Today in History for May 1821
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Historical Events
Results 1 - 5 of 5
5th - Emperor Napoleon I dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
8th - Greek War of Independence: The Greeks defeat the Turks in Gravia.
12th - The first big battle of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks occurs in Valtetsi.
30th - James Boyd patents Rubber Fire Hose
31st - Cathedral of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, 1st US Catholic cathedral, is dedicated in Baltimore
Famous Birthdays
Results 1 - 8 of 8
2nd - Abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1908
8th - William Henry Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1885)
11th - [Carlos] Charles John Stolbrand, Brig General (Union volunteers)
16th - Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (d. 1894)
17th - Sebastian Kneipp, German naturopathist (d. 1897)
21st - John F Loudon, Dutch entrepreneur/colonial director
22nd - Alfred Sully, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879
25th - Diederich Krug, composer
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 3 of 3
5th - Napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena
15th - John Wall Calcott, composer, dies at 54
19th - Camille Jordan, French politician (b. 1771)
