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

1926  Dan Perlsweig, horse trainer on May - 21.   

1926  Georgy L'vovich Catoire, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1927  On May - 21 charles Lindbergh becomes the first to fly solo across the Atlantic   

1927  On this day in history lindbergh lands in Paris France, after first solo air crossing of Atlantic   

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

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

1929  On this day in history automatic electric stock quotation board installed, NYC   

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 this day in history.   

1930  Max Bishop draws 8 walks in a doubleheader on May - 21.   

1931  Belgian Government of Jaspar falls on May - 21.   

1931  On May - 21 belgian govt of Jaspar falls   

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 this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history mt Davidson Cross lit by FDR via telegraph   

1933  On May - 21 john Henry Mackay, Scottish/German author (Der Schwimmer), dies at 69   

1934  Oskaloosa IA, becomes first US city to fingerprint its citizens on May - 21.   

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

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

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 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 this day in history.   

1941  German airforce occupies airport at Maleme Kreta on May - 21.   

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  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 May - 21.   

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1471  Albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker was born on May - 21.   

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

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 May - 21.   

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

1254  Koenraad IV, RC-German king (1237-54), dies at 26 on May - 21.   

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

1512  Death of Pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena on May - 21.   

1524  Thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80 on this day in history.   

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