Day of the year
May 21
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May 21 Zodiac Sign
Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
Element: Air
curiousadaptablewittyexpressivesociable
Birthstone
Emerald
Birth Flower
Lily of the Valley
Season
Spring
Numerology 8
A number of ambition, power, and material achievement.
May 21: This Day in History
- 1840— New Zealand became a British Crown Colony.
- 1881— Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
- 1927— Charles Lindbergh landed at Le Bourget Field near Paris, completing the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight.
- 1932— Amelia Earhart became the first woman to complete a solo nonstop transatlantic flight, landing in Northern Ireland.
- 1991— Former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a suicide bomber in Tamil Nadu.
Famous Birthdays on May 21
- Albrecht Dürer (1471) — German Renaissance artist
- Lawrence Olivier (1907) — legendary British actor
- Mr. T (1952) — actor and The A-Team star
- Notorious B.I.G. (1972) — rapper
- Judge Reinhold (1957) — actor
- Fats Domino (1928) — rock and roll pioneer and pianist
Did You Know? May 21 Fun Facts
- Charles Lindbergh became instantly famous after landing in Paris; 100,000 people rushed the airfield.
- Amelia Earhart's transatlantic flight in 1932 took just under 15 hours.
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