Austrian arch duke Karl beats Napoleon on May - 21.
1809 Battle at Aspern-Essling: Austrian arch duke Karl beats Napoleon on this day in history.
1810 On this day in history charles GLAAT chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy, dies at 81
1812 On May - 21 joseph Wolfl, composer, dies at 38
1815 Roman Hoffstetter, composer, dies at 73 on May - 21.
1817 On May - 21 johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64
1819 On this day in history the first bicycles (swift walkers) in US introduced in NYC
1819 On May - 21 1st bicycles (swift walkers) in US introduced in NYC
1821 John F Loudon, Dutch entrepreneur/colonial director on this day in history.
1822 Dabney Herndon Maury, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1900 on May - 21.
1825 On May - 21 prince Willem FK marries Louise AWA of Prussia
1825 George Lafayette Beal, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.
1826 Danillo II, ruler of Montenegro on May - 21.
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