Historical Events In May - 21

1980  On May - 21 ida Kaminska, actress (Shop on Main Street), dies  

1981  On this day in history françois Mitterrand becomes President of France  

1981  On this day in history kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA  

1981  Stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1 on May - 21.  

1981  On May - 21 yuki Shimoda, actor (Farewell to Manzanar), dies  

1981  Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1 on May - 21.  

1982  On this day in history british troops lands on Falkland Islands  

1983  "Bang The Drum All Day" by Todd Rundgren hits #63 on this day in history.  

1983  On May - 21 challenger moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base, for mating for STS-7 mission  

1983  On May - 21 david Bowie's "Let's Dance" single goes #1  

1983  On this day in history finn Einar Mortensen, composer, dies at 61  

1984  Andrea Leeds, actress (Stage Door, Earthbound), dies of cancer at 70 on May - 21.  

1986  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  

1987  On May - 21 military coup in Fiji Islands under Lieutenant Colonel Sitivani Rabuka  

1987  Xignals PC Board BBS begins in Alabama on May - 21.  

1987  Alejandro Rey, actor (Carlos-Flying Nun), dies at 57 on May - 21.  

1988  On this day in history "Da'Butt" by EU hits #35  

1988  On this day in history "Fat" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #99  

1988  Dedication of the Australian-Hellenic Memorial on Anzac Parade by the Prime Minister, the Hon Bob Hawke, and the Deputy Prime Minister of Greece, Mr Yannis Haralambopoulos on this day in history.  

1988  Jane Powell weds Dickie Moore on this day in history.  

1988  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on May - 21.  

1988  Dino Conte Grandi, Italy, delegate to league of nations, dies at 92 on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history dow Jones average hits a record 2,844.68  

1990  On this day in history last episode of "Newhart" airs on CBS-TV; It was all a dream  

1990  Franklyn Seales, actor (Silver Spoon, Onion Field), dies of AIDS at 37 on May - 21.  

1991  On May - 21 ethiopia's Marxist president (Mengistu Haile Mariam) resigns  

1991  Bobby Dale, dies at 92 on this day in history.  

1992  On this day in history china People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China  

1992  New Jersey senate overrides Governor Florio's veto & lowers sales tax to 6% on this day in history.  

1992  On May - 21 brendan Nulholland, Daily Mail reporter, dies at 59  

1993  On May - 21 dayanara Torres, 18, of Puerto Rico, crowned 42nd Miss Universe  

1993  Opposition leader Xanana Gusmao of East-Timor sentenced to life on this day in history.  

1993  Robin Smith scores 167 in England Texaco Trophy loss vs Australia on May - 21.  

1993  On this day in history venezuela president Carlos Andrés Pérez fired  

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1471  Albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker was born on May - 21.  

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

1633  On May - 21 birth of joseph de La Barre, composer  

1653  On this day in history 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  Frederich Karl Erbach, composer was born on May - 21.  

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

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

0987  Louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies on this day in history.  

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

1481  On this day in history 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  On May - 21 hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R  

1607  Death of John Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549) on this day in history.  

1639  On this day in history giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70