Page 4: Historical Events In May - 21

1878  On this day in history glenn Hammond Curtiss, US, inventor (hydroplane)   

1879  On May - 21 battle of Iquiquw   

1880  Pablo Luna y Carne, composer on this day in history.   

1881  American Red Cross founded by Clara Barton on this day in history.   

1881  US Nation Lawn Tennis Association is formed on May - 21.   

1882  On May - 21 georgine M "May" Basting, actress (Hostage Rights of Aemstel)   

1885  On this day in history sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, wife of Prince William of Wied (d.1936)   

1885  On this day in history gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73   

1886  On this day in history 14th Preakness: S Fisher aboard Bard wins in 2:45   

1887  Mabel Taliaferro, NYC, actress (Sentimental Tommy, My Love Come Back) on May - 21.   

1888  May Aufderheide, composer on May - 21.   

1890  On May - 21 albert van Raalte, conductor (AVRO-orchestra)   

1891  Boxers Peter Jackson & Jim Corbett fight to a draw in 61 rounds on this day in history.   

1892  Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera "Pagliacci" premieres in Milan on May - 21.   

1892  John Peale Bishop, US poet (This Side of Paradise) on this day in history.   

1893  On May - 21 arthur Carr, cricket capt (England v Australia 1926)   

1894  22-year-old French Anarchist Émile Henry is executed by guillotine on this day in history.   

1894  On May - 21 august A Kundt, German physicist, (test of Kundt), dies at 54   

1895  Franz von Suppe, Austrian composer (Poet und Bauer), dies at 76 on May - 21.   

1897  On this day in history yerkes Observatory 40" (1 meter) refractor used for first time   

1897  On May - 21 yerkes Observatory 40" (1m) refractor used for 1st time   

1897  On this day in history karol Mikuli, composer, dies at 77   

1898  US Assay Office in Seattle WA authorized on May - 21.   

1898  US Assay Office in Seattle, Washington authorized on May - 21.   

1898  Armand Hammer, NYC, millionaire industrialist (Occidental Petroleum) on this day in history.   

1899  Ilse Lagner, writer on May - 21.   

1900  Russia annexes Manchuria on this day in history.   

1901  Horace Heidt, Alameda Calif, orch leader (Swift Show Wagon) on May - 21.   

1903  On this day in history ali Sastroamidjojo, Indonesian attorney/minister/premier (1953..7)   

1904  Federation Internationale de Football Association (Soccer) forms in Paris France on May - 21.   

1904  The birth of Fats Waller, American musician on this day in history.   

1904  Federation Internationale de Football Assn (Soccer) forms in Paris on May - 21.   

1904  Fats Waller, [Thomas Wright], jazz singer/composer (Ain't Misbehavin') on this day in history.   

1905  Edward Lockspeiser, composer on this day in history.   

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1471  Albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker was born on this day in history.   

1527  Philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98) was born on this day in history.   

1633  Joseph de La Barre, composer was born on May - 21.   

1653  On May - 21 birth of eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1697)   

1671  On May - 21 birth of azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer   

1680  On May - 21 birth of frederich Karl Erbach, composer   

1688  Alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock) was born on May - 21.   

1720  On May - 21 birth of antonio Corbisiero, composer   

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  On May - 21 christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies   

1512  On May - 21 death of pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena   

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

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