Historical Events In May - 21

1944  On this day in history accidental explosion on board a LST unloading ammunition in West Loch, Pearl Harbor and the resulting fire and other explosions sink 5 LSTs and 1 other LST.   

1944  On May - 21 hitler begins attack on English/US "terror pilots"   

1945  Australia Services win first Victory Test Cricket at Lord's by 6 wickets on May - 21.   

1945  German war criminal Heinrich Himmler captured on this day in history.   

1945  On May - 21 lauren Bacall & Humphrey Bogart wed   

1945  On May - 21 aust Services win 1st Victory Test Cricket at Lord's by 6 wickets   

1948  On May - 21 nY Yank Joe Dimaggio hits for cycle (single, double, triple, HR)   

1949  Klaus Mann, German writer, dies at 42 on May - 21.   

1950  Vietnamese troops of Ho Chi-Minh attack Cambodia on this day in history.   

1951  Chinese offensive in Korea collapses on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history the opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition   

1952  On May - 21 dutch Queen Juliana opens Amsterdam-Rhine Canal   

1952  Bkln Dodgers score 15 runs in 1st inning & beat Cin Reds, 19-1 on May - 21.   

1952  John Garfield, actor (Juarez, Air Force), dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history french Government of Mayer resigns   

1953  On this day in history french govt of Mayer resigns   

1954  Amendment to give 18-year-olds right to vote is defeated on this day in history.   

1954  Janos Hammerschlag, composer, dies at 68 on May - 21.   

1955  "House of Flowers" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 165 performances on May - 21.   

1956  Jordan government of Said el-Mufti forms on this day in history.   

1956  US explodes first airborne hydrogen bomb over Bikini Atoll on this day in history.   

1957  French Government of Mollet resigns on May - 21.   

1957  Edwin St Hill, cricketer (two Tests for West Indies 1930-31), dies on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history indonesian paratroopers reconquers Morotai Island   

1958  On May - 21 uS performs nuclear test at Bikini Island (atmospheric tests)   

1959  On this day in history cleveland Metroparks Zoo Children's Petting Farm opens   

1961  Governor Patterson declares martial law in Montgomery on this day in history.   

1964  On May - 21 fire in Wégimond Belgium resort, kills 19   

1964  The first nuclear-powered lighthouse begins operations (Chesapeake Bay) on May - 21.   

1964  The initiation of the standing carrier presence at Yankee Station in the South China Sea on May - 21.   

1964  On this day in history uS begin intelligence flights above Laos   

1966  "Louie Louie" by The Kingsmen reentered the chart & hits #97 on this day in history.   

1966  On May - 21 muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in London   

1966  On this day in history pat O'Malley, silent film actor (Wild One, Quiet Man), dies at 75   

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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  On May - 21 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  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  On this day in history louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies   

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  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.