Historical Events In 1921

Jan 02   1st religious service radio broadcast in US, KDKA-Pittsburgh   

Jan 02   DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park opens.   

Jan 02   The inaugural radio religious service is broadcast, as Pittsburgh station KDKA airs the Sunday service of the Calvary Episcopal Church   

Jan 02   Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Ger chancellor/PM (Prussia), dies at 64   

Jan 03   John Russell, LA Calif, actor (Pale Rider, Rio Bravo)   

Jan 03   Turkey makes peace with Armenia.   

Jan 04   Eugene O'Neill's "Diff'rent," premieres in NYC   

Jan 07   Benno Erdmann, German philosopher (Logik I), dies at 69.   

Jan 07   John Lanigan, tenor   

Jan 08   Luis Villalba Munoz, composer, dies at 48   

Jan 09   Seymour Barab, composer   

Jan 12   Kenesaw Mountain Landis is recorded as becoming 1st commissioner of baseball   

Jan 18   Adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor, dies at 73.   

Jan 18   Bruce Woodcock, boxer.   

Jan 18   William Archer's "Green Goddess," premieres in NYC.   

Jan 19   Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador sign Pact of Union   

Jan 19   Patricia Highsmith, [Plangman], US/Swiss writer (Strangers on a Train)   

Jan 20   British submarine K5 leaves with man and mouse.   

Jan 20   Dagestan ASSR forms in RSFSR   

Jan 20   Mountain Autonomous Republic established in RSFSR   

Jan 20   Turkey declared in remnants of the Ottoman Empire.   

Jan 21   Barney Clark, 1st to receive a permanent artificial heart   

Jan 21   The Italian Communist Party was founded at Livorno   

Jan 23   Wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer, dies at 83.   

Jan 24   Bernard J Dwyer, (Rep-D-NJ, 1981- )   

Jan 25   Alfred Reed, composer   

Jan 25   Karel Capék's "RUR," premieres in Prague.   

Jan 25   Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer, dies at 43   

Jan 26   Akio Morita, Kasugaya Japan, CEO (Sony).   

Jan 26   Soccer team GVAV of Groningen Neth forms.   

Jan 27   Donna Reed, Denison Iowa, (From Here to Eternity, Wonderful Life).   

Jan 29   Billy Gunn, cricket (score 392 runs for Eng including a century), dies.   

Jan 29   Hurricane hits Washington and Oregon   

Jan 30   Bernie Leighton, West Haven Ct, orch leader (Chance of a Lifetime)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1921 birth of alain Mimoun O'Kacha, Algerian/French cross country (Oly-gold-1956)   

Jan 01   Ismail al-Faruqi, Palestinian philosopher (d. 1986) was born in the year 1921.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of glen Harmon, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)   

Jan 03   John Russell, LA Calif, actor (Pale Rider, Rio Bravo) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Friedrich Dörrenmatt, Switzerland, playwright/novelist (Visit) was born in the year 1921.   

Jan 05   Jean BMRLAAM d'Aviano, grand duke of Luxembourg (1964- ) was born in the year 1921.   

Jan 05   Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss writer (d. 1990) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of cary Middlecoff, golfer (1956 Vardon Trophy, 1955 Byron Nelson Award)   

Jan 02   On this day in history theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Ger chancellor/PM (Prussia), dies at 64   

Jan 07   Benno Erdmann, German philosopher (Logik I), dies at 69 in the year 1921.   

Jan 08   Luis Villalba Munoz, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1921.   

Jan 12   On this day in history death of gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866)   

Jan 18   Adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   On this day in history death of captain George Streeter, American riverboat captain and circus owner (b. 1837)   

Jan 23   On this day in history wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer, dies at 83   

Jan 25   Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.