What Happened on May 21, 2021

Historical Events

  • Most powerful cosmic ray since the Oh-My-God particle detected by Osaka University from Utah's Array Telescope measuring 240 exa-electronvolts (EeV; 1018 electronvolts) - nicknamed ‘Amaterasu’ [1]

Famous Deaths

  • Carla Fracci, Italian ballerina (La Scala Theatre Ballet), dies at 84
  • Juraj Hatrík, Slovak composer (Monumento malinconico; Dispute Over a Plastered Dwarf), and educator, dies at 80
Died in 2021 2021 Highlights

About May 21, 2021

Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 2 years, 11 months and 20 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Gemini

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Leave The Door Open - Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak)
  • UK #1 Song: Body - Tion Wayne & Russ Millions