Page 3: Historical Events In March - 21
Thursday, 21 May 2026
1851 Yosemite Valley discovered in California. 

1854 Alick A C Bannerman, cricketer (bro of Charles, Australia 1878-1893). 

1857 Earthquake hits Tokyo; about 107000 die 

1857 Abraham J van der Aa, lexicographer (Biograph dictionary), dies at 64. 

1859 Scottish National Gallery opens in Edinburgh. 

1859 1st Zoological Society incorporates (Phila). 

1860 US extradition treaty with Sweden 

1863 Naval Engagement at Havana Cuba-USS Henrick Hudson vs BR Wild Pigeon. 

1863 Hugo Kaun, composer 

1863 Edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66. 

1864 Battle at Henderson's Hill (Bayou Rapids) Louisiana 

1865 Battle of Bentonville ends, last Confederate effort to stop Sherman 

1866 Congress authorizes national soldiers' homes. 

1866 Antonia Caetana de Paiva Pereira Maury, astronomer 

1868 1st US professional women's club, Sorosis, forms in NYC 

1869 Florenz Ziegfield, American impresario is born. 

1869 Albert Kahn, architect, originated modern factory design. 

1871 In this year, Journalist Henry M Stanley starts his famous expedition to Africa 

1874 US Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House 

1878 Thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer 

1880 Hans Hofmann, German/US painter (Search for the Real). 

1881 Hermann Sandby, composer 

1882 Gilbert M Anderson, [Max Aronson], Little Rock AR. 

1883 Jules van Nuffel, composer. 

1884 George D Birkhoff, US mathematician (Aesthetic measure) 

1885 2nd French government of Ferry steps down 

1887 Edwin Scharff, German "entartet" painter/sculptor 

1888 Arthur Pinero's "Sweet Lavender," premieres in London. 

1890 Austrian Jewish communities are defined by law 

1891 A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia; it started with an accusation of pig-stealing and lasted 20 years 

1891 A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia it started with an accusation of pig-stealing and lasted 20 years. 

1891 Jonathan Hale, actor (Saint's Double Trouble, Saint Strikes Back) 

1893 Geoffrey Dearmer, poet. 

1894 Jacob Rosenhaim, composer, dies at 80. 

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