Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In May - 21
Thursday, 09 May 2024
1993 On this day in history john Frost, English lt-kol (operation Market Garden 1944), dies at 80 
1994 Burger King spokesman Dan Cortese (26) weds Dee Dee Hemby (26) on May - 21.
1994 Country singer Trisha Yearwood (29) weds Robert Reynolds (32) on May - 21.
1994 On this day in history south Yemen secedes from Yemen
1994 Sushmita Sen, 18, of India, crowned 43rd Miss Universe on May - 21.
1994 Cliff Wilson, snooker player, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1995 Kieron Walsh, academic, dies at 46 on this day in history.
1996 Blackout in many areas of Queens NY on this day in history.
1996 On this day in history al "Lash" La Rue, cowboy actor (Lash of the West), dies at 78
2005 Greece wins the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Ukraine on this day in history.
2006 The Dallas Mavericks beat the San Antonio Spurs in overtime to win the Western Conference semi-finals in the NBA Playoffs on May - 21.
2007 The 19th century ship the Cutty Sark is badly damaged by fire in London, UK on this day in history.
2012 On May - 21 120 people are killed and 350 injured by a suicide bomb in Sana'a, Yemen
2013 On this day in history microsoft announces the release of Xbox One
2014 José Mário Vaz is elected President of Guinea-Bissau on May - 21.
2018 On this day in history mushrooms have poisoned more than 800 in western Iran, killing 11
2018 US Justice Department says it is expanding its internal investigation into whether FBI infiltrated Donald Trump 's 2016 campaign on May - 21.
2018 On this day in history teenager who started California's 2017 Eagle Creek Fire ordered to pay $36.6 million to cover damages by district judge
2018 On May - 21 former US president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama sign deal with Netflix to produce films and series
2018 On May - 21 truckers begin a 10 strike in Brazil, blocking roads in protest at the price of diesel leading to country-wide shortages
2019 Indonesian President Joko Widodo confirmed as winning re-election, defeating Prabowo Subianto with 55.5% of the vote on this day in history.
2020 On this day in history cyclone Amphan makes landfall in eastern India and Bangladesh, killing over 100 people and forcing the evacuation of more than 4 million others. It causes over US$13 billion in damage, making it the costliest cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean, shattering the record previously held by Nargis.
2020 The U.S. announces it will withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty within six months, alleging continuous violations by Russia on this day in history.
2020 [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 5 million worldwide, with 106,000 new cases recorded over the past 24 hours, the highest single-day figure so far on May - 21.
2023 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Oak Hill CC: Brooks Koepka claims his third career PGA C'ship and fifth major title by 2 shots over Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler on this day in history.
2023 Rock band Foo Fighters introduce new drummer Josh Freese in a live stream event promoting new album and tour on May - 21.
2023 On this day in history ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky makes a surprise appearance at G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, with world leaders also making a statement to condemn Chinese acts of "economic coercion" [1]
2023 The May Greek legislative election is held; the ruling New Democracy wins a plurality of seats in the Hellenic Parliament. Just days later incumbent prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, called for another snap election to be held in June on this day in history.
2023 On this day in history the East Timorese parliamentary election is held; with the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction and Fretilin parties receiving the most votes. Xanana Gusmão is elected Prime Minister of East Timor.
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