Famous Birthdays In May - 21

1929  Paul Winslow, cricketer (big-hitter for S Africa, 108 v England 1955) was born on this day in history.   

1929  On May - 21 birth of robert Welch, designer/silversmith (Robert Welch flatware)   

1930  David Smith, principal/vice chancellor (Edinburgh University) was born on May - 21.   

1930  Malcolm Fraser, PM of Australia (Liberal, 1975-83) was born on May - 21.   

1930  On May - 21 birth of stanley Wells, director (Shakespeare Institute U of Birmingham)   

1931  Desmond Wilcox, broadcaster was born on this day in history.   

1931  George Vassiliou, president of Cyprus (1988-93) was born on May - 21.   

1932  On this day in history birth of g Wohmann, writer   

1932  John Armitage, principal (College of St Hilda & St Bede Durham) was born on May - 21.   

1932  On this day in history birth of robert Sherlaw Johnson, composer   

1933  Barry Norman, Britain, film critic (Film Greats) was born on May - 21.   

1933  Maurice André, French trumpeter was born on May - 21.   

1934  On this day in history birth of phillip King, British sculptor   

1934  On this day in history birth of bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist, Nobel laureate   

1935  On this day in history birth of terry Lightfoot, clarinetist/bandleader (New Orleans Jazzmen)   

1936  On May - 21 birth of ama Samy, Burma, Jesuit priest/Zen teacher/disciple of Yamada Koun   

1936  On this day in history birth of dipak Nandy, founder (Runnymead Trust)   

1938  On May - 21 birth of david Groh, Bkln NY, actor (Joe-Rhoda, Don-Another Day)   

1938  On May - 21 birth of urs Widmer, writer   

1939  Heinz Holliger, composer was born on May - 21.   

1941  On May - 21 birth of anatoli Semyonovich Levchenko, USSR, cosmonaut (TM-4)   

1941  On May - 21 birth of ronald Isley, Cincinnati Ohio, singer (Isley Brothers-Twist & Shout)   

1941  Martin Carthy, English musician was born on May - 21.   

1942  David Hunt, Wales sec of state was born on May - 21.   

1942  Robert C Springer, St Louis, Col USMC/astronaut (STS-29, STS-38) was born on this day in history.   

1943  Hilton Valentine, rock guitarist (Animals-House of the Rising Sun) was born on this day in history.   

1944  Janet Dailey, US, author was born on May - 21.   

1944  On this day in history birth of manual Pina, fashion designer   

1944  Marcie Blane, rocker was born on this day in history.   

1944  Mary Robinson, pres of Republic of Ireland (Labour, 1990- ) was born on this day in history.   

1944  Mike Degett, horse trainer was born on May - 21.   

1945  On this day in history birth of ernst Willi Messerschmid, Reutlingen Germany, astronaut (STS 22)   

1946  David Hill, Australian TV-reporter/owner (Fox Sports) was born on May - 21.   

1946  Ronald Bear, actor/director (Havana, Make-up) was born on May - 21.   

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0987  On May - 21 louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies   

1254  On May - 21 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  On this day in history death of pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena   

1524  Thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80 on May - 21.   

1542  On this day in history hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R   

1607  Death of John Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549) on May - 21.   

1639  On May - 21 giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70