Page 6: Historical Events In May - 21

1925  On this day in history roald Amundsun leaves Spitsbergen with 2 seaplanes to North Pole   

1925  Canadians allow to sell beer on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history white Sox Earl Sheely hits a record 6th consecutive double   

1926  Dan Perlsweig, horse trainer on May - 21.   

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  On this day in history lindburgh lands in Paris, after 1st solo air crossing of Atlantic   

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

1929  Automatic electric stock quotation board installed, NYC on this day in history.   

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

1930  New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits 3 consecutive homers on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history max Bishop draws 8 walks in a doubleheader   

1931  Belgian Government of Jaspar falls on May - 21.   

1931  On May - 21 belgian govt of Jaspar falls   

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

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

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

1933  On May - 21 john Henry Mackay, Scottish/German author (Der Schwimmer), dies at 69   

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

1938  Bradman scores 143 Australia vs Surrey, 198 minutes, 11 fours on this day in history.   

1938  On May - 21 bradman scores 143 Aust v Surrey, 198 mins, 11 fours   

1940  Allied counter attack at Atrecht North-France on this day in history.   

1940  AVRO-chairman Willem Vogt fires all Jewish employees on this day in history.   

1940  On May - 21 reynaud forms French Government   

1941  German airforce occupies airport at Maleme Kreta on May - 21.   

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

1942  Great-Britain convoy PQ16 departs to Russia on May - 21.   

1943  Fastest 9 inning AL baseball game (89 mins), White Sox beat Senators on May - 21.   

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1471  On May - 21 birth of albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker   

1527  On May - 21 birth of philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98)   

1633  On this day in history birth of joseph de La Barre, composer   

1653  Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.   

1671  Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer was born on May - 21.   

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  Louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies on May - 21.   

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

1481  Christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

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

1524  On May - 21 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.