{"id":21083,"date":"2020-05-21T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T03:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundabook.com\/en\/?p=21083"},"modified":"2020-05-21T09:09:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T03:39:27","slug":"history-of-21-may-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundabook.com\/en\/history-of-21-may-2\/","title":{"rendered":"History of 21 May"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>History of 21 May<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1991<\/strong> &#8211; In Madras, India, the former prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a bouquet of flowers that contained a bomb.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1998<\/strong> &#8211; An expelled student, Kipland Kinkel, in Springfield,\u00a0OR, killed 2 people and wounded 25 others with a semi-automatic rifle. Police also discovered that the boy had killed his parents before the rampage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1998<\/strong> &#8211; Microsoft and Sega announced that they are collaborating on a home video game system.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1998<\/strong> &#8211; In Miami,\u00a0FL, five abortion clinics were hit by an butyric acid-attacker.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2001<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 French\u00a0Taubira law\u00a0is enacted, officially recognizing the\u00a0Atlantic slave trade\u00a0and\u00a0slavery\u00a0as\u00a0crimes against humanity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2003<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The 6.8 M<sub>w<\/sub>\u202f\u00a0Boumerd\u00e8s earthquake\u00a0shakes northern\u00a0Algeria\u00a0with a maximum\u00a0Mercalli intensity\u00a0of X (<em>Extreme<\/em>). More than 2,200 people were killed and a moderate tsunami sank boats at the\u00a0Balearic Islands.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2005<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The tallest\u00a0roller coaster\u00a0in the world,\u00a0Kingda Ka\u00a0opens at\u00a0Six Flags Great Adventure\u00a0in\u00a0Jackson Township, New Jersey.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2006<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a0Republic of Montenegro\u00a0holds a\u00a0referendum\u00a0proposing independence from the\u00a0State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55% of Montenegrins vote for independence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2010<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 JAXA, the\u00a0Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the\u00a0solar-sail\u00a0spacecraft\u00a0IKAROS\u00a0aboard an\u00a0H-IIA\u00a0rocket. The vessel would make a Venus flyby late in the year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2011<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Radio broadcaster\u00a0Harold Camping\u00a0predicted that the\u00a0world would end\u00a0on this date.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2012<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A\u00a0bus accident\u00a0near\u00a0Himara, Albania\u00a0kills 13 people and injures 21 others.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2012<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0A suicide bombing\u00a0kills more than 120 people in\u00a0Sana&#8217;a, Yemen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2017<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Ringling Bros. and Barnum &amp; Bailey Circus\u00a0performed their final show at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Celebrating Birthday Today<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1981<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Craig Anderson, American ice hockey player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1981<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Edson Buddle, American soccer player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1981<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Josh Hamilton, American baseball player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1981<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Maximilian Mutzke, German singer-songwriter<\/li>\n<li><strong>1981<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Anna Rogowska, Polish pole vaulter<\/li>\n<li><strong>1983<\/strong> \u2013 L\u012bga Dekmeijere, a Latvian tennis player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Deidson Ara\u00fajo Maia, Brazilian footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1983<\/strong> \u2013 Kaori Shimizu, Japanese voice actress, and singer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1984<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Brandon Fields, American football player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1984<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Sara Goller, German volleyball player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1984<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Syamsul Yusof, Malaysian actor, film director, scriptwriter, film producer, rapper and singer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1985<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Mutya Buena, English singer-songwriter<\/li>\n<li><strong>1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Alison Carroll, English gymnast, model, and actress<\/li>\n<li><strong>1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Mark Cavendish, Manx cyclist<\/li>\n<li><strong>1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer (d. 2012)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Isa Guha, English cricketer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Lucie Hradeck\u00e1, Czech tennis player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Kano, English rapper, producer, and actor<\/li>\n<li><strong>1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Du\u0161an Kuciak, Slovak footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Heath L&#8217;Estrange, Australian rugby league player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1985<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Andrew Miller, American baseball player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1986<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Mario Mand\u017euki\u0107, Croatian footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1986<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Myra, American singer and actress<\/li>\n<li><strong>1986<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Eder S\u00e1nchez, Mexican race walker<\/li>\n<li><strong>1986<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Park Sojin, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1986<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Greg Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1987<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Beau Falloon, Australian rugby league player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1988<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Claire Cashmore, English Paralympic swimmer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1988<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Park Gyu-ri, South Korean singer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1988<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Jonny Howson, English footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1988<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Kaire Leibak, Estonian triple jumper<\/li>\n<li><strong>1989<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Emily Robins, New Zealand actress and singer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1989<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Hal Robson-Kanu, English footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1990<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Kierre Beckles, Barbadian athlete<\/li>\n<li><strong>1990<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Rene Krhin, Slovenian footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1991<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Guilherme, Brazilian footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1992<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Hutch Dano, American actor<\/li>\n<li><strong>1992<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Lisa Evans, Scottish footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1992<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Philipp Gr\u00fcneberg, German footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1992<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Olivia Olson, American singer and actress<\/li>\n<li><strong>1993<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Grete Gaim, Estonian biathlete<\/li>\n<li><strong>1993<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Luke Garbutt, English footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1994<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Tom Daley, English diver<\/li>\n<li><strong>1995<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Katharina Andresen, Norwegian heiress and equestrian<\/li>\n<li><strong>1995<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Diego Loyzaga, Filipino actor<\/li>\n<li><strong>1996<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Josh Allen, American footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1996<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Indy de Vroome, Dutch tennis player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1996<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Karen Khachanov, Russian tennis player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1997<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Ivan De Santis, Italian footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1997<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Sisca Folkertsma, Dutch footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1997<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Viktoria Petryk, Ukrainian singer-songwriter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History of 21 May 1991 &#8211; In Madras, India, the former prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a bouquet of flowers that contained a bomb. 1998 &#8211; An expelled student, Kipland Kinkel, in Springfield,\u00a0OR, killed 2 people and wounded 25 others with a semi-automatic rifle. 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