Page 2: Historical Events In May - 21

1664  On this day in history elizabeth Poole, Puritan businesswoman   

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 this day in history.   

1683  West Indian Company sells 1/3 of Suriname on May - 21.   

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

1690  John Eliot, English missionary in Massachusetts, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

1720  Antonio Corbisiero, composer on this day in history.   

1722  On May - 21 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 this day in history.   

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 May - 21.   

1775  Lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano on this day in history.   

1780  Elizabeth Fry, Quaker minister/prison reformer/nurse on May - 21.   

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

1790  On this day in history thomas Warton, English poet (Oxford sausage), dies   

1793  Curaçao Island Council forbids criticism on House of Orange on this day in history.   

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  Lewis & Clark Expedition begins on May - 21.   

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

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

1810  Charles GLAAT chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy, dies at 81 on May - 21.   

1812  On May - 21 joseph Wolfl, composer, dies at 38   

1815  On May - 21 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  On this day in history john F Loudon, Dutch entrepreneur/colonial director   

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 May - 21 george Lafayette Beal, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1826  On May - 21 danillo II, ruler of Montenegro   

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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 this day in history.   

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

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

0987  Louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of Pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena on May - 21.   

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

1542  On May - 21 hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R   

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.