Born on May 21st, 1927
Weekday
Saturday
May 21st, 1927 was a Saturday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 22nd, 1927 - May 21st, 1927
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 35,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 595 days, exactly on December 12th, 2025, people who were born on May 21st, 1927 will be 36,000 days old!
35,405 Days
5,057 Weeks
1,163 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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Born on May 21st, 1927: When to retire?
| Birth | 20 | 67 80 |
| Childhood & Education 20 Years | Work 47 Years | Retirement 13 Years |
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What happened on May 21st, 1927?
Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lindbergh
Aboard the Spirit of St. Louis, American aviator Charles Lindbergh (pictured) completed the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight, flying from Roosevelt Field near New York City to Paris–Le Bourget Airport.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_of_St._LouisWhat else happened on May 21st?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 21st
Born on May 21st, 1927
32 Kay Kendall
English actress (1927-1959)
*May 21st, 1927, Withernsea †September 6th, 1959, The London Clinic
Tomás Segovia
Mexican and Spanish poet
*May 21st, 1927, Valencia †November 7th, 2011, Mexico CityPéter Zwack
Hungarian businessman, politician, former Hungarian Ambassador to the United States (1927-2012)
*May 21st, 1927, Budapest †August 5th, 2012, Venturina TermeLida Barrett
American mathematician (1927-2021)
*May 21st, 1927, Houston †January 28th, 2021, KnoxvilleSame Day
Who's birthday is on May 21st?
94 Olof Thunberg
Swedish actor (1925–2020)
*May 21st, 1925, Västerås domkyrkoförsamling †February 24th, 2020, Nacka_(cropped).jpg "Miles Davis")
65 Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926–1991)
*May 21st, 1926, Alton †September 28th, 1991, Santa Monica.jpg "Andrei Sakharov")
68 Andrei Sakharov
Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist
*May 21st, 1921, Moscow †December 14th, 1989, Moscow
74 Peggy Cass
American actress, comedian, game show panelist, and announcer (1924-1999)
*May 21st, 1924, Boston †March 8th, 1999, New York City.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
84 Malcolm Fraser
Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (1930-2015)
*May 21st, 1930, Toorak †March 20th, 2015, Melbourne
77 Robert Montgomery
American actor (1904-1981)
*May 21st, 1904, Beacon †September 27th, 1981, New York City.jpg "Nick Cassavetes")
39 Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)
*May 21st, 1904, New York City †December 15th, 1943, Kansas City
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_after_scoring_in_2018_WC-Final_(cropped).jpg "Mario Mandžukić")
56 Albrecht Dürer
German painter, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist (1471—1528)
*May 21st, 1471, Nuremberg †April 6th, 1528, NurembergSame year
Born in 1927
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94 Shirley Fry
American tennis and badminton player
*June 30th, 1927, Akron †July 13th, 2021, Naples.jpg "John Boardman")
96 John Boardman
British classical archaeologist (born 1927)
*August 20th, 1927, London Borough of Redbridge
89 Roger Moore
English actor (1927–2017)
*October 14th, 1927, Stockwell †May 23rd, 2017, Crans-MontanaBhumibol Adulyadej
King of Thailand
*December 5th, 1927, Mount Auburn Hospital †October 13th, 2016, Siriraj Hospital
95 Benedict XVI
Pope of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 (1927–2022)
*April 16th, 1927, Birth house of Benedict XVI †December 31st, 2022, Mater Ecclesiae Monastery
87 Gabriel García Márquez
Colombian writer and Nobel laureate (1927–2014)
*March 6th, 1927, Aracataca †April 17th, 2014, Mexico City
96 Harry Belafonte
American singer and actor (1927–2023)
*March 1st, 1927, New York City †April 25th, 2023, New York City
Günter Guillaume
Stasi officer
*February 1st, 1927, Berlin †April 10th, 1995, Petershagen-Eggersdorf.jpg "Werner Liebrich")
68 Werner Liebrich
German footballer (1927–1995)
*January 18th, 1927, Kaiserslautern †March 20th, 1995, KaiserslauternErika Simon
German classical archaeologist (1927-2019)
*June 27th, 1927, Rheingönheim †February 15th, 2019, WürzburgHorst Rudolf Abe
German medical historian (1927-2006)
*October 12th, 1927, Erfurt †February 27th, 2006, Erfurt
87 Günter Grass
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)
*October 16th, 1927, Free City of Danzig †April 13th, 2015, LübeckHans Wußing
German historian of mathematics
*October 15th, 1927, Waldheim †April 26th, 2011, Leipzig
93 Uta Ranke-Heinemann
German Catholic theologian and author; World's first woman to hold a chair in Catholic theology
*October 2nd, 1927, Essen †March 25th, 2021, Essen.jpg "Rosalynn Carter")
96 Rosalynn Carter
First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981
*August 18th, 1927, Plains †November 19th, 2023, Plains
89 Kika de la Garza
American politician (1927-2017)
*September 22nd, 1927, Mercedes †March 13th, 2017, McAllenBirthdays 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
21.5.1927
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| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Born on May 21st, 1927
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Leap year
No: With 365 days 1927 is a normal year and no leap year.