Today in History for 21st May 2025
Historical Events
1966 – Louie Louie by The Kingsmen reentered the chart and hits #97
1969 – Slovan Bratislava of Czechoslovakia win 9th European Cup Winner’s Cup against FC Barcelona of Spain 3-2 in Basel
1972 – “Heathen!” opens and closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 1 performance
1997 – Blue Jays pitcher Roger Clemens beats the Yankees for his 200th win
2018 – US Justice Department says it is expanding its internal investigation into whether FBI infiltrated Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign
Famous Birthdays
1923 – Armand Borel, Swiss mathematician known for his work on algebraic topology and Lie groups, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland (d. 2003)
1940 – Tony Sheridan, British singer-songwriter and guitarist who collaborated with the pre-fame Beatles (“My Bonnie”), born in Norwich, England (d. 2013)
1976 – Christopher Tin, American film, television, and video game score composer (Baba Yetu), born in Redwood City, California
1979 – Fayçal Salhi, French-Algerian jazz guitarist and oud player, born in Khenchela, Algeria
1996 – Josh Allen, American football quarterback (Buffalo Bills), born in Firebaugh, California
Famous Deaths
1650 – James Graham, Marquis of Montrose “the Great Montrose”, Scottish general, hanged at 37
1742 – Lars Roberg, Swedish physician, natural science researcher, and educator, dies at 78
1973 – Vaughn Monroe, American singer and orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show), dies at 61
1974 – Lili Kronberger, Hungarian figure skater (World C’ship gold Ladies singles 1908, 09, 10, 11), dies at 83
1992 – Elizabeth David, British cookbook writer (English Bread and Yeast Cookery), dies after a series of strokes at 72
