Historical Events In May - 21

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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1471  On May - 21 birth of albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker   

1527  Philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98) was born on May - 21.   

1633  On this day in history birth of joseph de La Barre, composer   

1653  Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1697) was born on May - 21.   

1671  Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer was born on May - 21.   

1680  Frederich Karl Erbach, composer was born on May - 21.   

1688  On this day in history birth of alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock)   

1720  Antonio Corbisiero, composer was born on this day in history.   

0987  On May - 21 louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies   

1254  Koenraad IV, RC-German king (1237-54), dies at 26 on this day in history.   

1481  Christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies on May - 21.   

1512  On this day in history death of pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena   

1524  Thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80 on this day in history.   

1542  Hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R on this day in history.   

1607  Death of John Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549) on this day in history.   

1639  Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 on this day in history.