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Bookmark or Share- Events in History on May 21 - On This DayThe conviction on a lesser charge outraged the gay community and led to the White Night riots. Rioters outside San Francisco City Hall on the night of May 21, 1979. 1979 National Volksraad installed in Namibia. 1980 US Coast Guard Ensign Jean Marie Butler is 1st woman to graduate from US service academy.
- More on this Day - May, 21 | BritannicaDied On. Henry VI. king of England. December 6, 1421 - May 21, 1471 or May 22, 1471. Henry VI was the king of England from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471. He was a pious and studious recluse whose incapacity for government was one of the causes of the Wars of the Roses. Henry succeeded... Died On. Rajiv Gandhi.
- May 21st Holidays - National TodayMay 21st is the 141st day in the Gregorian calendar. On this day Montenegrins voted in favor of Montenegro's independence from Serbia; Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Ghandi was assassinated by a female suicide bomber in Madras, and the Ulster Volunteer Force declared war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
- May 21 - WikipediaMay 21 is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 224 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 293 – Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Galerius as Caesar to Diocletian, beginning the period of four rulers known as the Tetrarchy.
- What Happened on May 21 - On This Day1932 After flying for 17 hours from Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart lands near Londonderry, Northern Ireland, completing the first transatlantic solo flight by a woman; More May 21 Events; May 21 in Film & TV. 1908 1st American horror movie silent film "Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde" premieres in Chicago; May 21 in Music. 1981 Reggae musician Bob Marley receives a Jamaican state funeral
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