Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: May 21
May 21, 2024 is the 142nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 224 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Emerald is your modern birthstone. Sapphire is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: May 21
- 1554 –A royal Charter is granted to Derby School as a grammar school for boys in Derby, England, by Queen Mary I.
- 1674 –The nobility elect John Sobieski King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.
- 1863 –Organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Battle Creek, Michigan.
- 1881 –The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
- 1927 –Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world’s first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
- 1966 –The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
- 1969 –Civil unrest in Rosario, Argentina, known as Rosariazo, following the death of a 15-year-old student.
- 1979 –White Night riots in San Francisco following the manslaughter conviction of Dan White for the assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk.
- 1990 –Democratic Republic of Yemen and North Yemen agree to merge into the Republic of Yemen.
- 1994 –The Democratic Republic of Yemen unsuccessful attempts to secede from Republic of Yemen; a war breaks out.
Who were born on May 21?
- 1901 –Manfred Aschner, German-born Israeli microbiologist (d. 1989)
- 1901 –Sam Jaffe, American film producer (d. 2000)
- 1909 –François-Albert Angers, Quebec economist (d. 2003)
- 1941 –Martin Carthy, English folk singer and guitarist
- 1943 –Hilton Valentine, British guitarist (The Animals)
- 1963 –Richard Appel, American writer
- 1979 –Damián Ariel Álvarez, Argentinian footballer
- 1984 –Sara Goller, German beach volleyball player
- 1985 –Mutya Buena, English singer (Sugababes)
- 1989 –Katy B, English singer-songwriter
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