Historical Events In May - 21

1925  Roald Amundsun leaves Spitsbergen with 2 seaplanes to North Pole on this day in history.   

1925  On May - 21 canadians allow to sell beer   

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  On this day in history charles Lindbergh becomes the first to fly solo across the Atlantic   

1927  Lindbergh lands in Paris France, after first solo air crossing of Atlantic on May - 21.   

1927  On May - 21 lindburgh lands in Paris, after 1st solo air crossing of Atlantic   

1927  On May - 21 george Levy, antique dealer/heritage campaigner   

1929  Automatic electric stock quotation board installed, NYC on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history v P F A Royle, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1879), dies   

1930  New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits 3 consecutive homers on May - 21.   

1930  Max Bishop draws 8 walks in a doubleheader on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history belgian Government of Jaspar falls   

1931  On May - 21 belgian govt of Jaspar falls   

1932  1st Curtis Cup: US wins, 5½-3½ at Wentworth Club (Wentworth, England) on May - 21.   

1933  Mount Davidson Cross lit by FDR via telegraph on this day in history.   

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 this day in history bradman scores 143 Australia vs Surrey, 198 minutes, 11 fours   

1938  On May - 21 bradman scores 143 Aust v Surrey, 198 mins, 11 fours   

1940  Allied counter attack at Atrecht North-France on May - 21.   

1940  AVRO-chairman Willem Vogt fires all Jewish employees on May - 21.   

1940  Reynaud forms French Government on May - 21.   

1941  On May - 21 german airforce occupies airport at Maleme Kreta   

1941  Singer Johan Heesters visits Dachau concentration camp on May - 21.   

1941  The first US ship sunk by a U-boat (SS Robin Moore) on May - 21.   

1941  1st US ship sunk by a U-boat (SS Robin Moore) on May - 21.   

1942  On May - 21 great-Britain convoy PQ16 departs to Russia   

1943  Fastest 9 inning AL baseball game (89 mins), White Sox beat Senators on this day in history.   

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

1527  On May - 21 birth of philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98)   

1633  Joseph de La Barre, composer was born on this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history birth of eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1697)   

1671  On May - 21 birth of azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer   

1680  On May - 21 birth of frederich Karl Erbach, composer   

1688  Alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock) was born on this day in history.   

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

0987  Louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies on May - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1524  On May - 21 thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80   

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

1607  On May - 21 death of john Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549)   

1639  Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 on May - 21.