Events & Holidays In May - 21

Independence Day (Montenegro)

National Waiter/Waitress Day (United States of America)

Naval Glories Day (Battle of Iquique) (Chile)

Sheep Festival (Cameroon)

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (International)

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1680  Frederich Karl Erbach, composer was born on this day in history.  

1688  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1512  On this day in history death of pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena  

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  On this day in history giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70