What happened on Saturday May 21, 2011?

Here's what happened on May 21, 2011:

• Wen Jiabao (China's Premier) and Lee Myung-bak (the President of South Korea), visited areas in northern Japan that were devastated by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake/tsunami, ahead of a trilateral summit tomorrow.
• Arab Spring
• Protesters clashed with police in Valparaiso (Chile) over the proposed hydro-electric dam project by the government and education and labour policies. Student leaders claim that these policies are "in the contrary direction to what the people wanted". This demonstration occurred during Sebastian Pinera's State of the Nation address.
• Harold Camping, an American Christian radio broadcaster, stated that May 21 marks the Rapture date for all Christians worldwide. It will take place at 6:00 PM in each time zone.
• Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland is the most active. It erupts and triggers 50 small earthquakes.
• Radio broadcaster Harold Camping predicted that the world would end on this date.
• Protests in Georgia 2011:
• Harold Camping's End Times Prediction for May 21, 2011:
• After security forces expel thousands of Christians, hundreds of Hmong have been forced to hide in north-west Vietnam.
• Other anti-government demonstrations:
• Hackers attacked the website of Maestro, a Georgian opposition television station.
• ''Dawn'' is Pakistan's largest English language newspaper and begins publishing thousands of diplomatic cables from the United States that it obtained through a deal with WikiLeaks or Julian Assange. These cables reveal that Pakistani forces requested the United States to intensify its drone strikes against insurgents in Pakistani territory. This request has not been made public by Pakistani authorities.
• 2011-2012 Syrian uprising
• As security forces in Syria attack the funeral of protesters who were killed yesterday during the uprising against the regime, Homs sees several people killed and many others injured.
• The Syrian regime targets women protesters by shooting them dead at all-women marches, and then arresting their female relatives.
• 2011 Libyan Civil War:
• Following ongoing attacks by Muammar Gaddafi’s forces, Yafran and al-Qalaa, both in the Nafusa Mountains, are in critical condition. Water supplies have been cut off and heavy artillery shelling continues. There has also been no food or medical supplies for several weeks.
• Pro-Muammar Gaddafi soldiers open fire on a bus carrying foreign journalists to disperse them.
• Egyptian revolution of 2011
• Courtroom squabbles (as some families yell ampquotButcher! Butcher!ampquot led to the postponement by Habib el Adly, former interior minister of Hosni Moubarak, and six other witnesses after a delay of three or four minutes. Habib el Adly is charged with massacring protestors against the Mubarak regime in February 2011, prior to its fall as a result a popular revolution.
• Egyptian border guards shot and injured an Eritrean woman trying to cross into Israel.
• Spanish protests 2011-2012: Thousands protest against Spanish economic policies.
• Batumi: Police clash with protesters
• After a bomb destroyed an Afghanistan-bound oil tanker, at least 15 people were killed in the vicinity of Landi Kotal, Pakistan.
• No damage is caused when a bomb explodes at a bank in Derry, Northern Ireland.
• Invasion of Abyei by the Sudanese
• According to Southern Sudan, Sudanese forces have attacked the border region of Abyei.
• According to reports, Abyei was taken under control by soldiers from the North. The United Nations confirmed the events.
• Protesters clashed with police in Valparaiso (Chile) over the proposed hydro-electric dam project by the government and education and labour policies. Student leaders claim that these policies are going against what the people were asking for. This demonstration occurred during Sebastian Pinera's State of the Nation address.
• The date was celebrated without incident all over the globe, and protesters gathered outside Harold Camping’s Family Radio Network headquarters in celebration of the false rapture claim.
• After Dominique Strauss-Kahn's resignation over alleged rape in New York City of a hotel roommaid, Christine Lagarde has been officially supported by Britain.
• Over 50 people were also injured by dust storms and thunderstorms that hit Uttar Pradesh, Northern India. This adds to the total of more than eighty deaths over three days.
• After a landslide at an Orphanage in Malaysia, 24 people are buried alive and 16 are killed. (Bernama) (Reuters) (Al Jazeera),
• In Reading, Kansas, a tornado kills at most one person and damages 20 homes. (CNN),
• According to reports, Kim Jong-il, North Korean leader, visited Changchun in Northern China.
• In the face of a shortage in donations, the World Food Programme has cut aid rations for Somalia.
• In protest of the player's attempt to sue Twitter, hundreds of Twitter users posted the name of the English Premier League footballer who won an injunction to prevent details of his affair from being made public.
• Alassane Ouattara is elected President of the Ivory Coast.
• Minnesota House of Representatives votes for a constitutional referendum to allow marriage to be voted on by the Minnesota voters.
• After a surprising comeback at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, in the 2011 Heineken Cup Final, Leinster defeated Northampton Saints in rugby union.
• Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid scores a record 40th goal for La Liga.
• Over 10,000 Georgians have protested against Mikheil Saakashvili's regime. Nino Burjanadze (ex-parliamentary speaker, leader of Democratic Movement-United Georgia) is leading the protests.
• After a three-day three-day presidential election, polls in Seychelles are closed. The incumbent President James Michel won 55 percent of the votes.
• U.S. businessman Herman Cain announced that he would be running for the Republican Party nomination in 2012 U.S. Presidential Election.
• 2011-2012 Syrian uprising. Several people are killed and many others are injured in Homs when security forces attacked the funeral of protesters who were killed yesterday during the country's uprising. (Al Jazeera). The Syrian regime kills women protestors, arrests female relatives of male protesters and shoots them during all-women marches.
• 2011 Libyan civil War: Yafran and al-Qalaa, in the Nafusa Mountains, are in critical condition after ongoing attacks by Muammar Gadaffi's forces. Water supplies have been cut off and heavy artillery shelling continues. Food and medical supplies have not been available for several weeks. (CNN) A bus carrying foreign journalists is attacked and dispersed by pro-Muammar Gaddafi soldiers.
• 2011 Yemeni Uprising: The opposition signs a deal that will remove President Ali Abdullah Saleh from power in less than a month.
• Georgian protests 2011: More than 10,000 protest against Mikheil Saakashvili's regime. Nino Burjanadze is the ex-parliamentary speaker, and leader of Democratic Movement-United Georgia. (Reuters)(Civil.ge)Police clash with protesters in Batumi. (Civil.ge. Hackers attack Maestro, a Georgian opposition television station.
• A suicide attack on the Charsad Bestar Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan kills at least three people
• Sudanese invade Abyei: Southern Sudan claims that Sudanese forces have attacked the border region of Abyei. (Reuters) According to reports, Abyei was taken under control by soldiers from the North. The United Nations confirmed the events. (BBC). The United Nations Security Council cancels its visit to Sudan's Abyei.
• A visit to Sudan's Abyei area by the United Nations Security Council is canceled.
• Global Conflicts and Attacks On May 21, 2011, various armed conflicts and attacks were reported across multiple regions. The 2011 Libyan civil war saw Yafran and al-Qalaa under heavy artillery shelling by Muammar Gaddafi's forces. A bus carrying foreign journalists was attacked, and soldiers fired to disperse the crowd. In Pakistan, at least 15 people were killed near Landi Kotal after a bomb destroyed an oil tanker. In Afghanistan, a suicide attack at the Charsad Bestar Hospital killed at least 3 people. A bomb also exploded in a bank in Derry, Northern Ireland, causing no damage. The Sudanese invasion of Abyei was reported, with Southern Sudan claiming an attack on the disputed border region.
• WikiLeaks Diplomatic Cable Revelations Dawn, Pakistan's largest English-language newspaper, began publication of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables obtained through WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. The cables revealed that the Pakistani military had secretly requested the United States to increase drone attacks against insurgents on Pakistani territory, a request Pakistani authorities had previously denied publicly.
• Political Transitions and Protests Political developments included the Yemeni opposition signing a deal for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to leave power within a month. In Georgia, over 10,000 people protested against Mikheil Saakashvili's regime, led by Nino Burjanadze. The United Nations Security Council canceled a planned visit to Sudan's Abyei region due to ongoing conflicts.
• Harold Camping's Failed Rapture Prediction On May 21, 2011, Harold Camping predicted that it would be Judgment Day, with the Rapture occurring at 6:00 PM in various time zones. However, the prediction did not come to pass, and the event passed without incident around the world. Protests gathered outside Harold Camping's Family Radio Network headquarters to celebrate the failed prediction.

Events in 2011

May 21, 2011: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from May. 21, 2011

May 21, 2011: What were the main match results that day?

La Liga Primera Division - Football (Spain)

• Espanol - Sevilla : 2 - 3
• Hercules - Sp Gijon : 0 - 0
• La Coruna - Valencia : 0 - 2
• Levante - Zaragoza : 1 - 2
• Malaga - Barcelona : 1 - 3

La Liga Segunda Division - Football (Spain)

• Albacete - Tenerife : 1 - 2
• Betis - Huesca : 3 - 1
• Celta - Elche : 2 - 2
• Girona - Barcelona B : 0 - 2
• Las Palmas - Numancia : 0 - 0

Le Championnat - Football (France)

• Auxerre - Brest : 0 - 1
• Lens - Arles : 0 - 1
• Lyon - Caen : 0 - 0
• Marseille - Valenciennes : 2 - 2
• Montpellier - Monaco : 0 - 1

Serie B - Football (Italy)

• Atalanta - Cittadella : 2 - 2
• Crotone - Grosseto : 0 - 0
• Frosinone - Sassuolo : 1 - 2
• Modena - Portogruaro : 3 - 1
• Padova - Livorno : 3 - 2

May 21, 2011 was a Saturday and it was the 141st day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar.

May 21, 2011 can also be written as 5/21/2011 in the US and as 21/5/2011 in UK and Europe.

May 21, 2011 in May 2011 calendar

Famous people died on May 21, 2011:

• Paul Gillon

Famous people who died in 2011

Famous people who died on May 21st

May 21, 2011: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on May 21, 2011 was Rolling In The Deep by Adele, according to the music chart for the week May 16th and May 22nd.

1. Adele - Rolling In The Deep
2. Katy Perry - E.T.
3. Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor
4. The Black Eyed Peas - Just Can't Get Enough
5. Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song

May 21, 2011: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on May 21, 2011 was Look At Me Now by Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, according to the music chart for the week May 16th and May 22nd.

1. Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - Look At Me Now
2. Miguel - Sure Thing
3. Kelly Rowland Featuring Lil Wayne - Motivation
4. Marsha Ambrosius - Far Away
5. Kanye West - All Of The Lights

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 21st is Gemini.

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May 21, 2011: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 21, 2011 is Rabbit and the associated element is Metal.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on May 21, 2011 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 21, 2011 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on May 21, 2011 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 71% full, rising at 11:31 pm and setting at 10:33 am.

The previous full moon was on May 17, 2011 while the next full moon would come on Jun 15, 2011.

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13 years 11 months old,

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