Page 10: Historical Events In 1921

Jul 20   Frederick Schroeder Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1942)   

Jul 21   Billy Taylor, Greenville NC, orch leader (David Frost Show)   

Jul 21   Indians (9) and Yankees (7) hit a record 16 doubles.   

Jul 22   25th US Golf Open: Jim Barnes shoots a 289 at Columbia CC in MD   

Jul 22   William V Roth Jr, (Sen-R-Delaware, 1971- )   

Jul 23   Calvert DeForest, Brooklyn NY, comedian (Larry "Bud" Melman)   

Jul 23   Chinese communist party forms under Henk Sneevliet   

Jul 24   In this year, Belgium's Leon Scieur claims Tour de France   

Jul 25   John Christopherson, artist/collector   

Jul 27   2nd govt of Ruijs de Beerenbrouck forms.   

Jul 27   Engelbert Humperdinck, composer, dies at 66   

Jul 29   Aled Eames, maritime historian   

Jul 29   Cleveland's 125th anniversary celebration: Cy Young, 54, pitches 2 inn.   

Jul 30   Georg G Lampe, Dutch painter/director (Free Academy)   

Jul 31   Whitney M Young Jr, civil rights leader, head of Urban League   

Aug 01   Benjamin Roberts, British industrial relations expert   

Aug 02   Chicago jury brings in not guilty verdict against the Black Sox   

Aug 02   Enrico Carus opera singer tenor, died   

Aug 02   Enrico Carus opera singer: tenor, died   

Aug 02   Enrico Caruso, Italian opera singer, dies at 48   

Aug 03   1st aerial cropdusting (Troy Ohio to kill caterpillars).   

Aug 03   Alec Wyton, composer.   

Aug 03   inaugural aerial cropdusting in Troy Ohio to kill caterpillars   

Aug 04   Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Montreal Canadien (MVP-1947)   

Aug 05   1st radio baseball broadcast Pirates-8, Phillies-0 (KDKA, Pitts).   

Aug 05   inaugural radio baseball broadcast   

Aug 05   Nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Mudassar's pop, Pakistan's 1st centurion)   

Aug 06   Clason Point, Bronx to College Point, Queens muni ferry system begins   

Aug 06   Ella Raines, Sinoqualmie Falls Wash, actress (Janice Dean RN)   

Aug 07   Alexander A Block, Russian poet (Dvenatsat), dies at 40.   

Aug 07   Cyclist Piet Moeskops is recorded as becoming world champ sprinter   

Aug 07   Karel Husa, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Trojan Women).   

Aug 08   Juhani Aho, Fins journalist/writer (Panu, Tuomio), dies at 59   

Aug 08   Roger Nixon, composer.   

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Jan 01   Alain mimoun o'kacha: Algerian/french cross country (oly-gold-1956)   

Jan 01   Ismail al-faruqi: Palestinian philosopher   

Jan 02   Glen harmon: Canadian ice hockey player   

Jan 03   John russell: La calif, actor (pale rider, rio bravo)   

Jan 05   Friedrich dörrenmatt: Switzerland, playwright/novelist (visit)   

Jan 05   Jean bmrlaam d'aviano: Grand duke of luxembourg (1964- )   

Jan 05   Friedrich dürrenmatt: Swiss writer   

Jan 06   Cary middlecoff: Golfer (1956 vardon trophy, 1955 byron nelson award)   

Jan 02   Theobald von bethmann-hollweg: Ger chancellor/pm (prussia),   

Jan 07   Benno erdmann: German philosopher (logik i),    

Jan 08   Luis villalba munoz: Composer,    

Jan 12   Gervase elwes: English tenor (b. 1866)   

Jan 18   Adolf von hildebrand: German sculptor,    

Jan 22   Captain george streeter: American riverboat captain and circus owner (b. 1837)   

Jan 23   Wlasyslaw zelenski: Composer,    

Jan 25   Mykola dmytrovich leontovych: Composer,