May 21st is officially Memo Day as well as Rapture Party Day.
Today marks day 141 of the year, and we have 224 days left of the year.
Here you’re going to learn some interesting facts about this day, as well as the important, and strange events that happened on this day throughout history.
Did you know that on this day in 1981, Bob Marley received a state funeral in Jamaica? He was considered one of the pioneers of reggae and a Rastafari icon.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about May 21st in history!
What Events Happened On May 21 In History?
2013 Microsoft announced the release of the Xbox One.

2001 French Taubira law officially recognized the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity.
1999 All My Children star Susan Lucci, at last, won a Daytime Emmy after being nominated 19 times, the longest period of unsuccessful nominations in television history.
1981 Bob Marley received a state funeral in Jamaica.
1972 Michelangelo’s Pietà in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome was vandalized.

1959 Gypsy opened at Broadway Theater in NYC for 702 performances.
1951 The 9th Street Art Exhibition opened.
1932 Amelia Earhart landed near Londonderry in Northern Ireland, completing her solo transatlantic flight, making her the first woman to do so.
1927 In the Spirit of St Louis, Aviator Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris after the first-ever solo air crossing of Atlantic.
1904 The International Federation of Association Football was founded in Paris.
1881 The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton, a pioneering American nurse.

1864 Russia declared an end to the Russian-Circassian War.
996 AD Otto III was crowned Holy Roman Emperor at the young age of 16.
Famous Quotes Said On May 21
Here are the most famous or noteworthy quotes said on this day throughout history.
1986
“You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.”
– Dr. Seuss
Famous People Born On May 21
Is today is your birthday? If so, you share the same birthday with Tom Daley. Here are a few other famous people born on this day.
1972 The Notorious B.I.G.
American Rapper

- Died On:
- Mar 9, 1997 (Age 24)
- Born In:
- New York, USA
1994 Tom Daley
British Diver

- Age:
- 27 years old
- Born In:
- England, UK
1980 Gotye
Belgian-Australian Singer

- Age:
- 41 years old
- Born In:
- Bruges, Belgium
1970 Taylor Sheridan
American Screenwriter

- Age:
- 51 years old
- Born In:
- Texas, USA
Special Holidays On May 21
If you’re looking for something to do today, maybe these special holidays might just help to cure your boredom!

National Memo Day
Do your best and try to remember today is National Memo Day. Don’t worry yourself too much, though, because if you do happen to forget all about it, we can always send you a reminder - but only if we don’t forget!

Rapture Party Day
In 2001 a Christian radio host predicted that Rapture, the beginning of the end of times, would happen on May 21, 2011. When this didn’t happen, today was marked as a day to celebrate and spend your day doing things you’ve always wanted to do as if the world is going to end.
May 21 Birthday Facts, Zodiac & Birthstone
People who were born on this day all share the Gemini zodiac sign.
Gemini is represented by twins and is the third sign in the zodiac. Anyone who was born between May 21 and June 20 falls into this astrological sign.
Those of you that were born in May have the Emerald birthstone. The emerald was once the preferred gemstone of Egypt’s most famous female Pharaoh, Cleopatra. Did you know that emeralds were mined in Egypt from as early as 330 BC, which continued until the 1700s?
People born on this day were likely conceived on or around August 28th in the previous year.