On this day: May 21
Events
Battle of ArrasMay 21, 1940 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of Kao CorporationMay 21, 1940 · Companies
Release of Touch of EvilMay 21, 1958 · Film
1960 Valdivia earthquakeMay 21, 1960 · Geography- Release of What's Going OnMay 21, 1971 · Music
Release of Hot SpaceMay 21, 1982 · Music
Release of I'm Breathless – Music from and Inspired by the Film Dick TracyMay 21, 1990 · Music- Release of Down on the UpsideMay 21, 1996 · Music
- Release of OK ComputerMay 21, 1997 · Music
- Release of Southland TalesMay 21, 2006 · Film
- Release of The TribeMay 21, 2014 · Film
Release of TomorrowlandMay 21, 2015 · Film
Release of ElleMay 21, 2016 · Film
Release of ParasiteMay 21, 2019 · Film
Release of SourMay 21, 2021 · Music- Release of Army of the DeadMay 21, 2021 · Film
2022 Australian federal electionMay 21, 2022 · Politics
Born on this day
Albrecht DürerMay 21, 1471 – April 6, 1528 · Science
Alexander PopeMay 21, 1688 – May 30, 1744 · Culture
Hermann LotzeMay 21, 1817 – July 1, 1881 · Culture
Nils Christoffer DunérMay 21, 1839 – November 10, 1914 · Science
Charles Albert GobatMay 21, 1843 – March 16, 1914 · Politics
Louis Renault (jurist)May 21, 1843 – February 8, 1918 · Politics
Henri RousseauMay 21, 1844 – September 2, 1910 · Art
Édouard-Henri AvrilMay 21, 1849 – July 28, 1928 · Art
Stanisław WitkiewiczMay 21, 1851 – September 5, 1915 · Culture
Willem EinthovenMay 21, 1860 – September 29, 1927 · Science
Hans BergerMay 21, 1873 – June 1, 1941 · Technology
Glenn CurtissMay 21, 1878 – July 23, 1930 · Technology
Princess Sophie of Schönburg-WaldenburgMay 21, 1885 – February 3, 1936 · Music
Nikifor KrynickiMay 21, 1895 – October 10, 1968 · Art
Anatole LitvakMay 21, 1902 – December 15, 1974 · Film
Fats WallerMay 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943 · Music
Robert MontgomeryMay 21, 1904 – September 27, 1981 · Film
Suzan KahramanerMay 21, 1913 – February 22, 2006 · Science
Gina BachauerMay 21, 1913 – 1976 · Music- Romain GaryMay 21, 1914 – December 2, 1980 · Film
Andrei SakharovMay 21, 1921 – December 14, 1989 · Politics
Prabhat Rainjan SarkarMay 21, 1921 – October 21, 1990 · Culture
Frank KamenyMay 21, 1925 – October 11, 2011 · Science
Olof ThunbergMay 21, 1925 – February 24, 2020 · Film
Bengt I. SamuelssonMay 21, 1934 – July 5, 2024 · Science
Gleb PanfilovMay 21, 1934 – August 26, 2023 · Film
Günter BlobelMay 21, 1936 – February 18, 2018 · Science
Heinz HolligerMay 21, 1939 – present · Music
Richard HatchMay 21, 1945 – February 7, 2017 · Film
Leo SayerMay 21, 1948 – present · Music
ArnoMay 21, 1949 – April 23, 2022 · Music
Nora AunorMay 21, 1953 – April 16, 2025 · Film
Curtis T. McMullenMay 21, 1958 – present · Science
Nick CassavetesMay 21, 1959 – present · Film
MohanlalMay 21, 1960 – present · Film
Ivan BellaMay 21, 1964 – present · Space
Eva IonescoMay 21, 1965 – present · Film
Lisa EdelsteinMay 21, 1966 – present · Film
Ilmar RaagMay 21, 1968 – present · Film
Giorgi GhonghadzeMay 21, 1969 – September 17, 2000 · Film- Taylor SheridanMay 21, 1970 – present · Film
Aditya ChopraMay 21, 1971 – present · Film
Noel FieldingMay 21, 1973 – present · Art
Eduardo VerásteguiMay 21, 1974 – present · Film
Christopher TinMay 21, 1976 – present · Music
GotyeMay 21, 1980 – present · Music
BelladonnaMay 21, 1981 – present · Film
Olivia OlsonMay 21, 1992 – present · Music