Famous Birthdays In May - 21

1929  On May - 21 birth of paul Winslow, cricketer (big-hitter for S Africa, 108 v England 1955)  

1929  Robert Welch, designer/silversmith (Robert Welch flatware) was born on this day in history.  

1930  On this day in history birth of david Smith, principal/vice chancellor (Edinburgh University)  

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

1930  Stanley Wells, director (Shakespeare Institute U of Birmingham) was born on this day in history.  

1931  On May - 21 birth of desmond Wilcox, broadcaster  

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  On this day in history birth of john Armitage, principal (College of St Hilda & St Bede Durham)  

1932  Robert Sherlaw Johnson, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 May - 21 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  Ama Samy, Burma, Jesuit priest/Zen teacher/disciple of Yamada Koun was born on this day in history.  

1936  Dipak Nandy, founder (Runnymead Trust) was born on this day in history.  

1938  On this day in history birth of david Groh, Bkln NY, actor (Joe-Rhoda, Don-Another Day)  

1938  Urs Widmer, writer was born on this day in history.  

1939  On May - 21 birth of heinz Holliger, composer  

1941  Anatoli Semyonovich Levchenko, USSR, cosmonaut (TM-4) was born on this day in history.  

1941  Ronald Isley, Cincinnati Ohio, singer (Isley Brothers-Twist & Shout) was born on this day in history.  

1941  On May - 21 birth of martin Carthy, English musician  

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

1942  On this day in history birth of robert C Springer, St Louis, Col USMC/astronaut (STS-29, STS-38)  

1943  On this day in history birth of hilton Valentine, rock guitarist (Animals-House of the Rising Sun)  

1944  Janet Dailey, US, author was born on this day in history.  

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

1944  On this day in history birth of marcie Blane, rocker  

1944  Mary Robinson, pres of Republic of Ireland (Labour, 1990- ) was born on May - 21.  

1944  On May - 21 birth of mike Degett, horse trainer  

1945  Ernst Willi Messerschmid, Reutlingen Germany, astronaut (STS 22) was born on this day in history.  

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

1946  On this day in history birth of ronald Bear, actor/director (Havana, Make-up)  

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0987  Louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies on this day in history.  

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 May - 21.  

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  On May - 21 death of john Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549)  

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