Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In May - 21
Tuesday, 16 April 2024
1993 John Frost, English lt-kol (operation Market Garden 1944), dies at 80 on this day in history. 
1994 Burger King spokesman Dan Cortese (26) weds Dee Dee Hemby (26) on May - 21.
1994 Country singer Trisha Yearwood (29) weds Robert Reynolds (32) on May - 21.
1994 South Yemen secedes from Yemen on May - 21.
1994 Sushmita Sen, 18, of India, crowned 43rd Miss Universe on this day in history.
1994 Cliff Wilson, snooker player, dies at 60 on May - 21.
1995 Kieron Walsh, academic, dies at 46 on this day in history.
1996 Blackout in many areas of Queens NY on May - 21.
1996 Al "Lash" La Rue, cowboy actor (Lash of the West), dies at 78 on this day in history.
2005 Greece wins the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Ukraine on this day in history.
2006 On this day in history the Dallas Mavericks beat the San Antonio Spurs in overtime to win the Western Conference semi-finals in the NBA Playoffs.
2007 On May - 21 the 19th century ship the Cutty Sark is badly damaged by fire in London, UK.
2012 On this day in history 120 people are killed and 350 injured by a suicide bomb in Sana'a, Yemen
2013 On May - 21 microsoft announces the release of Xbox One
2014 On this day in history josé Mário Vaz is elected President of Guinea-Bissau
2018 On this day in history mushrooms have poisoned more than 800 in western Iran, killing 11
2018 US Justice Department says it is expanding its internal investigation into whether FBI infiltrated Donald Trump 's 2016 campaign on this day in history.
2018 Teenager who started California's 2017 Eagle Creek Fire ordered to pay $36.6 million to cover damages by district judge on May - 21.
2018 On this day in history former US president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama sign deal with Netflix to produce films and series
2018 Truckers begin a 10 strike in Brazil, blocking roads in protest at the price of diesel leading to country-wide shortages on this day in history.
2019 On this day in history indonesian President Joko Widodo confirmed as winning re-election, defeating Prabowo Subianto with 55.5% of the vote
2020 Cyclone Amphan makes landfall in eastern India and Bangladesh, killing over 100 people and forcing the evacuation of more than 4 million others. It causes over US$13 billion in damage, making it the costliest cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean, shattering the record previously held by Nargis on this day in history.
2020 The U.S. announces it will withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty within six months, alleging continuous violations by Russia on May - 21.
2020 On this day in history [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 5 million worldwide, with 106,000 new cases recorded over the past 24 hours, the highest single-day figure so far.
2023 On May - 21 pGA Championship Men's Golf, Oak Hill CC: Brooks Koepka claims his third career PGA C'ship and fifth major title by 2 shots over Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler
2023 On May - 21 rock band Foo Fighters introduce new drummer Josh Freese in a live stream event promoting new album and tour
2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky makes a surprise appearance at G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, with world leaders also making a statement to condemn Chinese acts of "economic coercion" [1] on May - 21.
2023 On May - 21 the May Greek legislative election is held; the ruling New Democracy wins a plurality of seats in the Hellenic Parliament. Just days later incumbent prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, called for another snap election to be held in June.
2023 The East Timorese parliamentary election is held; with the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction and Fretilin parties receiving the most votes. Xanana Gusmão is elected Prime Minister of East Timor on May - 21.
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