Today in History
21 May
252 births · 115 deaths · 75 events recorded
Notable Births
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Elena Huelva
b. 2002
Spanish influencer and writer (2002–2023)
Sisca Folkertsma
b. 1997
Dutch footballer
Josh Allen
b. 1996
American football player (born 1996)
Tom Daley
b. 1994
English diver (born 1994)
Max Mutzke
b. 1981
Musical artist
Mohanlal
b. 1960
Indian actor and producer
Gina Bachauer
b. 1913
Greek pianist (1913–1976)
Tudor Arghezi
b. 1880
Romanian writer and political figure (1880–1967)
Notable Deaths
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Gerry Connolly
d. 2025
American politician (1950–2025)
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
d. 2024
Polish composer (1953–2024)
Alan Merten
d. 2020
American academic administrator (1941–2020)
Binyavanga Wainaina
d. 2019
Kenyan writer and editor (1971–2019)
Nick Menza
d. 2016
American drummer (1964–2016)
Annarita Sidoti
d. 2015
Italian race walker
Twinkle (singer)
d. 2015
English singer-songwriter (1948–2015)
John Gielgud
d. 2000
English actor and theatre director (1904–2000)
On This Day in History
All 75 ›
2024
The Greenfield tornado kills 5 and injures 35 across rural Iowa, United States. Wind speeds in excess of 480 kilometres per hour (300 mph) are estimated from measurements for the third time in history.
Greenfield tornado
2024
A stabbing spree on the Green line of the Taichung MRT injures four people, including the perpetrator.
2024 Taichung MRT attack
2017
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performed their final show at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
2014
Random killings occurred on the Bannan Line of the Taipei MRT, killing four and injuring 24.
2014 Taipei Metro attack
2012
A bus accident near Himara, Albania kills 13 people and injures 21 others.
Qafa e Vishës bus accident
2012
A suicide bombing kills more than 120 people in Sanaa, Yemen.
2012 Unity Day parade rehearsal bombing
2011
Radio broadcaster Harold Camping predicted that the world would end on this date.
Harold Camping
2010
JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS aboard an H-IIA rocket. The vessel would make a Venus flyby late in the year.
JAXA