Page 9: Historical Events In May - 21

1980  Ida Kaminska, actress (Shop on Main Street), dies on May - 21.   

1981  On May - 21 françois Mitterrand becomes President of France   

1981  On May - 21 kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA   

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

1981  On May - 21 yuki Shimoda, actor (Farewell to Manzanar), dies   

1981  Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1 on May - 21.   

1982  On May - 21 british troops lands on Falkland Islands   

1983  On May - 21 "Bang The Drum All Day" by Todd Rundgren hits #63   

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

1983  On May - 21 david Bowie's "Let's Dance" single goes #1   

1983  On this day in history finn Einar Mortensen, composer, dies at 61   

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

1986  On May - 21 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

1987  Xignals PC Board BBS begins in Alabama on this day in history.   

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

1988  "Da'Butt" by EU hits #35 on May - 21.   

1988  "Fat" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #99 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history 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 this day in history jane Powell weds Dickie Moore   

1988  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1988  Dino Conte Grandi, Italy, delegate to league of nations, dies at 92 on May - 21.   

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

1990  On this day in history last episode of "Newhart" airs on CBS-TV; It was all a dream   

1990  On this day in history franklyn Seales, actor (Silver Spoon, Onion Field), dies of AIDS at 37   

1991  On this day in history ethiopia's Marxist president (Mengistu Haile Mariam) resigns   

1991  On May - 21 bobby Dale, dies at 92   

1992  China People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China on this day in history.   

1992  New Jersey senate overrides Governor Florio's veto & lowers sales tax to 6% on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history brendan Nulholland, Daily Mail reporter, dies at 59   

1993  On this day in history dayanara Torres, 18, of Puerto Rico, crowned 42nd Miss Universe   

1993  On this day in history opposition leader Xanana Gusmao of East-Timor sentenced to life   

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

1993  Venezuela president Carlos Andrés Pérez fired on May - 21.   

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1471  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of joseph de La Barre, composer   

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

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

1720  Antonio Corbisiero, composer was born on this day in history.   

0987  On this day in history louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies   

1254  On this day in history koenraad IV, RC-German king (1237-54), dies at 26   

1481  Christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

1512  On May - 21 death of pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena   

1524  On this day in history thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80   

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

1607  Death of John Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549) on May - 21.   

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