1921
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 19th century–20th century–21st century |
| Decades: | 1890s1900s1910s–1920s–1930s1940s1950s |
| Years: | 191819191920–1921–192219231924 |
1921(MCMXXI) was acommon year starting on Saturdayin theGregorian calendarand acommon year starting on Fridayin theJulian calendar.The Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar. The Julian calendar remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change|change source]- Albert Einsteinreceives theNobel PrizeinPhysics.
- Partition of Ireland(May 3rd)
- Tulsa Race MassacreinOklahoma,United States(May 31st-June 1st)
- Karl Gareisis murdered inMunich,Germany(June 9th)
- Insulin is invented inCanadabyFrederick BantingandCharles Best(July 27th)
- Matthias Erzbergeris murdered in Germany (August 25th)
- A hurricane devastatesTampa Bay,Florida(October 20th-October 30th)
- Anglo-Irish Treatysigned (December 6th)
Births
[change|change source]January
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- January 5–Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg(d.2019)
- January 17–Antonio ProhiasCuban-American cartoonist (d.1998)
- January 19–Patricia Highsmith,American writer (d.1995)
- January 27-Donna Reed,American actress (d.1986)
- January 29–Mustafa Ben Halim,3rdPrime Minister of Libya(d.2021)
- January 31–Carol Channing,American actress and singer (d.2019)
February
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- February 4–Betty Friedan,American feminist, activist, and writer (d.2006)
- February 4–K. R. Narayanan,President of India(d.2005)
- February 8–Lana Turner,American actress (d.1995)
- February 16-Hua Guofeng,Chairman of theCommunist Party of China(d.2008)
- February 20–Suharto,2ndPresident of Indonesia(d.2008)
- February 22-Jean-Bédel Bokassa,2ndPresident of the Central African Republic(d.1996)
March
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- March 21–Abdul Salam Arif,2ndPresident of Iraq(d.1966)
- March 24–Vasily Smyslov,Russian chess player (d.2010)
- March 25–Nancy Kelly,American actress (d.1995)
April
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- April 9-Yitzhak Navon,5thPresident of Israel(d.2015)
- April 14–Thomas Schelling,American economist (d.2016)
- April 25–Karel Appel,Belgian artist (d.2006)
May
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- May 2–Satyajit Ray,Indian movie maker (d.1992)
- May 3–Sugar Ray Robinson,American boxer (d.1989)
- May 21–Andrei Sakharov,Soviet physicist and activist (d.1989)
- May 25–Jack Steinberger,German-American physicist (d.2020)
June
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- June 10–Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,member of the British royal family, husband of QueenElizabeth II(d.2021)
- June 21–Jane Russell,American actress (d.2011)
July
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- July 6–Nancy Reagan,First Lady of the United States(d.2016)
- July 14–Geoffrey Wilkinson,English chemist (d.1996)
- July 18–John Glenn,American astronaut and politician (d.2016)
- July 24–Giuseppe Di Stefano,Italian operatic tenor (d.2008)
August
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- August 8–Esther Williams,American swimmer and actress (d.2013)
September
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- September 1–Willem Frederik Hermans,Dutch writer (d.1995)
- September 30–Deborah Kerr,Scottish actress (d.2007)
- September 30–Sagramor de Scuvero Brandão,Brazilian actress, radio personality and councillor (d.1995)
October
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- October 4–Francisco Morales-Bermúdez,112thPrime Ministerand 51stPresident of Peru(d.2022)
- October 19–Gunnar Nordahl,Swedish footballer (d.1995)
November
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December
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- December 26–Steve Allen,American actor, comedian, composer, and writer (d.2000)
Deaths
[change|change source]January
[change|change source]February
[change|change source]March
[change|change source]- March 1– KingNicholas I of Montenegro(b.1841)
April
[change|change source]May
[change|change source]June
[change|change source]- June 9–Karl Gareis,German legal scholar (b.1889)
July
[change|change source]- July 4–Antoni Grabowski,early proponent of Esperanto (b.1857)
August
[change|change source]- August 2–Enrico Caruso,Italian operatic tenor (b.1873)
- August 16–Peter I of Serbia(b.1844)
- August 25–Matthias Erzberger,former German minister of finance (b.1875)
September
[change|change source]October
[change|change source]November
[change|change source]December
[change|change source]Sports
[change|change source]- Kentucky Derby winner, Behave Yourself