Born on May 21st, 1226
Weekday
Thursday
May 21st, 1226 was a Thursday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 22nd, 1226 - May 21st, 1226
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 291,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 537 days, exactly on November 8th, 2025, people who were born on May 21st, 1226 will be 292,000 days old!
291,463 Days
41,637 Weeks
9,575 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 21st?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 21st
Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 21st?
56 Albrecht Dürer
German painter, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist (1471—1528)
*May 21st, 1471, Nuremberg †April 6th, 1528, Nuremberg
94 Olof Thunberg
Swedish actor (1925–2020)
*May 21st, 1925, Västerås domkyrkoförsamling †February 24th, 2020, Nacka.jpg "Jonathan Hyde")
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79 Mary Robinson
Former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
*May 21st, 1944, Ballina.jpg "Andrei Sakharov")
68 Andrei Sakharov
Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist
*May 21st, 1921, Moscow †December 14th, 1989, Moscow
71 Philip II of Spain
16th-century King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived 1527-1598
*May 21st, 1527, Palacio de Pimentel †September 13th, 1598, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
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65 Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926–1991)
*May 26th, 1926, Alton †September 28th, 1991, Santa Monica
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88 Giulio Alberoni
Italian cardinal, statesman (1664-1752)
*May 21st, 1664, Fiorenzuola d'Arda †June 26th, 1752, Piacenza
77 Robert Montgomery
American actor (1904-1981)
*May 21st, 1904, Beacon †September 27th, 1981, New York City
74 Peggy Cass
American actress, comedian, game show panelist, and announcer (1924-1999)
*May 21st, 1924, Boston †March 8th, 1999, New York City
39 Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)
*May 21st, 1904, New York City †December 15th, 1943, Kansas CityRudolf von Gutmann
Austrian industrialist and art collector (1880–1966)
*May 21st, 1880, Vienna †July 9th, 1966, Victoria
70 Charles Albert Gobat
Swiss politician and lawyer (1843-1914)
*May 21st, 1843, Tramelan †March 16th, 1914, Bern
79 Édouard-Henri Avril
French painter (1849-1928)
*May 21st, 1849, Algiers †July 28th, 1928, Le RaincyThe Notorious B.I.G.
American rapper from New York (1972–1997)
*May 21st, 1972, Bedford–Stuyvesant †March 9th, 1997, Los Angeles
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51 Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis
French mathematician, mechanical engineer, and scientist (*1792 – †1843)
*May 21st, 1792, Paris †September 19th, 1843, Paris
47 Mary Anning
British fossil collector, dealer, and paleontologist (1799-1847)
*May 21st, 1799, Lyme Regis †March 9th, 1847, Lyme RegisAlexander Pope
English poet (1688–1744)
*May 21st, 1688, City of London †May 30th, 1744, Twickenham_-_Portrait_de_Lucien_Bonaparte.jpg "Lucien Bonaparte")
65 Lucien Bonaparte
1st Prince of Canino and Musignano
*May 21st, 1775, Ajaccio †June 29th, 1840, Viterbo
34 Jeffrey Dahmer
American serial killer (1960–1994)
*May 21st, 1960, Milwaukee †November 28th, 1994, Columbia Correctional Institution
84 Malcolm Fraser
Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (1930-2015)
*May 21st, 1930, Toorak †March 20th, 2015, MelbourneBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on May 21st
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 21st.
Afro-Colombian Day (Colombia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Colombian_DayBlessed Adílio Daronch and Manuel Gómez González
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeatificationEarliest day on which Corpus Christi can fall, while June 24 is the latest; held on Thursday after Trinity Sunday (often locally moved to Sunday). (Roman Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_Corpus_ChristiEmperor Constantine I
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great_and_ChristianityHelena of Constantinople, also known as "Feast of the Holy Great Sovereigns Constantine and Helen, Equal-to-the-Apostles." (Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena,_mother_of_Constantine_ISaints of the Cristero War, including Christopher Magallanes
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_of_the_Cristero_WarMay 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_21_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Circassian Day of Mourning (Circassians)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circassian_Day_of_MourningDay of Patriots and Military (Hungary)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_DayIndependence Day, celebrates the Montenegrin independence referendum in 2006, celebrated until the next day. (Montenegro)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_independence_daysInternational Tea Day (International)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Tea_DayNavy Day (Chile)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_Day_(Chile)Saint Helena Day, celebrates the discovery of Saint Helena in 1502. (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Saint_Helena,_Ascension_and_Tristan_da_CunhaWorld Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (International)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Day_for_Cultural_Diversity_for_Dialogue_and_DevelopmentDate as a Roman numeral / digit
21.5.1226
Legend
| M = 1000 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1226 is a normal year and no leap year.