ON THIS DAY
May 21st 1674
John Sobieski is elected King of Poland as John III.
May 21st 1688
English poet Alexander Pope is born.
May 21st 1799
The Siege of Acre is lifted when Napoleon is repulsed.
May 21st 1877
Romania declares independence.
May 21st 1894
The Manchester Ship Canal is officially opened.
May 21st 1916
Harold Robbins is born.
May 21st 1996
An overloaded ferry capsizes on Lake Victoria with the loss of almost 1000 lives.
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