May 21
People born on this day are Gemini.
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In Miami, five abortion clinics are attacked by a butyric acid attacker.
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Nineteen people are killed in a plane crash in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
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French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity.
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The 6.8 Mw Boumerdès earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). More than 2,200 people were killed and a moderate tsunami sank boats at the Balearic Islands.
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The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opens at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey.
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The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55% of Montenegrins vote for independence.
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JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS aboard an H-IIA rocket. The vessel would make a Venus flyby late in the year.
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A suicide bombing kills more than 120 people in Sanaa, Yemen.
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Random killings occur on the Bannan Line of the Taipei MRT, killing four and injuring 24.
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus perform their final show at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
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The Greenfield tornado kills five and injures 35 across rural Iowa, United States. Wind speeds in excess of 480 kilometres per hour (300 mph) are estimated from measurements for the third time in history.
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A stabbing spree on the Green line of the Taichung MRT injures four people, including the perpetrator.
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2007El Ma, Bulgarian singer-songwriter
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2002Elena Huelva, Spanish cancer activist and influencer (died 2023)
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1997Sisca Folkertsma, Dutch footballer
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1997Viktoria Petryk, Ukrainian singer-songwriter
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1997Kevin Quinn, American actor and singer
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1996Josh Allen, American football player
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1996Indy de Vroome, Dutch tennis player
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1996Karen Khachanov, Russian tennis player
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1994Tom Daley, English diver
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1993Grete Gaim, Estonian biathlete
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1993Luke Garbutt, English footballer
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1993Matías Kranevitter, Argentine footballer
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