Historical Events In May - 21

1944  Accidental explosion on board a LST unloading ammunition in West Loch, Pearl Harbor and the resulting fire and other explosions sink 5 LSTs and 1 other LST on May - 21.   

1944  Hitler begins attack on English/US "terror pilots" on May - 21.   

1945  Australia Services win first Victory Test Cricket at Lord's by 6 wickets on this day in history.   

1945  German war criminal Heinrich Himmler captured on this day in history.   

1945  Lauren Bacall & Humphrey Bogart wed on May - 21.   

1945  Aust Services win 1st Victory Test Cricket at Lord's by 6 wickets on May - 21.   

1948  NY Yank Joe Dimaggio hits for cycle (single, double, triple, HR) on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history klaus Mann, German writer, dies at 42   

1950  On May - 21 vietnamese troops of Ho Chi-Minh attack Cambodia   

1951  On this day in history chinese offensive in Korea collapses   

1951  The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history dutch Queen Juliana opens Amsterdam-Rhine Canal   

1952  Bkln Dodgers score 15 runs in 1st inning & beat Cin Reds, 19-1 on May - 21.   

1952  John Garfield, actor (Juarez, Air Force), dies at 39 on May - 21.   

1953  On this day in history french Government of Mayer resigns   

1953  French govt of Mayer resigns on this day in history.   

1954  Amendment to give 18-year-olds right to vote is defeated on May - 21.   

1954  On May - 21 janos Hammerschlag, composer, dies at 68   

1955  On this day in history "House of Flowers" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 165 performances   

1956  On May - 21 jordan government of Said el-Mufti forms   

1956  US explodes first airborne hydrogen bomb over Bikini Atoll on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history french Government of Mollet resigns   

1957  Edwin St Hill, cricketer (two Tests for West Indies 1930-31), dies on May - 21.   

1958  Indonesian paratroopers reconquers Morotai Island on this day in history.   

1958  US performs nuclear test at Bikini Island (atmospheric tests) on this day in history.   

1959  Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Children's Petting Farm opens on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history governor Patterson declares martial law in Montgomery   

1964  On May - 21 fire in Wégimond Belgium resort, kills 19   

1964  The first nuclear-powered lighthouse begins operations (Chesapeake Bay) on this day in history.   

1964  The initiation of the standing carrier presence at Yankee Station in the South China Sea on May - 21.   

1964  On this day in history uS begin intelligence flights above Laos   

1966  "Louie Louie" by The Kingsmen reentered the chart & hits #97 on May - 21.   

1966  Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in London on May - 21.   

1966  Pat O'Malley, silent film actor (Wild One, Quiet Man), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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1471  Albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker was born on this day in history.   

1527  Philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98) was born on May - 21.   

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 May - 21.   

1671  On this day in history birth of azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer   

1680  Frederich Karl Erbach, composer was born on May - 21.   

1688  Alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock) was born on May - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1542  Hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R on this day in history.   

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

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