21st of May 2026
21st of May 2026 is the 141st day of the year.
This day in history:
0685: Battle of Nechtansmere - ...more
1382: Major Earthquake Damages Canterbury Cathedral - ...more
1420: Treaty of Troyes - ...more
1966: Cooper Floors Ali - ...more
2007: Cutty Sark Ablaze - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
England is not all the world. - Mary, Queen of Scots.
Born today:
Alexander Pope - 1688, Elizabeth Fry - 1780, Mary Anning - 1799, Charles Portal - 1893, Hywel Lewis - 1910, Robert Welch - 1929, Leo Sayer - 1948, Andrew Neil - 1949, Noel Fielding - 1973, Mark Cavendish - 1985, Adele - 1988, Tom Daley - 1994.
Died today:
Thomas Howard - 1524, Christopher Smart - 1771, Thomas Warton - 1790, Max Wall - 1990, Barbara Cartland - 2000, John Gielgud - 2000.
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