Historical Events In May - 21

1980  On May - 21 ida Kaminska, actress (Shop on Main Street), dies   

1981  François Mitterrand becomes President of France on May - 21.   

1981  Kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA on May - 21.   

1981  On this day in history stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1   

1981  On this day in history yuki Shimoda, actor (Farewell to Manzanar), dies   

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

1982  On this day in history british troops lands on Falkland Islands   

1983  On this day in history "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 May - 21.   

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

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

1984  Andrea Leeds, actress (Stage Door, Earthbound), dies of cancer at 70 on this day in history.   

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 May - 21 alejandro Rey, actor (Carlos-Flying Nun), dies at 57   

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

1988  On May - 21 "Fat" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #99   

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  Jane Powell weds Dickie Moore on this day in history.   

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

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

1990  On this day in history dow Jones average hits a record 2,844.68   

1990  Last episode of "Newhart" airs on CBS-TV; It was all a dream on May - 21.   

1990  Franklyn Seales, actor (Silver Spoon, Onion Field), dies of AIDS at 37 on this day in history.   

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

1991  Bobby Dale, dies at 92 on May - 21.   

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

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  On May - 21 dayanara Torres, 18, of Puerto Rico, crowned 42nd Miss Universe   

1993  On May - 21 opposition leader Xanana Gusmao of East-Timor sentenced to life   

1993  Robin Smith scores 167 in England Texaco Trophy loss vs Australia on May - 21.   

1993  On this day in history venezuela president Carlos Andrés Pérez fired   

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1471  Albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker was born on May - 21.   

1527  On this day in history birth of philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98)   

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

1653  On May - 21 birth of eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1697)   

1671  On May - 21 birth of azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer   

1680  On May - 21 birth of frederich Karl Erbach, composer   

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

1720  On this day in history birth of antonio Corbisiero, composer   

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

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

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  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 May - 21.   

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.