Historical Events In May - 21

1664  Elizabeth Poole, Puritan businesswoman on May - 21.   

1671  On May - 21 azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer   

1674  General John Sobieski chosen King of Poland on this day in history.   

1680  On this day in history frederich Karl Erbach, composer   

1683  On May - 21 west Indian Company sells 1/3 of Suriname   

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

1690  John Eliot, English missionary in Massachusetts, dies at 85 on May - 21.   

1703  Roemer Vlacq, Dutch admiral, dies in battle on May - 21.   

1720  On May - 21 antonio Corbisiero, composer   

1722  On May - 21 wilhelm Gottfried Enderle, composer   

1725  The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky is instituted in Russia by the empress Catherine I. It would later be discontinued and then reinstated by the Soviet government in 1942 as the Order of Alexander Nevsky on May - 21.   

1725  On this day in history robert Haley earl of Oxford, English Whig-premier (1710-4), dies at 63   

1758  On May - 21 mary Campbell is abducted from her home in Pennsylvania by Lenape during the French and Indian War.   

1775  Lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano on this day in history.   

1780  Elizabeth Fry, Quaker minister/prison reformer/nurse on May - 21.   

1786  On May - 21 carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43   

1790  On May - 21 thomas Warton, English poet (Oxford sausage), dies   

1793  On this day in history curaçao Island Council forbids criticism on House of Orange   

1793  Curacao Island Council forbids criticism on House of Orange on this day in history.   

1796  Reverdy Johnson, rep (Union), died in 1876 on this day in history.   

1804  Lewis & Clark Expedition begins on May - 21.   

1809  On this day in history battle at Aspern-Essling Austrian arch duke Karl beats Napoleon   

1809  Battle at Aspern-Essling: Austrian arch duke Karl beats Napoleon on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history charles GLAAT chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy, dies at 81   

1812  Joseph Wolfl, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history roman Hoffstetter, composer, dies at 73   

1817  On May - 21 johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64   

1819  The first bicycles (swift walkers) in US introduced in NYC on this day in history.   

1819  1st bicycles (swift walkers) in US introduced in NYC on May - 21.   

1821  John F Loudon, Dutch entrepreneur/colonial director on this day in history.   

1822  On May - 21 dabney Herndon Maury, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1900   

1825  Prince Willem FK marries Louise AWA of Prussia on this day in history.   

1825  George Lafayette Beal, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1826  Danillo II, ruler of Montenegro on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1633  Joseph de La Barre, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1671  Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer was born on May - 21.   

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 May - 21 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 May - 21.   

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

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 May - 21 death of john Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549)   

1639  Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 on this day in history.