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

Jan 01   In the year 1921 birth of ismail al-Faruqi, Palestinian philosopher (d. 1986)   

Jan 02   Glen Harmon, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007) was born in the year 1921.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of friedrich Dörrenmatt, Switzerland, playwright/novelist (Visit)   

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   In the year 1921 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1921 luis Villalba Munoz, composer, dies at 48   

Jan 12   Gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 22   Captain George Streeter, American riverboat captain and circus owner (b. 1837) died on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1921.   

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