Historical Events In May - 21

1832  On May - 21 the first Democratic National Convention (Baltimore)  

1832  1st Democratic National Convention (Baltimore) on this day in history.  

1834  Charles-Albert Gobat, Switz, politician/lawyer/author (Nobel 1902) on May - 21.  

1835  On May - 21 newton Martin Curtis, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

1840  On this day in history new Zealand became a British colony  

1840  NZ became a British colony on May - 21.  

1841  On May - 21 joseph Parry, composer  

1843  Louis Renault, French lawyer on May - 21.  

1844  On this day in history guiseppi Baini, composer, dies at 68  

1846  On May - 21 the first steamship arrives in Hawaii  

1846  1st steamship arrives in Hawaii on May - 21.  

1850  Washington Navy Yard begins work on first castings for the Dahlgren guns on this day in history.  

1851  Gold discovered in Australia on May - 21.  

1851  Leon Bourgeois, France, politician, internationalist (Nobel 1920) on May - 21.  

1855  Emile A G Verhaeren, Belgian poet/writer (Les Flammes Hautes) on May - 21.  

1856  Lawrence KS captured, sacked by pro-slavery forces on this day in history.  

1856  Lawrence Kansas captured, sacked by pro-slavery forces on May - 21.  

1858  Jose Battle Ordonez, Uruguay, politician on this day in history.  

1860  On this day in history willam Einthoven, Dutch physiologist/inventor (electrocardiograph)  

1860  Johannes Frederick Frohlich, composer, dies at 53 on May - 21.  

1861  North Carolina is 10th state to secede from Union on May - 21.  

1861  On this day in history richmond VA is designated Confederate Capital  

1861  NC is 10th state to secede from Union on May - 21.  

1863  Siege on Port Hudson, Louisiana begins on this day in history.  

1864  On May - 21 gEN David Hunter takes command of Department of West Virginia  

1864  GEN David Hunter takes command of Dept of West Virginia on this day in history.  

1865  C J Thomsen, Denmark, archaeologist, named Stone/Iron/Bronze Ages on this day in history.  

1866  1st-class debut of G F Grace aged 15 years 159 days on this day in history.  

1867  On this day in history john James Ferris, cricketer (mighty Australian bowler of late 1880's)  

1871  On this day in history french regular troops attack Commune of Paris; 17,000 die  

1871  -July 28] French regular troops attack Commune of Paris; 17,000 die on this day in history.  

1872  On this day in history henry Warren, Boston Mass, inventor (Telechon electric clock)  

1873  Emil Ermatinger, Switz, literature historian on May - 21.  

1878  On May - 21 4th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Carter aboard Day Star wins in 2:37.25  

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1471  On this day in history birth of albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker  

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 May - 21.  

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  On this day in history birth of frederich Karl Erbach, composer  

1688  On this day in history birth of alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock)  

1720  Antonio Corbisiero, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1254  Koenraad IV, RC-German king (1237-54), dies at 26 on May - 21.  

1481  Christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies on May - 21.  

1512  Death of Pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena on May - 21.  

1524  Thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80 on this day in history.  

1542  On May - 21 hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R  

1607  On this day in history death of john Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549)  

1639  Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 on this day in history.