Page 6: Historical Events In May - 21

1925  On May - 21 roald Amundsun leaves Spitsbergen with 2 seaplanes to North Pole   

1925  Canadians allow to sell beer on May - 21.   

1926  On May - 21 white Sox Earl Sheely hits a record 6th consecutive double   

1926  Dan Perlsweig, horse trainer on this day in history.   

1926  On May - 21 georgy L'vovich Catoire, composer, dies at 65   

1927  Charles Lindbergh becomes the first to fly solo across the Atlantic on May - 21.   

1927  Lindbergh lands in Paris France, after first solo air crossing of Atlantic on May - 21.   

1927  Lindburgh lands in Paris, after 1st solo air crossing of Atlantic on May - 21.   

1927  George Levy, antique dealer/heritage campaigner on this day in history.   

1929  On May - 21 automatic electric stock quotation board installed, NYC   

1929  On this day in history v P F A Royle, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1879), dies   

1930  On May - 21 new York Yankee Babe Ruth hits 3 consecutive homers   

1930  Max Bishop draws 8 walks in a doubleheader on this day in history.   

1931  Belgian Government of Jaspar falls on this day in history.   

1931  Belgian govt of Jaspar falls on this day in history.   

1932  1st Curtis Cup: US wins, 5½-3½ at Wentworth Club (Wentworth, England) on this day in history.   

1933  Mount Davidson Cross lit by FDR via telegraph on this day in history.   

1933  Mt Davidson Cross lit by FDR via telegraph on May - 21.   

1933  John Henry Mackay, Scottish/German author (Der Schwimmer), dies at 69 on May - 21.   

1934  On May - 21 oskaloosa IA, becomes first US city to fingerprint its citizens   

1934  On this day in history oskaloosa Iowa, becomes 1st US city to fingerprint its citizens   

1935  Hugo de Vries, botanist Gruppenweise Artbildung, dies at 87 on May - 21.   

1936  On May - 21 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 becomes one of Japan's most notorious scandals.   

1938  Bradman scores 143 Australia vs Surrey, 198 minutes, 11 fours on May - 21.   

1938  Bradman scores 143 Aust v Surrey, 198 mins, 11 fours on this day in history.   

1940  On May - 21 allied counter attack at Atrecht North-France   

1940  On May - 21 aVRO-chairman Willem Vogt fires all Jewish employees   

1940  Reynaud forms French Government on this day in history.   

1941  On May - 21 german airforce occupies airport at Maleme Kreta   

1941  On this day in history singer Johan Heesters visits Dachau concentration camp   

1941  The first US ship sunk by a U-boat (SS Robin Moore) on this day in history.   

1941  1st US ship sunk by a U-boat (SS Robin Moore) on May - 21.   

1942  On this day in history great-Britain convoy PQ16 departs to Russia   

1943  On May - 21 fastest 9 inning AL baseball game (89 mins), White Sox beat Senators   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1671  Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer was born on this day in history.   

1680  Frederich Karl Erbach, composer was born on this day in history.   

1688  Alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock) was born on this day in history.   

1720  Antonio Corbisiero, composer was born on May - 21.   

0987  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1524  On this day in history thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80   

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

1607  Death of John Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549) on May - 21.   

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