The ephemeris of May 21: in 1992, François Mitterrand received Helmut Kohl in La Rochelle for the Franco-German summit

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Saint Constantine , Roman emperor from 306 until his death in 337. He had subjected the Roman Empire to the doctrine of Christ. The Constantines are bold and cheerful . Their color: green. Their numbers: 4 and 7.

It happened on May 21st

1804 Opening of the Père-Lachaise cemetery. 1975 In the FRG, in the city of Stuttgart, start of the trial of the Baader Meister. 2001 Birth in Bordeaux of Crédit Agricole d'Aquitaine . 2002 Death of the Franco-American painter and sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle.

2004 A Nepalese Sherpa, Pemba Dorji, breaks the record for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest in eight hours and 10 minutes. 2007 The "Cutty Sark," one of the most glorious relics of the sailing era, is engulfed in flames. 2014 Stéphanie Frappart becomes the first professional female football referee in Ligue 2. 2024 Bayonne's Perle Bouge qualifies for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the rowing qualifying final in Lucerne, Switzerland .

Henri Rousseau (the customs officer Rousseau), French painter (1844-1910), Nick Cassavetes, American cinema man (1959), Gotye, Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter and musician (1980), Mark Cavendish, British cyclist (1985).