Birthdays occurring on May, 21

1904

Robert Montgomery was born on May 21, 1904 Are you really listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk? More quotations from Robert Montgomery

1916

Harold Robbins was born on May 21, 1916 American novelist. 1916-1997 Hemingway was a jerk. More quotations from Harold Robbins

1921

Andrei Sakharov was born on May 21, 1921 Russian physicist. 1921-1989 We must make demands of reason and create a life worthy of ourselves and of the goals we only dimly perceive More quotations from Andrei Sakharov

Deaths occurring on May, 21

1771

Christopher Smart died on May 21, 1771 English religious poet, best known for "A Song to David" (1763). 1722-1771 For every house is incomplete without him, and a blessing is lacking in the spirit More quotations from Christopher Smart

1915

Frederick W. Taylor died on May 21, 1915 American industrial engineer 1856-1915 It's easier to make a reporter into an economist than an economist into a reporter. More quotations from Frederick W. Taylor

1935

Jane Addams died on May 21, 1935 American pacifist, social worker and founder of Hull House in Chicago, one of the first social settlements in North America. Nobel Prize for Peace in 1931. 1860-1935 America's future will be determined by the home and the school. The child becomes largely what he is taught; hence we must watch what we teach, and how we live. More quotations from Jane Addams