Daily Calendar for Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Born
- Albrecht Durer (painter) –
- Alexander Pope (poet) –
- Henri Rousseau (painter) –
- James Gladstone (first Canadian aboriginal senator) –
- Fats Waller (jazz pianist) –
- Raymond Burr (actor) –
- Richard Hatch (actor, writer, producer) –
- Mr. T (actor) –
- Ashlie Brillault (actress) –
Died
- Hernando de Soto (explorer) –
- Jane Addams (social worker) –
Events
- Windsor Agricultural Fair (North America’s oldest) founded, Nova Scotia –
- Cyrus McCormick’s reaper patented –
- American Red Cross founded –
- The first U.S. speed limit law for motor vehicles (12 mph in the city/15 mph in the country) passed in Connecticut –
- Aviator Charles Lindbergh completed the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic, New York to Paris –
- Amelia Earhart completed the first solo flight by a woman across the Atlantic –
- Robin Moor became the first U.S. merchant ship sunk by a U-boat –
- Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall were married –
- World’s first nuclear powered light-house, Baltimore Light, went into operation, Chesapeake Bay –
- Patti Frustaci gave birth to the first septuplets in the United States –
Weather
- 124 degrees F in Salton, California –
- Elkhart, Kansas, was struck by a dust storm –
- Sleet and snow fell in northern New England –
- An F2 tornado touched down in Hampton, New Hampshire –
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