Page 6: Historical Events In May - 21

1925  Roald Amundsun leaves Spitsbergen with 2 seaplanes to North Pole on May - 21.   

1925  On May - 21 canadians allow to sell beer   

1926  White Sox Earl Sheely hits a record 6th consecutive double on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history dan Perlsweig, horse trainer   

1926  On May - 21 georgy L'vovich Catoire, composer, dies at 65   

1927  On May - 21 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 this day in history.   

1927  Lindburgh lands in Paris, after 1st solo air crossing of Atlantic on May - 21.   

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

1929  On May - 21 automatic electric stock quotation board installed, NYC   

1929  V P F A Royle, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1879), dies on May - 21.   

1930  On this day in history new York Yankee Babe Ruth hits 3 consecutive homers   

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

1931  Belgian Government of Jaspar falls on this day in history.   

1931  Belgian govt of Jaspar falls on this day in history.   

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

1933  Mount Davidson Cross lit by FDR via telegraph on May - 21.   

1933  On this day in history 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  On this day in history oskaloosa IA, becomes first US city to fingerprint its citizens   

1934  On May - 21 oskaloosa Iowa, becomes 1st US city to fingerprint its citizens   

1935  On this day in history hugo de Vries, botanist Gruppenweise Artbildung, dies at 87   

1936  On May - 21 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.   

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 this day in history.   

1940  On May - 21 allied counter attack at Atrecht North-France   

1940  On May - 21 aVRO-chairman Willem Vogt fires all Jewish employees   

1940  On May - 21 reynaud forms French Government   

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

1941  Singer Johan Heesters visits Dachau concentration camp on this day in history.   

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  Great-Britain convoy PQ16 departs to Russia on this day in history.   

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

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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 May - 21.   

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

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  Frederich Karl Erbach, composer was born on May - 21.   

1688  Alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock) was born on May - 21.   

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  On this day in history 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  Death of Pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena on May - 21.   

1524  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of john Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549)   

1639  On this day in history giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70