Page 9: Historical Events In May - 21

1980  On this day in history 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  Stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1 on this day in history.   

1981  Yuki Shimoda, actor (Farewell to Manzanar), dies on this day in history.   

1981  Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1 on this day in history.   

1982  On May - 21 british troops lands on Falkland Islands   

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

1983  On May - 21 challenger moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base, for mating for STS-7 mission   

1983  David Bowie's "Let's Dance" single goes #1 on May - 21.   

1983  Finn Einar Mortensen, composer, dies at 61 on May - 21.   

1984  Andrea Leeds, actress (Stage Door, Earthbound), dies of cancer at 70 on May - 21.   

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

1987  Military coup in Fiji Islands under Lieutenant Colonel Sitivani Rabuka on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history xignals PC Board BBS begins in Alabama   

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

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

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

1988  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 on this day in history.   

1988  On May - 21 jane Powell weds Dickie Moore   

1988  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on May - 21.   

1988  On May - 21 dino Conte Grandi, Italy, delegate to league of nations, dies at 92   

1990  Dow Jones average hits a record 2,844.68 on May - 21.   

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

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

1991  Ethiopia's Marxist president (Mengistu Haile Mariam) resigns on May - 21.   

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 May - 21.   

1992  On May - 21 brendan Nulholland, Daily Mail reporter, dies at 59   

1993  Dayanara Torres, 18, of Puerto Rico, crowned 42nd Miss Universe on this day in history.   

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  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 May - 21.   

1633  On May - 21 birth of joseph de La Barre, composer   

1653  Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1697) was born on May - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

0987  Louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies on May - 21.   

1254  Koenraad IV, RC-German king (1237-54), dies at 26 on this day in history.   

1481  On this day in history christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies   

1512  Death of Pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena on this day in history.   

1524  On May - 21 thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80   

1542  On May - 21 hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R   

1607  Death of John Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549) on this day in history.   

1639  On May - 21 giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70