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This is a list of selected May 21 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
879Pope John VIII officially recognised Croatia as an independent state, and Branimir as its Duke. refimprove
1758French and Indian War: Ten-year-old Mary Campbell, taken captive from her Pennsylvania home by members of the Native American group Lenape, likely became the first white child to travel to the Connecticut Western Reserve. refimprove, lead too short
1879War of the Pacific: Two Peruvian ironclads led by Miguel Grau Seminario attempted to lift the blockade of Iquique by Chilean battleships under Arturo Prat at the Battle of Iquique. refimprove
1881Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. refimprove
1982Falklands War: The United Kingdom began a major amphibious assault on the shores of San Carlos Water. refimprove
2006 – The Montenegrin independence referendum was held in Montenegro, with 55.5 percent of the voters favouring independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. refimprove section
2010 – The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched IKAROS, the first spacecraft to successfully demonstrate solar sail technology in interplanetary space. outdated

Eligible

May 21: Navy Day in Chile

Rioters outside San Francisco City Hall on May 21, 1979

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