May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). There are 224 days remaining.
Births:
- 1688: [Alexander Pope]? (poet)
- 1844: [Henri Rousseau]? (painter)
- 1904: [Fats Waller]? (pianist)
- 1916: [Harold Robbins]? (novelist)
- 1917: [Raymond Burr]? (actor)
- 1921: Andrei Sakharov (physicist, human rights activist)
- 1952: Mr. T (Lawrence Tureaud) (actor)
- 1956: [Judge Reinhold]? (actor)
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historical anniversaries
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December