May 21 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1927  Charles Lindbergh is recorded as becoming the inaugural to fly solo across the Atlantic   

1927  Lindbergh lands in Paris France, after inaugural solo air crossing of Atlantic.   

1927  Lindburgh lands in Paris, after 1st solo air crossing of Atlantic.   

1927  George Levy, antique dealer/heritage campaigner.   

1929  Automatic electric stock quotation board installed, NYC.   

1929  V P F A Royle, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1879), dies   

1930  New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits 3 consecutive homers.   

1930  Max Bishop draws 8 walks in a doubleheader   

1931  Belgian Government of Jaspar falls   

1931  Belgian govt of Jaspar falls.   

1932  1st Curtis Cup: US claims, 5½-3½ at Wentworth Club (Wentworth, England)   

1933  Mount Davidson Cross lit by FDR via telegraph.   

1933  Mt Davidson Cross lit by FDR via telegraph   

1933  John Henry Mackay, Scottish/German author (Der Schwimmer), dies at 69   

1934  Oskaloosa IA, is recorded as becoming inaugural US city to fingerprint its citizens.   

1934  Oskaloosa Iowa, is recorded as becoming 1st US city to fingerprint its citizens   

1935  Hugo de Vries, botanist Gruppenweise Artbildung, dies at 87.   

1936  Sada Abe is arrested after wandering the streets of Tokyo for days with her dead lover's severed genitals in her hand. Her story soon is recorded as becoming one of Japan's most notorious scandals   

1938  Bradman scores 143 Australia vs Surrey, 198 minutes, 11 fours   

1938  Bradman scores 143 Aust v Surrey, 198 mins, 11 fours   

1940  Allied counter attack at Atrecht North-France.   

1940  AVRO-chairman Willem Vogt fires all Jewish employees.   

1940  Reynaud forms French Government.   

1941  German airforce occupies airport at Maleme Kreta   

1941  Singer Johan Heesters visits Dachau concentration camp.   

1941  The inaugural US ship sunk by a U-boat (SS Robin Moore).   

1941  1st US ship sunk by a U-boat (SS Robin Moore)   

1942  Great-Britain convoy PQ16 departs to Russia   

1943  quickest 9 inning AL baseball game (89 mins), White Sox beat Senators.   

1944  Accidental explosion on board a LST unloading ammunition in West Loch, Pearl Harbor and the resulting fire and other explosions sink 5 LSTs and 1 other LST   

1944  Hitler begins attack on English/US "terror pilots".   

1945  Australia Services win inaugural Victory Test Cricket at Lord's by 6 wickets   

1945  German war criminal Heinrich Himmler captured   

1945  Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart wed.   

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1471  Albrecht durer: Nornberg germany, renaissance painter/print maker   

1527  Philip ii: King of spain (1556-98) & portugal (1580-98)   

1633  Joseph de la barre: Composer   

1653  Eleonora maria josefa of austria: Queen consort of poland and lithuania   

1671  Azzolino bernardino della ciaia: Composer   

1680  Frederich karl erbach: Composer   

1688  Alexander pope: England, poet (rape of the lock)   

1720  Antonio corbisiero: Composer   

0987  Louis v: Last carlovingians king of france (966-987),   

1254  Koenraad iv: Rc-german king (1237-54),   

1481  Death of Christian i: King of denmark/norway/sweden,   

1512  Death of Pandolfo petrucci: Ruler of siena   

1524  Death of Thomas howard 2nd duke of norfolk: General/premier,   

1542  Hernando de soto:   

1607  Death of John rainolds: English scholar (b. 1549)   

1639  Death of Giovan d "tommaso" campanella: Italian philosopher/poet,