Events for May 21

May 21, 1650

James Graham, (Montrose), Scottish royalist commander, executed by Cromwellian government

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612 - 21 May 1650), was a Scottish nobleman and soldier, who initially joined the Covenanters in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, but subsequently supported King Charles I as the English Civil War developed. From 1644 to 1650 he fought a Scottish Civil War on behalf of the King.

May 21, 1916

Clocks and watches go forward one hour as the Daylight Saving Act (Summer Time) is introduced

May 21, 1917

Dennis Day, of Irish parents, is born in New York, NY

May 21, 1983

TSB Bank Scotland (now Lloyds TSB Scotland) formed