On This Day for May 21 - First nonstop solo transatlantic flight made by Charles Lindbergh, Malcolm Fraser is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, [click here to view](. May 21 [Fraser, Malcolm]( FEATURED BIOGRAPHY 1930 Malcolm Fraser [READ MORE]( [Lindbergh, Charles]( FEATURED EVENT 1927 First nonstop solo transatlantic flight made by Charles Lindbergh [READ MORE]( Advertisement Advertisement [Earth's To-Do List]( MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2000: British author [Dame Barbara Cartland]( wrote more than 700 books, mostly formulaic novels of romantic love set in the 19th century—died. 1991: [Indian]( politician [Rajiv Gandhi]( who served as the country's prime minister (1984–89), was assassinated in a [suicide bombing]( attack. 1921: Soviet nuclear theoretical physicist and human rights advocate [Andrey Sakharov]( who won the 1975 [Nobel Prize]( for Peace, was born in Moscow. 1881: [Clara Barton]( founded the American Association of the [Red Cross]( (later the American Red Cross). 1844: French painter [Henri Rousseau]( archetype of the modern [naive artist]( known for his richly coloured and meticulously detailed pictures of lush jungles, wild beasts, and exotic figures—was born in Laval. 1972: [Michelangelo]( [PietÃ]( a sculpture depicting the [Virgin Mary]( supporting the body of the dead [Christ]( was attacked and badly damaged in [St. Peter's Basilica]( Vatican City. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1960 [Jeffrey Dahmer]( American serial killer 1527 [Philip II]( king of Spain and Portugal 1471 [Albrecht Dürer]( German artist 1904 [Fats Waller]( American musician 1959 [Loretta Lynch]( American lawyer and official 1951 [Al Franken]( United States senator [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( Advertisement FOLLOW: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, [click here](. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2019 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. [Privacy Policy]( • [Help](