Page 6: 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  On May - 21 dan Perlsweig, horse trainer   

1926  Georgy L'vovich Catoire, composer, dies at 65 on May - 21.   

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  Lindburgh lands in Paris, after 1st solo air crossing of Atlantic on May - 21.   

1927  On this day in history george Levy, antique dealer/heritage campaigner   

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

1929  On May - 21 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 this day in history belgian govt of Jaspar falls   

1932  On this day in history 1st Curtis Cup: US wins, 5½-3½ at Wentworth Club (Wentworth, England)   

1933  On May - 21 mount Davidson Cross lit by FDR via telegraph   

1933  On May - 21 mt Davidson Cross lit by FDR via telegraph   

1933  On this day in history john Henry Mackay, Scottish/German author (Der Schwimmer), dies at 69   

1934  Oskaloosa IA, becomes first US city to fingerprint its citizens on this day in history.   

1934  Oskaloosa Iowa, becomes 1st US city to fingerprint its citizens on May - 21.   

1935  Hugo de Vries, botanist Gruppenweise Artbildung, dies at 87 on May - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history allied counter attack at Atrecht North-France   

1940  On this day in history aVRO-chairman Willem Vogt fires all Jewish employees   

1940  Reynaud forms French Government on May - 21.   

1941  On this day in history german airforce occupies airport at Maleme Kreta   

1941  On this day in history singer Johan Heesters visits Dachau concentration camp   

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

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

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

1943  On May - 21 fastest 9 inning AL baseball game (89 mins), White Sox beat Senators   

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1471  Albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker was born on this day in history.   

1527  On this day in history birth of philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98)   

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 this day in history.   

1671  Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1688  On May - 21 birth of alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock)   

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

0987  On this day in history louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies   

1254  On May - 21 koenraad IV, RC-German king (1237-54), dies at 26   

1481  On this day in history christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies   

1512  On May - 21 death of pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena   

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

1542  On this day in history hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R   

1607  On this day in history death of john Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549)   

1639  On May - 21 giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70