On this day: 21 May

Selected events and births on 21 May, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1911 – Mexican president Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco I. Madero signed the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to end hostilities between each other's forces, concluding the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution. Read more: Porfirio Díaz Francisco I. Madero Treaty of Ciudad Juárez
• 1927 – Aboard the Spirit of St. Louis, American aviator Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight, flying from Roosevelt Field near New York City to Paris–Le Bourget Airport. Read more: Spirit of St. Louis Charles Lindbergh Transatlantic flight
• 2005 – The world's tallest roller coaster, Kingda Ka, opened at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, U.S. Read more: Roller coaster Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Adventure
• 2015 – Islamic State militants entered the ancient city of Palmyra. Read more: Islamic State Palmyra

Born on this day

• 1942 – David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral, English politician, Secretary of State for Wales Read more: David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral Secretary of State for Wales
• 1944 – Mary Robinson, Irish lawyer and politician, President of Ireland Read more: Mary Robinson President of Ireland
• 1948 – Denis MacShane, Scottish journalist and politician, UK Minister of State for Europe Read more: Denis MacShane Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe, Eastern Europe, International Security and Growth
• 1959 – Abdulla Yameen, Maldivian politician, 6th President of the Maldives Read more: Abdulla Yameen President of the Maldives
• 1996 – Josh Allen, American football player Read more: Josh Allen
• 1996 – Indy de Vroome, Dutch tennis player Read more: Indy de Vroome
• 1996 – Karen Khachanov, Russian tennis player Read more: Karen Khachanov
• 1997 – Ivan De Santis, Italian footballer Read more: Ivan De Santis
• 1997 – Sisca Folkertsma, Dutch footballer Read more: Sisca Folkertsma
• 1997 – Viktoria Petryk, Ukrainian singer-songwriter Read more: Viktoria Petryk
• 1997 – Kevin Quinn, American actor and singer Read more: Kevin Quinn (actor)
• 2007 – El Ma, Bulgarian singer-songwriter Read more: El Ma

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / May 21 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.