Historical Events In May - 21
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1925 Roald Amundsun leaves Spitsbergen with 2 seaplanes to North Pole on May - 21.
1925 Canadians allow to sell beer on this day in history.
1926 On this day in history white Sox Earl Sheely hits a record 6th consecutive double
1926 Dan Perlsweig, horse trainer on this day in history.
1926 On this day in history georgy L'vovich Catoire, composer, dies at 65
1927 Charles Lindbergh becomes the first to fly solo across the Atlantic on this day in history.
1927 Lindbergh lands in Paris France, after first solo air crossing of Atlantic on May - 21.
1927 On this day in history lindburgh lands in Paris, after 1st solo air crossing of Atlantic
1927 On this day in history george Levy, antique dealer/heritage campaigner
1929 On this day in history automatic electric stock quotation board installed, NYC
1929 On this day in history v P F A Royle, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1879), dies
1930 On this day in history new York Yankee Babe Ruth hits 3 consecutive homers
1930 On this day in history max Bishop draws 8 walks in a doubleheader
1931 Belgian Government of Jaspar falls on this day in history.
1931 Belgian govt of Jaspar falls on May - 21.
1932 1st Curtis Cup: US wins, 5½-3½ at Wentworth Club (Wentworth, England) on May - 21.
1933 On this day in history mount Davidson Cross lit by FDR via telegraph
1933 Mt Davidson Cross lit by FDR via telegraph on this day in history.
1933 John Henry Mackay, Scottish/German author (Der Schwimmer), dies at 69 on May - 21.
1934 Oskaloosa IA, becomes first US city to fingerprint its citizens on May - 21.
1934 On this day in history oskaloosa Iowa, becomes 1st US city to fingerprint its citizens
1935 Hugo de Vries, botanist Gruppenweise Artbildung, dies at 87 on this day in history.
1936 Sada Abe is arrested after wandering the streets of Tokyo for days with her dead lover's severed genitals in her hand. Her story soon becomes one of Japan's most notorious scandals on May - 21.
1938 On May - 21 bradman scores 143 Australia vs Surrey, 198 minutes, 11 fours
1938 Bradman scores 143 Aust v Surrey, 198 mins, 11 fours on May - 21.
1940 On this day in history allied counter attack at Atrecht North-France
1940 AVRO-chairman Willem Vogt fires all Jewish employees on May - 21.
1940 Reynaud forms French Government on May - 21.
1941 German airforce occupies airport at Maleme Kreta on May - 21.
1941 On May - 21 singer Johan Heesters visits Dachau concentration camp
1941 On May - 21 the first US ship sunk by a U-boat (SS Robin Moore)
1941 On May - 21 1st US ship sunk by a U-boat (SS Robin Moore)
1942 On this day in history great-Britain convoy PQ16 departs to Russia
1943 Fastest 9 inning AL baseball game (89 mins), White Sox beat Senators on May - 21.
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