Historical Events
- Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes first US city to fingerprint its citizens
Famous Birthdays
- (Elbert) "Sonny" Forriest, American guitarist (The Coasters; Ray Charles; Hank Crawford), born in Pendleton, North Carolina (d. 1999)
- Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist, (1982 Nobel laureate for Medicine or Physiology for prostaglandins), born in Halmstad, Sweden
- Phillip King, British sculptor, born in Tunis, French Tunisia
1934 Highlights
About May 21, 1934
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 89 years and 11 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Gemini
