Historical Events In May - 21

1980  On May - 21 ida Kaminska, actress (Shop on Main Street), dies   

1981  On May - 21 françois Mitterrand becomes President of France   

1981  Kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA on this day in history.   

1981  On May - 21 stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1   

1981  On this day in history yuki Shimoda, actor (Farewell to Manzanar), dies   

1981  On this day in history stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1   

1982  On this day in history british troops lands on Falkland Islands   

1983  "Bang The Drum All Day" by Todd Rundgren hits #63 on this day in history.   

1983  Challenger moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base, for mating for STS-7 mission on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history david Bowie's "Let's Dance" single goes #1   

1983  Finn Einar Mortensen, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history andrea Leeds, actress (Stage Door, Earthbound), dies of cancer at 70   

1986  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on May - 21.   

1987  On this day in history military coup in Fiji Islands under Lieutenant Colonel Sitivani Rabuka   

1987  On May - 21 xignals PC Board BBS begins in Alabama   

1987  On this day in history alejandro Rey, actor (Carlos-Flying Nun), dies at 57   

1988  On this day in history "Da'Butt" by EU hits #35   

1988  On May - 21 "Fat" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #99   

1988  On May - 21 dedication of the Australian-Hellenic Memorial on Anzac Parade by the Prime Minister, the Hon Bob Hawke, and the Deputy Prime Minister of Greece, Mr Yannis Haralambopoulos   

1988  On May - 21 jane Powell weds Dickie Moore   

1988  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1988  On this day in history dino Conte Grandi, Italy, delegate to league of nations, dies at 92   

1990  Dow Jones average hits a record 2,844.68 on this day in history.   

1990  Last episode of "Newhart" airs on CBS-TV; It was all a dream on May - 21.   

1990  Franklyn Seales, actor (Silver Spoon, Onion Field), dies of AIDS at 37 on May - 21.   

1991  On May - 21 ethiopia's Marxist president (Mengistu Haile Mariam) resigns   

1991  Bobby Dale, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1992  On May - 21 china People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China   

1992  New Jersey senate overrides Governor Florio's veto & lowers sales tax to 6% on May - 21.   

1992  Brendan Nulholland, Daily Mail reporter, dies at 59 on May - 21.   

1993  Dayanara Torres, 18, of Puerto Rico, crowned 42nd Miss Universe on May - 21.   

1993  Opposition leader Xanana Gusmao of East-Timor sentenced to life on May - 21.   

1993  On May - 21 robin Smith scores 167 in England Texaco Trophy loss vs Australia   

1993  On this day in history venezuela president Carlos Andrés Pérez fired   

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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  Joseph de La Barre, composer was born on May - 21.   

1653  Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.   

1671  On May - 21 birth of azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer   

1680  On this day in history 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  On May - 21 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 May - 21.   

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

1542  On this day in history hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R   

1607  On this day in history death of john Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549)   

1639  Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 on May - 21.