Historical Events
- Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes first US city to fingerprint its citizens
Famous Birthdays
- (Elbert) "Sonny" Forriest, American guitarist (The Coasters; Ray Charles; Hank Crawford), born in Pendleton, North Carolina (d. 1999)
- Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist, (1982 Nobel laureate for Medicine or Physiology for prostaglandins), born in Halmstad, Sweden
- Bother Ah [Robert Northern], American jazz and world music French hornist and band leader (Gil Evans, John Coltrane, World Music Ensemble), born in Kinston, North Carolina (d. 2020)
- Phillip King, British sculptor, born in Tunis, French Tunisia (d. 2021)
About May 21, 1934
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 90 years, 1 month and 22 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Gemini
