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What happened in history on this day: May 21?
On May 21 in ...
- 2008 - In the final episode of TV's American Idol, rock singer David Cook is declared the winner.
Births on May 21
- 1890 - Birth of Albert van Raalte; conductor (AVRO-orchestra).
- 1901 - Birth of Horace Heidt in Alameda, California, USA; orchestra leader (Ship of Joy radio show, Answers by the Dancers radio show, Anniversary Night with Horace Heidt radio show, Pot of Gold radio show, Tums Treasure Chest radio show, Horace Heidt's Original Youth Opportunity Program radio and TV show, The Swift Show Wagon with Horace Heidt TV show, American Way TV show).
- 1904 - Birth of Thomas Waller AKA Fats Waller in New York City, New York, USA; pianist and songwriter ("Honeysuckle Rose", "Ain't Misbehavin'", "Blue Turning Grey Over You").
- 1917 - Birth of Dennis Day in New York City, New York, USA; comic actor/singer ("Danny Boy", Jack Benny Show radio show, Dennis Day Show radio show, Benny Show TV show).
- 1929 - Birth of Charles Wadsworth in Barnesville, Georgia, USA; pianist (Lincoln Center).
- 1935 - Birth of Terry Lightfoot; clarinetist/bandleader (New Orleans Jazzmen).
- 1941 - Birth of Ronald Isley in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; singer (Isley Brothers - "Twist and Shout").
- 1943 - Birth of Hilton Valentine; rock guitarist (Animals - "House of the Rising Sun").
- 1948 - Birth of Leo [Gerard] Sayer in Shoreham-on-Sea, England; singer ("When I Need You", "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing").
- 1949 - Birth of Arno Hintjens; Belgian singer (T C Matic).
- 1949 - Birth of Rosalind Plowright; British soprano (Aida, Senta).
- 1950 - Birth of Roger Hodgson in London, England; rocker (Supertramp - "The Logical Song").
- 1955 - Birth of John Glavin; rock keyboardist (Molly Hatchet - "Flirtin' with Disaster").
- 1955 - Birth of Stan Lynch in Gainesville, Florida, USA; rock drummer (Tom Petty and Heartbreakers).
- 1956 - Birth of Joanna M C "Annemarie" Henselmans; singer/cabaretière (School Desk).
- 1958 - Birth of Mike Barson; rock keyboardist (Madness).
- 1974 - Birth of Havoc; rapper (Mobb Deep).
- 1978 - Birth of Adam Gontier; lead singer (Three Days Grace).
- 1985 - Birth of Mutya Buena; British singer and songwriter (Sugababes).
Deaths on May 21
- 1973 - Death of Vaughn Monroe at age 61 in Stuart, Florida, USA; singer and bandleader (over 50 hits on the Billboard charts, "There I've Said It Again" (1945), "Ghost Riders in the Sky" (1949)).
- 2006 - Death of Billy Walker at age 77 in a single-vehicle crash near Montgomery, Alabama; country singer ("Charlie's Shoes" (1966), "Funny How Time Slips Away", "Cross the Brazos at Waco" (1964)).
- 2016 - Death of Nick Menza, German-born American drummer (Megadeth) (born 1964).
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