Page 2: 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  On this day in history general John Sobieski chosen King of Poland   

1680  Frederich Karl Erbach, composer on May - 21.   

1683  On this day in history west Indian Company sells 1/3 of Suriname   

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

1690  On this day in history john Eliot, English missionary in Massachusetts, dies at 85   

1703  Roemer Vlacq, Dutch admiral, dies in battle on May - 21.   

1720  Antonio Corbisiero, composer on this day in history.   

1722  On this day in history wilhelm Gottfried Enderle, composer   

1725  On May - 21 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.   

1725  On this day in history robert Haley earl of Oxford, English Whig-premier (1710-4), dies at 63   

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 this day in history.   

1786  Carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1790  On May - 21 thomas Warton, English poet (Oxford sausage), dies   

1793  Curaçao Island Council forbids criticism on House of Orange on May - 21.   

1793  Curacao Island Council forbids criticism on House of Orange on May - 21.   

1796  Reverdy Johnson, rep (Union), died in 1876 on this day in history.   

1804  On May - 21 lewis & Clark Expedition begins   

1809  Battle at Aspern-Essling Austrian arch duke Karl beats Napoleon on this day in history.   

1809  On May - 21 battle at Aspern-Essling: Austrian arch duke Karl beats Napoleon   

1810  Charles GLAAT chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1812  Joseph Wolfl, composer, dies at 38 on May - 21.   

1815  On this day in history roman Hoffstetter, composer, dies at 73   

1817  On May - 21 johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64   

1819  The first bicycles (swift walkers) in US introduced in NYC on May - 21.   

1819  On this day in history 1st bicycles (swift walkers) in US introduced in NYC   

1821  John F Loudon, Dutch entrepreneur/colonial director on May - 21.   

1822  On this day in history dabney Herndon Maury, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1900   

1825  Prince Willem FK marries Louise AWA of Prussia on May - 21.   

1825  On this day in history george Lafayette Beal, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1826  Danillo II, ruler of Montenegro on this day in history.   

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

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

1633  On May - 21 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 May - 21.   

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

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

1720  Antonio Corbisiero, composer was born on May - 21.   

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

1254  On this day in history koenraad IV, RC-German king (1237-54), dies at 26   

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

1512  Death of Pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena on this day in history.   

1524  Thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80 on May - 21.   

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 May - 21.