Transamerica Corporation agrees to sell United Artists to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $380 million after the box office failure of the 1980 film Heaven's Gate. Date: May 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Italian government releases the membership list of Propaganda Due, an illegal pseudo-Masonic lodge that was implicated in numerous Italian crimes and mysteries. Date: May 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Falklands War: A British amphibious assault during Operation Sutton leads to the Battle of San Carlos. Date: May 21, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
Margaret Thatcher holds her controversial Sermon on the Mound before the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Date: May 21, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mengistu Haile Mariam, president of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, flees Ethiopia, effectively bringing the Ethiopian Civil War to an end. Date: May 21, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated by a female suicide bomber near Madras. Date: May 21, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
After 30 seasons Johnny Carson hosted his penultimate episode and last featuring guests (Robin Williams and Bette Midler) of The Tonight Show. Date: May 21, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Democratic Republic of Yemen unsuccessfully attempts to secede from the Republic of Yemen; a war breaks out. Date: May 21, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
The seven Trappist monks of Tibhirine that were abducted on March 27 are killed under uncertain circumstances. Date: May 21, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
The ferry MV Bukoba sinks in Tanzanian waters on Lake Victoria, killing nearly 1,000. Date: May 21, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)