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Events of 1921

January

• January 1 - In American football, the University of California defeated Ohio State 28-1 in the Rose Bowl. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose
• January 2
  • The club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube from Belo Horizonte is founded as Palestra Italia in Brazil
  • The first religious radio broadcast is heard over station (KDKA AM in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. This article is about the football (soccer team For the currency see Brazilian cruzeiro. Belo Horizonte ( Portuguese for "beautiful horizon", (bɛloɾiˈzõtʃi) is the capital of Minas Gerais state located in the Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. KDKA (1020 AM) is a Radio station in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and is often said to be the oldest commercial radio station in the United States
  • The Spanish liner Santa Isabel sinks off Villa Garcia; 244 die. Santa Isabel is the Spanish and Portuguese name of one of two Roman Catholic saints Saint Isabel of France and Saint Isabel of Aragon.
• DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park San Francisco opens. The MH de Young Museum (commonly called de Young Museum) is a Fine arts Museum located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco California, is a large Urban park consisting of 1017 acres (4
• January 20 - The Royal Navy K-boat K5 sinks in the English Channel with all 56 hands on board. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) War service At the end of the war in 1918 K5 was part of the 12th Submarine Flotilla based at Rosyth, along with 6 others of the K class
• January 21
  • The Italian Communist Party is founded in Livorno. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. The Italian Communist Party (Italian Partito Comunista Italiano, or PCI emerged as the Communist Party of Italy ( Partito Comunista d'Italia) "Leghorn" redirects here For the breed of chicken see Leghorn chicken.
  • Suffrage for women is obtained in Sweden.

February

• February 6 - The Democratic Republic of Georgia is occupied by Bolshevist Russia during the Red Army invasion of Georgia. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio The Democratic Republic of Georgia ( DRG; Georgian: საქართველოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა Sakartvelos Bolshevist Russia or Bolshevik Russia is a common term for the Bolshevik side in the Russian Civil War, or more specifically the Russian The Red Army invasion of Georgia also known as the Soviet-Georgian War ( February 15 – March 17 1921) was a military campaign by the Soviet
• February 27 - The International Working Union of Socialist Parties is formed in Vienna. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation The International Working Union of Socialist Parties (IWUSP also known as 2½ International or the Vienna International; German: Internationale Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria.
• February 28 - Russian sailors rebel in Kronstadt. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending This article is about the historical event known as the Kronstadt rebellion

March

• March 1 - The city Kiryu, located in Gunma, Japan, is founded. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• March 4 - Warren G. Harding is inaugurated as the 29th President of the United States. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2 1865 August 2 1923 was the twenty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death from a heart attack aged The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
• March 6 - The Portuguese Communist Party is founded. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of The Portuguese Communist Party ( Portuguese: Partido Comunista Português, pron
• March 8
  • Spanish Premier Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain.
  • Allied forces occupy Düsseldorf, Rurhort and Duisburg. Düsseldorf (ˈdʏsəldɔɐf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Duisburg (ˈdyːsbʊɐ̯k is a German city in the western part of the Ruhr Area ( Ruhrgebiet) in North Rhine-Westphalia.
• March 13 - The Russian White Army captures Mongolia from China. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Mongolia (mɒŋˈɡoʊliə, literally Mongol country/nation,) is a Landlocked Country in East China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Roman Ungern von Sternberg declares himself ruler. Baron Roman Nickolai Maximilian von Ungern-Sternberg (adopted Russian name Роман Фёдорович Унгерн фон Штернберг, which
• March 17
• The Red Army crushes the Kronstadt rebellion, and a number of sailors flee to Finland. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya This article is about the historical event known as the Kronstadt rebellion
• Marie Stopes opens the first birth control clinic in London, England. Marie Stopes ( October 15, 1880 – October 2, 1958) was a Scottish author Eugenicist, campaigner for Women's rights Birth control, sometimes synonymous with contraception, is a regimen of one or more actions devices or Medications followed in order to deliberately prevent London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• The Second Republic of Poland adopts the March Constitution. The Second Polish Republic or interwar Poland is the Republic of Poland between World War I and World War II. The Second Polish Republic adopted the March Constitution on 17 March 1921, after ousting the occupation of the German / Prussian forces
• March 18 - The second Peace of Riga ends the Polish-Soviet war. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor The Peace of Riga, also known as the Treaty of Riga; (Ри́жский ми́рный договóр -- Romanisation Rízhsky Mírny dogovór --, Rīgas The permanent border is established between the Polish and Soviet states.
• March 23 - A plebiscite in Silesia votes for re-annexation to Germany. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Etymology One theory claims that the name Silesia is derived from the Silingi, who were most likely a Vandalic (East Germanic people Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

April

• April 11 - The Emirate of Transjordan is created, with Abdullah I as emir. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. The Emirate of Transjordan ( Arabic: ar إمارة شرق الأردن) was a former Ottoman territory incorporated into the British Mandate of Palestine Abdullah I may refer to Abdullah bin Saud was leader of the House of Saud from 1814 to 1818 Abdullah I of Jordan was emir of Transjordan
• April 14 - In Britain, labour unions for mining, railway and transportation workers call for a strike; the government threatens to call in the army. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Industrial action (UK and Ireland or job action (US refers collectively to any measure taken by Trade unions or other organised labour meant to reduce Productivity
• April 16 - The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia is founded. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, in Czech and in Slovak Komunistická strana Československa (KSČ was a political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between
• April 20 - Ferenc Molnár's play Liliom is first produced on Broadway in English. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Ferenc Molnár (originally Ferenc Neumann 12 January 1878 in Budapest &mdash 1 April 1952 in New York City Liliom is a 1909 play by Ferenc Molnár. it was very famous in its own right during the early to mid-twentieth century but is best known today as the basis for the Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located A flop in its native Hungary when first presented there in 1909, the American production is critically acclaimed and becomes a modern classic, filmed more than once, and eclipsed only when Rodgers and Hammerstein adapt it in 1945 into a hit musical, Carousel, which becomes a stage classic in its own right. Richard Rodgers (1902 &ndash 1979 and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 &ndash 1960 were a well-known American songwriting duo Carousel is a musical by Richard Rodgers (music and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics that was adapted from Ferenc Molnar
• April 24 - A referendum in Tyrol supports joining to Germany. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita Tyrol is a region in Western Central Europe, which included the present day Austrian state of Tyrol (consisting of North Tyrol and East Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

May

• May 1-May 7 - Riots in Palestine of May, 1921. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses The Jaffa riots refers to the riots and killings that took place in the British Mandate of Palestine between 1 and 7 May 1921
• May 2-July 5 - Third Silesian Uprising: The Poles in Upper Silesia rise against the Germans. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. The Silesian Uprisings (Aufstände in Oberschlesien Powstania śląskie were a series of three armed uprisings of the Poles and Polish Silesians Upper Silesia (Horní Slezsko Oberschlesien Latin: Silesia Superior; Górny Śląsk Silesian: Gůrny Ślůnsk) is the southeastern part
• May 5 - Only 13 spectators attend the soccer match between Leicester City and Stockport County, the lowest attendance in The Football League's history. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, England. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs
• May 6 - General strike begins in Norway. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. A general strike is a Strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city region or country Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
• May 8 - Death penalty abolished in Sweden. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
• May 14 - May 17 - Violent anti-European riots occur in Cairo and Alexandria. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια
• May 19 - The Emergency Quota Act passes the U.S. Congress, establishing national quotas on immigration. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and In the United States, the Emergency Quota Act (ch 8, also known as the Johnson Quota Act) of May 19, 1921 was an Immigration quota The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term
• May 24 - Elections are held for the first time for the new Northern Ireland Parliament. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
• May 31 - Tulsa Race Riot: The official death toll is 39, but recent investigations suggest the actual toll may be much higher. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. The Tulsa race riot, also known as the 1921 race riot, The night that Tulsa died, the Tulsa Race War, or the Greenwood riot, was a massacre

July

• July 1
  • The Communist Party of China is officially founded. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song.
  • A coal strike ends in England.
• July 2 - U. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival S. President Warren Harding signs a joint congressional resolution declaring an end to America's state of war with Germany, Austria and Hungary. Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2 1865 August 2 1923 was the twenty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death from a heart attack aged Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic
• July 4 - A new conservative government is formed in Italy by Ivanoe Bonomi. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Ivanoe Bonomi ( October 18 1873 &ndash April 20 1951) was an Italian politician and statesman before and after World War
• July 11
  • The Irish War of Independence comes to an end when a truce is signed between the British Government and Irish forces. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. The Irish War of Independence (or Tan War, or Anglo-Irish War, Irish: Cogadh na Saoirse) from January 1919 to July 1921 was a guerrilla
  • The Red Army captures Mongolia from the White Army and establishes the Mongolian People's Republic. Mongolia (mɒŋˈɡoʊliə, literally Mongol country/nation,) is a Landlocked Country in East The Mongolian People's Republic ( Mongolian: Бүгд Найрамдах Монгол Ард Улс (БНМАУ Bügd Nairamdakh Mongol Ard Uls (BNMAU) was a
• July 14 - A Massachusetts jury finds Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti guilty of first degree murder following a widely-publicized trial. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Ferdinando Nicola Sacco (April 22 1891 – August 23 1927 and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11 1888 – August 23 1927 were two Italian-born American laborers
• July 17 - Republic of Mirdita is proclaimed near Albanian-Serbian border with Yugoslav support. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians The Republic of Mirdita was a short-lived unrecognized republic declared in northern Albania by Gjon Markagjoni and his followers This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croato-Slovene ie Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija
• July 18 - The first BCG vaccination against tuberculosis is given. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (or Bacille Calmette-Guérin, BCG) is a vaccine against Tuberculosis that is prepared from a strain of the attenuated Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common
• July 21 - Rif War: Spanish troops are dealt a crushing defeat at the Battle of Annual against Abd el-Krim. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World The Rif War of 1920, also called the Second Moroccan War, was fought between Spain (later assisted by France) and the Moroccan Rif The Battle of Annual was a battle fought in Spanish Morocco between the Spanish Army of Africa and combatants of the Rif region Abd el-Krim (c1882 Ajdir &ndash February 6, 1963, Cairo) ( Mulay Abdelkrim, full name Muhammad Ibn 'Abd El-Karim El-Khattabi
• July 22 - The Irish Truce is declared in Britain. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of
• July 26 - US President Warren G. Harding receives Princess Fatima of Afghanistan and Stanley Clifford Weyman. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2 1865 August 2 1923 was the twenty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death from a heart attack aged Stanley Clifford Weyman ( November 25 1890 &ndash August 27 1960) was an American multiple Impostor who impersonated public
• July 27 - Researchers at the University of Toronto led by biochemist Frederick Banting announce the discovery of the hormone insulin. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus Frederick Grant Banting KBE MC FRSC ( November 14, 1891 &ndash February 21, 1941) was a Insulin is a Hormone with intensive effects on both metabolism and several other body systems (eg vascular compliance
• July 29 - Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of the Nazi Party. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945

August

• August - The United States formally ends World War I, declaring a peace with Germany. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• August 2 - Famous opera singer Enrico Caruso dies. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the
• August 5 - The first radio baseball game is broadcast; Harold Arlin announces the Pirates-Phillies game from Forbes Field over Westinghouse KDKA, in Pittsburgh. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia.
• August 11 - 39 degrees Celsius in Breslau - heat wave continues elsewhere in Europe as well. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Wrocław (Breslau Vratislav Vratislavia or Wratislavia Yiddish: ברעסלוי) is the chief City of the historical region of Lower Silesia
• August 23 - King Faisal is crowned in Baghdad. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Faisal bin Al Hussein Bin Ali El-Hashemi, GCB, GCMG ( فيصل بن حسين Fayṣal ibn Ḥusayn; 20 May 1883 &ndash September 8 Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous
• August 24 - Airship ZR 2 explodes during a test flight near Hull, England; 41 are dead. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Kingston upon Hull ( almost invariably referred England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• August 26
• Rising prices cause major riots in Munich. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany.
• The assassination of German politician Matthias Erzberger causes the government to declare martial law. Matthias Erzberger ( September 20, 1875 – August 26, 1921) was a German Political figure.

September

• September 1 - Poplar Strike in London: Nine members of the Poplar borough council are arrested. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Poplar is an area of the East End of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice
• September 7 - In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant is held. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands
• September 8 - Sixteen-year-old Margaret Gorman wins the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dub her the first Miss America. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Margaret Gorman ( August 18, 1905 – October 15, 1995) is best known for being the very first Miss America, from the year The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands
• September 12 - Lotta Svärd is founded in Finland. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Lotta Svärd was a Finnish voluntary auxiliary Paramilitary organisation for women Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe.
• September 21 - The Oppau explosion occurs at BASF's nitrate factory in Oppau, Germany; 500—600 dead. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. The Oppau explosion occurred on September 21 1921 when a tower silo storing 4500 tonnes of a mixture of Ammonium sulfate and BASF SE () is a German chemical company and the largest chemical company in the world In Inorganic chemistry, a nitrate is a salt of Nitric acid with an Ion composed of one Nitrogen and three Oxygen atoms Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

October

• October 8 - The first Sweetest Day is staged in Cleveland, Ohio. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Sweetest Day is an Observance celebrated primarily in the Great Lakes region and parts of the Northeast United States on the third Saturday in October Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state
• October 10 - Teaching at the University of Szeged starts in Hungary. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary and in Central Europe. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic
• October 19 - A massacre in Lisbon claims the lives of Portuguese Prime Minister António Granjo and other politicians. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. António Joaquim Granjo ( Chaves, 27 December 1881 - Lisbon, 19 October 1921) pron
• October 21 - A peace conference between Ireland and the United Kingdom begins in London. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg.
• October 24 - The Spanish Army defeats the rifkabyls. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat
• October 29
• Construction of the Link River Dam, a part of the Klamath Reclamation Project, is completed. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II The Link River Dam is a concrete Dam on the Link River in the U The Klamath Reclamation Project or Klamath Project was developed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation to supply Farmers with Irrigation
• Centre College's football team, led by quarterback Bo McMillin, defeats Harvard University 6-0 to snap Harvard's five-year winning streak. Alvin Nugent "Bo" McMillin ( January 12, 1895 - March 31, 1952) was a Hall-of-Fame college football player and later successful For decades afterward, this is called "football's upset of the century. "

November-December

• November 9 - Riots in Reykjavík injure most of the small police force. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all For the Greater Reykjavík Area see the Greater Reykjavík Area.
• November 9 - Albert Einstein awarded Nobel Prize in Physics for his work with the photoelectric effect
• November 11 - During an Armistice Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, the Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by U. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Armistice Day is the anniversary of the symbolic end of World War I on 11 November, 1918. Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War The Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, although it has never been officially named is a monument dedicated to American servicemen who have S. President Warren G. Harding. Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2 1865 August 2 1923 was the twenty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death from a heart attack aged
• November 14 - The Spanish Communist Party is founded. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Spanish Communist Party (in Spanish: Partido Comunista Español) was the first communist party in Spain, formed out of the Federación de Juventudes Socialistas
• November 7 - The Partito Nazionale Fascista (PNF), National Fascist Party, comes into existence in Italy. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat The National Fascist Party ( Partito Nazionale Fascista; PNF was an Italian party created by Benito Mussolini as the political expression of Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• December 1 - Rising prices cause riots in Vienna. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria.
• December 6
• The Anglo-Irish Treaty establishing the Irish Free State, an independent nation incorporating 26 of Ireland's 32 counties, is signed in London. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev The Anglo-Irish Treaty (An Conradh Angla-Éireannach officially called the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland, was a Treaty The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann (1922&ndash1937 was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. See Ireland/History. The history of Ireland begins with the first known settlement in Ireland around 8000 BC when Hunter-gatherers arrived from Great Britain and continental
• Agnes Macphail becomes the first woman to be elected to the Canadian Parliament. Agnes Campbell Macphail (March 24 1890 &ndash February 13 1954 was the first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons, and one of the first two women elected
• December 13 - In the Four Power Treaty on Insular Possessions, Japan, the United States, United Kingdom, and France agree to recognize the status quo in the Pacific. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• December 23 - Visva-Bharati University is inaugurated. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan is a Central University in India and is located in the Indian state of West Bengal
• December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Canada's tenth prime minister. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II William Lyon Mackenzie King PC OM CMG ( December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus

Undated

• Abkhazia becomes an autonomous republic within the Soviet Union. Abkhazia (Аҧсны Apsny აფხაზეთი Apkhazeti or Abkhazeti Абха́зия Abhazia) is a De facto The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• Beginning of regular radio broadcasting service in Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• Edward Harper, the 'father of broadcasting' in Ceylon, arrives in Colombo to take up his post as Chief Engineer of the Ceylon Telegraph Department. For the musician see Edward Harper (musician Edward Harper was an engineer who travelled to Colombo in 1921 to work in the Ceylon Telegraph Department
• Invention of the vibraphone in its original form. The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a Musical instrument in the mallet subfamily of the percussion family
• Tau Epsilon Chi (TEX) Jewish High School Sorority is founded in Atlantic City, NJ. Tau Epsilon Chi, more commonly known as TEX (read "Techs" is a Jewish High School sorority founded in 1921. High school Fraternities and Sororities, or secondary Fraternities and Sororities, are social Fraternities and Sororities for high school-aged men and women New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

Ongoing

• Ethnic cleansing in Turkey:
• Assyrian Genocide (1914–1922)
• Pontic Greek Genocide (1916–1923). Ethnic cleansing is a Euphemism referring to the persecution through imprisonment expulsion or killing of members of an ethnic minority by a majority to achieve ethnic homogeneity Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The Assyrian Genocide (also known as Sayfo or Seyfo; Aramaic: ܩܛܠܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ or ܣܝܦܐ Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. During World War I and its aftermath (1914-1923 the Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Births

January-February

• January 5
  • Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss writer (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Taishō era, is a period in the History of Japan dating from July 30, 1912 to December 25, 1926, coinciding with the reign The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Friedrich Dürrenmatt ( January 5, 1921 &ndash December 14, 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. 1990)
  • Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
• January 9
  • William 'Billy Batts' Devino (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Early life Jean was born on 5 January 1921 at Berg Castle, in central Luxembourg the son of the reigning Grand Duchess Charlotte Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. William 'Billy Batts' Devino ( January 19, 1921 &ndash June 11, 1970) was a New York mobster with the Gambino crime family who was 1970)
  • Lister Sinclair, Canadian broadcaster and playwright (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lister Sheddon Sinclair, OC, MA, LLD ( January 9 1921 - October 16 2006) was a Canadian broadcaster 2006)
• January 10 - Rodger Ward, American race car driver (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Rodger Ward ( January 10, 1921 &ndash July 5, 2004) was an American Racecar driver who won the 1959 and 1962 Indianapolis 2004)
• January 14 - Murray Bookchin, American libertarian socialist (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Murray Bookchin ( January 14, 1921 – July 30, 2006) was an American libertarian socialist, political and social 2006)
• January 19 - Patricia Highsmith, American author (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Patricia Highsmith ( January 19, 1921 - February 4, 1995) was an American Novelist known for her Psychological thrillers 1995)
• January 27 - Donna Reed, American actress (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Donna Reed ( January 27, 1921 - January 14, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American actress. 1986)
• January 31
  • Carol Channing, American actress
  • Mario Lanza, American tenor and actor (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Carol Elaine Channing (b January 31 1921, Seattle Washington) is an American Singer and actress. WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes --> Mario Lanza ( January 31, 1921 &ndash October 7 1959 1959)
• February 4
  • Betty Friedan, American feminist (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Betty Friedan ( February 4, 1921 – February 5, 2006) was an American feminist, activist and 2006)
  • K. R. Narayanan, President of India (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Kocheril Raman Narayanan ( Malayalam: കോച്ചേരില്‍ രാമന്‍ നാരായണന്‍ 27 October 1920 &mdash The President of India or Rashtrapati ( Hindi: राष्ट्रपति a Sanskrit Neologism, lit 2005)
• February 5 - John Pritchard, English conductor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Sir John Michael Pritchard CBE ( 5 February 1921 &ndash 5 December 1989) was a English conductor 1989)
• February 7 - Nexhmije Hoxha, the widow of Enver Hoxha
• February 11 - Lloyd Bentsen, American politician (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince (Xhuglini Nexhmije Hoxha ( Serbo-Croat: (Džuglini Nedžmije Hodža) dʒuglini nɛdʒmijɛ hɔdʒa (born February 7, 1921, Bitolj (ɛnˈvɛɾ ˈhɔdʒa 16 October 1908 11 April 1985 was the leader of the People's Republic of Albania from the end of World War II until his death in 1985 as the Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr ( February 11 1921 – May 23 2006) was a four-term United States senator (1971 until 1993 from Texas 2006)
• February 14 - Hugh Downs, American game show host and journalist
• February 16 - Vera-Ellen, American actress and dancer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Hugh Malcolm Downs (born February 14, 1921) is a retired American broadcaster Television host Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Vera-Ellen ( February 16, 1921 - August 30, 1981) was an American actress and stage and Film 1981)
• February 20 - Buddy Rogers, American professional wrestler (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers, born Herman C Rohde Jr, ( February 20 1921 &ndash June 26 1992) was a Professional 1992)
• February 22 - Wayne Booth, American literary critic (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Wayne Clayson Booth ( February 22, 1921 &ndash October 10, 2005) was an American Literary critic. 2005)
• February 24 - Abe Vigoda, American actor
• February 25 - Pierre Laporte, Canadian statesman (assassinated) (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Abraham Charles "Abe" Vigodah (born February 24 1921 is an American movie and television Actor. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Pierre Laporte ( 25 February, 1921 &ndash 17 October, 1970) was a Canadian politician who was the Vice-Premier and 1970)
• February 26 - Betty Hutton, American actress (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Betty Hutton (born Elizabeth June Thornburg, February 26, 1921 – March 11, 2007) was an American film 2007)
• February 28 - Pierre Clostermann, French World War II pilot (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 2006)

March-April

• March 1
  • Jack Clayton, British film director (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Jack Clayton ( 1 March, 1921 &ndash 26 February, 1995) was a British Film director who specialised in bringing literary 1995)
  • Terence Cardinal Cooke, American Catholic archbishop (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Terence James Cardinal Cooke, ( March 1, 1921 - October 6, 1983) was an American cardinal the tenth bishop (seventh archbishop of the Roman 1983)
  • Richard Wilbur, American poet
• March 2 - Robert Simpson, English composer (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Richard Purdy Wilbur (born March 1, 1921) is an American Poet. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Robert (Wilfred Levick Simpson ( 2 March 1921 &ndash 21 November 1997) was an English Composer and long-serving BBC 1997)
• March 3 - Paul Guimard, French writer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Paul Guimard ( 3 March 1921 - 2 May 2004) was a French Writer known for combining his passions of writing and the sea 2004)
• March 4
  • Halim El-Dabh, Egyptian-born U. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Halim Abdul Messieh El-Dabh ( Arabic: حليم عبد المسيح الضبع; born in Sakakini, Cairo, Egypt on March 4 S. composer, performer, ethnomusicologist and educator
  • Joan Greenwood, British actress and director (d. Joan Greenwood ( 4 March 1921 – 27 February 1987) was an English actress 1987)
  • Wilson Harris, Guyanese writer
• March 5 - Elmer Valo, Czech Major League Baseball player (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Wilson Harris (Born March 24, 1921) is a Guyanese writer He first wrote poetry but since has become a well-known novelist and essayist Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Elmer William Valo ( March 5 1921 - July 19 1998) was a Slovak - American Right fielder, coach and 1998)
• March 8
  • Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer
  • Alan Hale, Jr., American actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Cyd Charisse ( March 8, 1922 &ndash June 17, 2008) was an American Dancer and actress. Alan Hale Jr (born Alan Hale Mackahan, March 8 1921 &ndash January 2 1990 was an American movie and television Actor, best known for his role 1990)
• March 11 - Frank Harary, American mathematician (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Frank Harary ( March 11, 1921 – January 4, 2005) was a prolific American Mathematician, who specialized in Graph theory 2005)
• March 12
  • Gianni Agnelli, Italian auto executive (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Giovanni Agnelli, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( March 12, 1921 – January 24, 2003) better known as Gianni Agnelli, was 2003)
  • Gordon MacRae, American singer and actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Albert Gordon MacRae ( March 12, 1921 – January 24, 1986) was an American Actor and Singer, best known for 1986)
• March 13
  • Al Jaffee, American cartoonist
  • Cyril Poole, English cricketer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Al Jaffee (born March 13 1921 in Savannah Georgia) is an award winning American Cartoonist. Cyril John Poole, born March 13, 1921, in Mansfield, and died February 11, 1996, was a Cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire 1996)
• March 20 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American singer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Rosetta Tharpe ( March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was a pioneering Gospel singer songwriter and recording artist who attained 1973)
• March 21 - Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Arthur Grumiaux ( March 21, 1921 &ndash October 16, 1986) was a Belgian Violinist who was also proficient in Piano. 1986)
• March 25 - Simone Signoret, French actress (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Simone Signoret (simɔn siɲɔˈʀɛ in French ( March 25, 1921 - September 30, 1985) is a beloved Academy Award winning legend 1985)
• March 28 - Dirk Bogarde, English actor (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Sir Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde ( 28 March, 1921  &ndash 8 May, 1999) better known by his Stage name 1999)
• April 1 - Beau Jack, American boxer (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Sidney Walker, better known as Beau Jack, ( April 1 1921 &ndash February 9 2000) was an American Lightweight 2000)
• April 8 - Franco Corelli, Italian opera singer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Franco Corelli (8 April 1921 – 29 October 2003 was an Italian Tenor active in Opera from 1951 to 1976 2003)
• April 10 - Sheb Wooley, American actor and singer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Shelby F "Sheb" Wooley ( April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was a character Actor and Singer, best known 2003)
• April 14 - Thomas Schelling, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
• April 15 - Georgi Beregovoi, Soviet cosmonaut (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Thomas Crombie Schelling (born 14 April 1921) is an American Economist and professor of Foreign affairs, National security The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Georgi Timofeyevich Beregovoi ( Георгий Тимофеевич Береговой; April 15, 1921, Fedorovka Poltava Oblast of Ukrainian 1995)
• April 16 - Peter Ustinov, English actor and director (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (ˈjuːstɪnɒf or /ˈuːstɪnɒf/ 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) born Peter Alexander Baron von Ustinow 2004)
• April 23
• April 21 - Vivian Dandridge, Actress

• • Warren Spahn, baseball player (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Vivian Alferetta Dandridge ( April 22, 1921 – October 21, 1991) was an African American Singer and Actress. Warren Edward Spahn ( April 23, 1921 &ndash November 24, 2003) was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League 2003)
  • Janet Blair, American actress (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Janet Blair ( April 23 1921 - February 19 2007) was an American Film and Television actress. 2007)
• April 25 - Karel Appel, Dutch painter (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Christiaan Karel Appel ( 25 April 1921 – 3 May 2006) was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and Poet 2006)

May-June

• May 2 - Satyajit Ray, Indian filmmaker (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Satyajit Ray (সত্যজিত রায় or সত্যজিৎ রায়) (2 May 1921–23 April 1992 was a Bengali Indian Filmmaker. 1992)
• May 5 - Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Arthur Leonard Schawlow ( May 5, 1921 – April 28, 1999) was an American physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1999)
• May 6 - Erich Fried, Austrian author (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Erich Fried ( 6 May, 1921 &mdash November 22, 1988) was an Austrian Poet settled in England, known for his political-minded 1988)
• May 9
  • Sophie Scholl, resistance fighter in Nazi Germany (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Sophia Magdalena Scholl ( 9 May 1921 - 22 February 1943) was a member of the White Rose Non-violent resistance 1943)
  • Mona Van Duyn, American poet (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mona Jane Van Duyn ( May 9, 1921 – December 2, 2004) was an American Poet. 2004)
• May 11 - Hildegard Hamm-Brücher, German politician
• May 12
  • Joseph Beuys, German artist (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Hildegard Hamm-Brücher (born May 11, 1921, in Essen Germany) is a prominent liberal politician in Germany. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Joseph Beuys (ˈjoːzɛf ˈbɔʏs May 12, 1921 – January 23, 1986)
  • Farley Mowat, Canadian writer and naturalist
• May 16 - Harry Carey, Jr., American actor
• May 17 - Dennis Brain, English French horn player (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Farley McGill Mowat OC, BA, DLitt (born May 12, 1921 in Belleville Ontario) is a Conservationist and Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Harry Carey Jr (born Henry G Carey; May 16, 1921) is an American Film actor. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Dennis Brain (1921 – 1957 was a British Virtuoso horn player and was largely responsible for popularizing the horn as a solo classical instrument with 1957)
• May 18 - Sir Michael Epstein, British medical researcher
• May 19 - Karel van het Reve, Dutch writer (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Sir Michael Anthony Epstein CBE, FRS (b 18 May 1921) was one of the discoverers of the Epstein-Barr virus. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Karel van het Reve ( May 19, 1921 - March 4, 1999) was a Dutch writer translator and literary historian teaching and writing on Russian 1999)
• May 20
  • Wolfgang Borchert, German writer (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held 1947)
  • Hal Newhouser, baseball player (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harold "Prince Hal" Newhouser ( May 20, 1921 – November 10, 1998) was a professional Major League Baseball Pitcher 1998)
• May 21
  • Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Indian philosopher author of socio-economical theory "Progressive Utilization Theory" (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (May 21 1921 &ndash October 21 1990 also known by his spiritual name Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, was an Indian philosopher author social Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (May 21 1921 &ndash October 21 1990 also known by his spiritual name Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, was an Indian philosopher author social 1990)
  • Andrei Sakharov, Russian physicist and activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (declined) (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov (Андре́й Дми́триевич Са́харов (May 21 1921 – December 14 1989 was an eminent Soviet nuclear Physicist The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1989)
• May 23
  • James Blish, American science fiction author (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne James Benjamin Blish ( East Orange, New Jersey, May 23, 1921 – Henley-on-Thames, July 30, 1975) was an 1975)
  • Humphrey Lyttelton, British jazz musician and radio personality (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008 also known as Humph, was an English Jazz musician and broadcaster, and 2008)
• May 25
  • Jack Steinberger, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
  • James C. Quayle, American newspaper publisher (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Jack Steinberger (born May 25, 1921) is a German - American Physicist currently residing near Geneva Switzerland The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. James Cline Quayle ( May 25 1921 - July 7 2000) was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who owned several newspapers in 2000)
• May 26 - Stan Mortensen, English footballer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Stanley Harding Mortensen ( 26 May 1921 — 22 May 1991) commonly referred to as Stan Mortensen, was an English professional 1991)
• May 28 - Heinz G. Konsalik, German author (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Heinz G Konsalik, pseudonym of Heinz Gunther ( May 28, 1921 - October 2, 1999) was a commercially successful German Novelist 1999)
• June 1 - Nelson Riddle, American bandleader (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Nelson Smock Riddle Jr ( June 1, 1921 &ndash October 6, 1985) was a well-known American bandleader arranger and 1985)
• June 3 - Forbes Carlile, Australian athlete
• June 8 - Alexis Smith, Canadian actress (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Forbes Carlile MBE (born June 3 1921 in Armadale, Victoria) was Australia 's first post- World War II Olympics Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Alexis Smith (June 8 1921 - June 9 1993 was a Canadian actress. 1993)
• June 10 - Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
• June 12 - Christopher Derrick, British writer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Christopher Hugh Derrick ( 12 June 1921 &ndash 2 October 2007) was an author reviewer Publisher's reader and lecturer 2007)
• June 15 - Errol Garner, American jazz musician (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Erroll Louis Garner ( June 15 1921 &ndash January 2 1977) was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer 1977)
• June 21- Jane Russell , American actress (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Jane Russell (born June 21) is an American film actress and Sex symbol. 1921)
• June 25 - Celia Franca, Canadian ballet dancer (d. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Celia Franca CC ( June 25 1921 &ndash February 19 2007) was the founder of The National Ballet of Canada (1951 and 2007)
• June 26 - Violette Szabo, French World War II heroine (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Violette Reine Elizabeth Bushell Szabo, GC (26 June 1921 &ndash c 1945)
• June 28 - P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao (పాములపర్తి వెంకట నరసింహారావు (28 June 1921 &ndash 23 December 2004 was the 12th Prime Minister The Prime Minister of India is head of the Council of Ministers, appointed by the President to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive 2004)

July-August

• July 4
  • Gerard Debreu, French economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Gérard Debreu (born July 4, 1921, Calais December 31, 2004, Paris) was a French-born economist and mathematician The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 2004)
  • Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and conductor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Tibor Varga ( July 4, 1921 in Györ, Hungary &ndash September 4, 2003 in Grimisuat, near Sion, 2003)
• July 6 - Nancy Davis Reagan, wife of U. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins on July 6 1921 is the widow of former United States President Ronald Reagan and served as an influential S President Ronald Reagan
• July 10
  • Harvey Ball, American designer (d. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Smileysvg|right|100px|Smiley]] Harvey Ross Ball ( 10 July 1921 – 12 April 2001) is the earliest known designer of the Smiley. 2001)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver, member of the Kennedy family
• July 11 - Ilse Werner, German actress (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver (born July 10 1921 is a member of the Kennedy family and helped to found the Special Olympics as a national event Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Ilse Werner (born Ilse Charlotte Still on July 11, 1921 in Batavia Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia) died 2005)
• July 13 - Friedrich Peter, Austrian poltitician (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Friedrich Peter (July 13 1921 in Attnang-Puchheim, Upper Austria – September 25 2005 in Vienna) was an Austrian politician who served as the 2005)
• July 14
  • Leon Garfield, English children's author (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Leon Garfield ( 14 July 1921, Brighton, Sussex, England – 2 June 1996) was a British writer of fiction 1996)
  • Geoffrey Wilkinson, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson ( 14 July 1921 &ndash 26 September, 1996) was an English Chemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1996)
• July 15 - Robert Bruce Merrifield, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Robert Bruce Merrifield ( July 15 1921 – May 14 2006) was an American Biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 2006)
• July 17
  • František Zvarík, Slovakian actor
  • Hannah Szenes, Hungarian World War II heroine (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians František Zvarík ( 17 July, 1921 in Vrútky, Slovakia &ndash 17 august 2008 in Bratislava) was an accomplished Hannah Szenes (or Chana Senesh) (חנה סנש ( July 17, 1921 &ndash November 7, 1944) was a Hungarian Jew 1944)
• July 18
  • John Glenn, American astronaut
  • Aaron T. Beck, American psychiatrist
• July 19 - Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, American physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• July 22 - William Roth, U. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, John Herschel Glenn Jr (born July 18 1921 in Cambridge Ohio) is a former United States Senator who first rose to fame as the first American to Orbit Aaron Temkin Beck (born July 18 1921 is an American psychiatrist and a Professor emeritus at the department of Psychiatry at the University Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (born July 19, 1921) is an American medical physicist, and a co-winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of For the United States Trade Representative see William M Roth. S. Senator (d. 2003)
• July 30 - Grant Johannesen, American concert pianist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Grant Johannesen ( July 30, 1921 &ndash March 27, 2005) was an American Concert pianist. 2005)
• August 3 - Richard Adler, American Broadway composer
• August 4 - Maurice Richard, Canadian hockey player (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Richard Adler (born August 3, 1921) is an American Lyricist, Composer and producer of several Broadway Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. The Hon Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard PC OC OQ ( August 4, 1921 &ndash May 27 2000)
• August 8 - John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. John Herbert Chapman ( August 8 1921 - September 28, 1979) from London Ontario, son of Lt 1979)
• August 9 - J. James Exon Governor of Nebraska and U. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus John James "Jim" Exon ( August 9, 1921 – June 10, 2005) was an American Democratic politician S. Senator (d. 2005)
• August 13 - Barney Liddell, American musician, The Lawrence Welk Show (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Barney Liddell ( August 13, 1921 – May 5, 2003) was an American born Big band musician from television's The The Lawrence Welk Show is a musical Variety show hosted by former Big band leader Lawrence Welk. 2003)
• August 18 - Zdzislaw Zygulski, Jr., Polish art historian
• August 19 - Gene Roddenberry, American television producer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Zdzisław Żygulski (born 18 August 1921 in Borysław) sometimes referred as junior is a Polish Art historian, professor of the Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry (August 19 1921 &ndash October 24 1991 was an American Screenwriter and producer. 1991)
• August 23 - Kenneth Arrow, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
• August 25
  • Monty Hall, Canadian actor and game show host
  • Brian Moore, Northern Irish-born writer (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Kenneth Joseph Arrow (born August 23, 1921) is an American Economist and joint winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Monty Halparin, OC (born August 25, 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) better known by the Stage name Monty Hall (previously Brian Moore ( Christian name pronounced Bree-an) ( 25 August 1921 &ndash 11 January 1999) was an Irish novelist 1999)
• August 27 - Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Georg Alexander Duke of Mecklenburg (Georg Alexander Herzog zu Mecklenburg 27 August 1921 26 January 1996) was the head of the The Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg is a North German Dynasty of West Slavic origin that ruled until 1918. 1996)

September-October

• September 3 - Thurston Dart, English harpsichordist and conductor (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Robert Thurston Dart ( 3 September 1921 &ndash 6 March 1971) was an eminent British musicologist, conductor and keyboard 1971)
• September 8 - Harry Secombe, Welsh entertainer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Sir Harry Donald Secombe, CBE ( 8 September 1921 &ndash 11 April 2001) was a Welsh Entertainer with a noted fine 2001)
• September 12 - Stanislaw Lem, Polish science fiction writer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Stanisław Lem ( sta'ɲiswaf lɛm 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006 was a Polish Science fiction, philosophical and satirical writer 2006)
• September 13 - Sergey Nepobedimiy, Soviet rocket weaponry designer
• September 14 - Dario Vittori, Argentinean actor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Sergey Pavlovich Nepobedimiy (b September 13, 1921, Ryazan, USSR) is a Soviet designer of Rocket weaponry He was the Head and Chief Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Darío Víttori was an Italian born Argentine Comic actor His real name was Melito Darío Spartaco Margozzi and was born on September 14 1921 in Montecelio 2001)
• September 15 - Norma Macmillan, voice actress (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Norma MacMillan (b 15 September 1921, Vancouver, British Columbia - d 2001)
• September 24 - Jim McKay, American sportscaster (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. James Kenneth McManus ( September 24 1921 – June 7 2008) better known by his professional name of Jim McKay, was an American 2008)
• September 30 - Deborah Kerr, Scottish actress (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer, CBE (30 September 1921 &ndash 16 October 2007 was a Scottish stage television and film actress 2007)
• October 2 - Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie Baron Runcie of Cuddesdon MC PC ( 2 October 1921 &ndash 11 July 2000) was Archbishop The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the 2000)
• October 5 - Bill Willis, American football player
• October 8 - Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino Supreme Court jurist
• October 13 - Yves Montand, French singer and actor (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Abraham F Sarmiento Sr (born October 8 1921 is a Filipino jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from The Supreme Court of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kataas-taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas or Korte Suprema) is the country's highest judicial court as well Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Yves Montand (iv mɔ̃ˈtɑ̃ in French ( 13 October 1921 &ndash 9 November 1991) was an Italian -born French 1991)
• October 17 - Maria Gorokhovskaya, Soviet gymnast (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Maria Kondratyevna Gorokhovskaya (Мария Кондратьевна Гороховская October 17, 1921 in Eupatoria - July 22 2001)
• October 18 - Jesse Helms, U. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Jesse Alexander Helms Jr (October 18 1921 – July 4 2008 was a five-term Republican United States Senator from North Carolina who served as chairman S. Senator from North Carolina
• October 19 - Gunnar Nordahl, Swedish footballer (d. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Gunnar Nordahl ( October 19, 1921 &ndash September 15, 1995) was a Swedish football player best known for his play 1995)
• October 21 - Malcolm Arnold, music composer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold, CBE (21 October 1921 – 23 September 2006 was an English Composer and symphonist. 2006)
• October 22 - Georges Brassens, French singer-songwriter (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Georges Brassens (ʒɔʁʒ bʁaˈsɛ̃s in French (22 October 1921 - 29 October 1981 was a French Singer-songwriter. 1981)
• October 25 - King Michael of Romania
• October 26 - Frances Scott Fitzgerald, Daughter of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Michael King of the Romanians, Prince of Hohenzollern (born October 25, 1921) reigned as King of the Romanians (Maiestatea Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Frances Scott "Scottie" Fitzgerald ( October 26, 1921 – June 18, 1986) was the only child of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald and Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24 1896 – December 21 1940 was an American writer of Novels and Short stories, whose works are evocative of the Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald (July 24 1900 – March 10 1948 born Zelda Sayre in Montgomery Alabama, was a novelist and the wife of writer F (d. 1986)

November-December

• November 3 - Charles Bronson, American actor (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky, Lithuanian name Karolis Bučinskis, November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003)
• November 5 - Princess Fawzia of Egypt
• November 6 - James Jones, American writer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Queen Fawzia Bint Fuad of Egypt ( Arabic: فوزية بنت فؤاد الأول Persian: فوزیه فؤاد ( Alexandria, Egypt, November Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with James Ramon Jones ( November 6, 1921 &ndash May 9, 1977) was an American author known for his explorations of World War 1977)
• November 11 - Ron Greenwood, English football manager (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Ronald 'Ron' Greenwood CBE ( 11 November 1921 — 9 February 2006) was an English football player and manager 2006)
• November 14 - Brian Keith, American actor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Brian Keith (November 14 1921 – June 24 1997 was an American stage film and television actor 1997)
• November 17 - Albert Bertelsen, Danish artist
• November 22 - Rodney Dangerfield, American actor and comedian (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Albert Bertelsen (born November 17 1921 in Vejle) is a Danish autodidact Artist. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Rodney Dangerfield ( November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004) born Jacob Cohen, was an American Comedian 2004)
• November 23 - Fred Buscaglione, Italian singer and actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Ferdinando "Fred" Buscaglione ( Turin, 23 November 1921 - Rome, 3 February 1960) was an Italian 1960)
• November 27 - Alexander Dubcek, Slovak politician and First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Alexander Dubček (November 27 1921 – November 7 1992 was a Slovak politician and briefly leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969 famous for his attempt to reform 1992)
• November 29 - Jackie Stallone, American astrologer and mother of Sylvester Stallone
• December 3 - Phyllis Curtin, American soprano
• December 6 - Otto Graham, American football player (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Jackie Stallone ( née Labofish; born November 29, 1921) is an American astrologer and celebrity who is the mother of the Hollywood Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6 1946 is an American Actor, director, producer and Screenwriter. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Phyllis Curtin (née Smith on December 3, 1921) is an American soprano Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Otto Everett Graham Jr ( December 6, 1921 - December 17, 2003) was an American professional football and Basketball player 2003)
• December 26 - Blaže Koneski, Macedonian poet and linguist
• December 26 - Steve Allen, American actor, composer, comedian, and author (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Blaže Koneski (Блаже Конески ( December 19, 1921 – December 7, 1993) (born in Nebregovo, near Prilep, Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Steve Allen, born Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen ( December 26 1921 – October 30 2000) was an American 2000)

Deaths

January - June

• January 1 - Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, Chancellor of Germany (b. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg (November 29 1856 January 1 1921 was a German politician and statesman who served as Chancellor of the German Empire from 1909 to 1917 The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1856)
• February 8
  • Peter Kropotkin, Russian anarchist (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 1842)
  • George Formby (Senior), English entertainer (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common George Formby Sr ( October 4, 1875 &ndash February 8 1921) was the father of George Formby Jr 1876)
• February 26 - Carl Menger, Austrian economist (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed This article is about the economist not about his son the mathematician Karl Menger. 1840)
• February 27 - Schofield Haigh, English cricketer (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Schofield Haigh (born March 19, 1871, Berry Brow, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, died February 27, 1921 1871)
• March 1 - King Nicholas I of Montenegro (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Nikola I Mirkov Petrović-Njegoš ( Serbian Cyrillic: Краљ Никола I Мирков Петровић-Његош ( – March 1, 1921) was the 1841)
• April 21 - Tom O'Brien, 19th century major league baseball player (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Thomas H (Tom O'Brien ( June 22, 1860 - April 21, 1921) was an Infielder / Outfielder in Major League Baseball 1860)
• April 27 - Arthur Mold, English cricketer (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Arthur Mold ( May 29, 1863, Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire – April 27, 1921, Middleton Cheney was one of the deadliest 1863)
• May 5 - Alfred Hermann Fried, Austrian writer and pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Alfred Hermann Fried (November 11 1864 in Vienna, Austria - May 5 1921 in Vienna) was an Austrian Jewish pacifist publicist journalist The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1864)
• May 19 - Edward Douglass White, 9th Chief Justice of the United States (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Edward Douglass White Jr (November 3 1845 &ndash May 19 1921 American Politician and Jurist, was a United States senator, Associate The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the U 1845)
• June 5 - Georges Feydeau, French playwright (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Georges Feydeau, ( 8 December 1862 - 5 June 1921) was a French Playwright of the Era known as La Belle Epoque 1862)
• June 28 - Gjorche Petrov, Macedonian and Bulgarian revolutionary
• June 29 - Otto Seeck, German classical historian (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Gjorche Petrov (Гьорче Петров Ѓорче Петров born Georgi Petrov Nikolov (1864/1865 - June 28 1921) was one of the leaders Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Otto Seeck ( 2 February 1850 - 29 June 1921) was a German classical Historian. 1850)

July - December

• August 2 - Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Enrico Caruso (born Errico Caruso; February 25 1873 &ndash August 2 1921) was an Italian Opera singer 1873)
• August 19 - Georges Darien, French writer (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Georges Darien (pseudonym for Georges Hippolyte Adrien) ( 6 April 1862 – 19 August 1921) was a French writer associated 1862)
• September 2 - Henry Austin Dobson, English poet (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Henry Austin Dobson ( January 18, 1840 &ndash September 2, 1921) was an English Poet and essayist 1840)
• September 7 - Alfred William Rich, English watercolour painter (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Alfred William Rich (March 4 1856 between Scaynes Hill and Lindfield, Sussex – September 7 1921 Tewkesbury) was an English 1856)
• September 11 - Subramanya Bharathy, Tamil poet (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Subramania Bharati (சுப்ரமணிய பாரதி ( December 11, 1882 - September 11, 1921) was a Tamil poet from Tamil Nadu 1882)
• September 27 - Engelbert Humperdinck, German composer (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Engelbert Humperdinck ( September 1, 1854 &ndash September 27, 1921) was a German Composer, best known for his Opera 1854)
• October 25 - Bat Masterson, American gunfighter (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a William Barclay "Bat" Masterson ( November 26, 1853 &ndash October 25, 1921) was a figure of the American Old West 1853)
• November 4 - Hara Takashi, 19th Prime Minister of Japan (b. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani ( 9 February 1856 – 4 November 1921) was a Japanese Politician and the 19th Prime Minister of Japan from 29 September The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime 1856)
• November 20 - Christina Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Christina Nilsson Countess de Casa Miranda, ( August 20, 1843 &ndash November 20, 1921) was a Swedish Operatic 1843)
• November 28 - `Abdu'l-Bahá, Persian religious leader (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events ‘Abdu’l-Bahá ( ar عبد البهاء &lrm (23 May 1844 - 28 November 1921 born `Abbás Effendí, was the son of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the 1844)
• December 10 - George Ashlin, Irish architect (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V George Coppinger Ashlin (1837 &ndash 1921 was an Irish Architect, particularly noted for his work on churches and Cathedrals Early life 1837)
• December 16 - Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (/ʃaʁl kamij sɛ̃sɑ̃s/ (9 October 1835 &ndash 16 December 1921 was a French Composer, Organist, conductor, and 1835)
• December 31 - Boies Penrose, U. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Boies Penrose ( November 1, 1860 &ndash December 31, 1921) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia S. Senator from Pennsylvania (b. 1860)

Nobel prizes

• Physics - Albert Einstein
• Chemistry - Frederick Soddy
• Medicine - not awarded
• Literature - Anatole France
• Peace - Karl Hjalmar Branting, Christian Lous Lange

Notes

External references

• 1921 Aviation Comes North- NWT Historical Timeline- A Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Online Exhibit