Historical Events In May - 21

0143  On this day in history earliest known date in Amer-pre Mayan king Harvest-Bergvorst installed  

0685  Battle at Nechtansmere Picten beat Northumbrians today in history.  

0685  Battle at Nechtansmere: Picten beat Northumbrians today in history.  

0878  Syracuse, Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily on May - 21.  

0879  On May - 21 pope John VIII gives blessings to duke Branimir and to Croatian people, considered to be international recognition of Croatian state.  

0996  Otto the Great's Saxon grandson, now 16, is crowned Otto III 2005at Rome today in history.  

0996  Pope Gregory V crowns his cousin Otto III German emperor today in history.  

0996  Today in history otto the Great's Saxon grandson, now 16, is crowned Otto III May 21 at Rome  

1040  King Henry III gives Utrecht the Groninger currency on this day in history.  

1216  Today in history french crown prince Louis enters England  

1260  Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire sends his envoy Hao Jing and two other advisors to the Song Dynasty court of Emperor Lizong of Song; while attempting to negotiate with the Song in order to resolve their conflict, Hao Jing and his fellow emissaries are imprisoned by order of the high Chancellor of China, Jia Sidao on May - 21.  

1471  Today 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  Joseph de La Barre, composer was born on May - 21.  

1653  Today in history 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  Frederich Karl Erbach, composer was born on May - 21.  

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

1720  Today in history birth of antonio Corbisiero, composer  

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

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

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

1512  Today in history death of pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena  

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) today in history.  

1639  Today in history giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70