Page 11: Historical Events In 1921

Aug 09   J James Exon, (Sen-D-Nebraska, 1979- )   

Aug 10   FDR stricken with polio at summer home on Canadian Is of Campobello.   

Aug 10   John M Martin, last confederate congress member, dies.   

Aug 11   Alex Haley, US, writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots)   

Aug 13   Neville Brand, Kewanee IL, actor (DOA, Eaten Alive, Fire, Mohawk).   

Aug 13   Simon Kaufman and Marc Connelly's "Dulcy," premieres in NYC   

Aug 14   Giorgio Strehler, theatre director.   

Aug 14   Tannu Tuva, later Tuvinian People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Russia)   

Aug 16   Peter I Karadjordjevic, king of Serbia/Yugoslavia, dies [or 8/26].   

Aug 17   Geoffery Rudolph Elton, historiographer   

Aug 18   ZdzisÅ‚aw Å»ygulski, Jr., Polish art historian.   

Aug 19   Gene Roddenberry, El Paso Texas, executive producer (Star Trek)   

Aug 19   Ty Cobb, is 4th to get 3000 hits.   

Aug 20   35th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats M Browne (46 64 62)   

Aug 20   Jack Wilson, cricket slow left-armer (Test for Australia 1956).   

Aug 22   J Edgar Hoover is recorded as becoming asst director of FBI   

Aug 22   James Menter, principal (Queen Mary College).   

Aug 23   Sam Cook, cricketer (England slow left-armer in only Test).   

Aug 24   Battle of Sakaray Valley begins between Turkey and Greece   

Aug 24   Sam Tingle, Zimbabwean racing driver   

Aug 25   Brian Moore, Ireland, novelist (Catholics, Doctor's Wife).   

Aug 25   US signs peace treaty with Germany.   

Aug 26   Ben Bradlee, Boston, editor/journalist/executive (Washington Post)   

Aug 26   Ludwig Thoma, writer, dies.   

Aug 27   J E Clair of Acme Packing Co of Green Bay granted an NFL franchise.   

Aug 28   2nd Pan-African Congress meets (London, Brussels and Paris)   

Aug 28   Joop Doderer, Velsen Netherlands, actor (Swiebertje)   

Aug 29   Joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (rule of Allen), dies at 83.   

Sep 01   Matt Higgins Doran, composer.   

Sep 01   Nederlander Theater opens at 208 W 41 St NYC (Billy Rose, Trafalgar).   

Sep 02   inaugural Miss America contest held in Atlantic City, has 8 entries   

Sep 03   16th Davis Cup: USA beats Japan in New York (5-0)   

Sep 05   Jack Valenti, Pres (Motion Picture Assn of America).   

Sep 05   Walter Johnson sets strikeout mark at 2287   

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Jan 01   Alain Mimoun O'Kacha, Algerian/French cross country (Oly-gold-1956) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of ismail al-Faruqi, Palestinian philosopher (d. 1986)   

Jan 02   Glen Harmon, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1921 birth of john Russell, LA Calif, actor (Pale Rider, Rio Bravo)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss writer (d. 1990) was born in the year 1921.   

Jan 06   Cary Middlecoff, golfer (1956 Vardon Trophy, 1955 Byron Nelson Award) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Ger chancellor/PM (Prussia), dies at 64 in the year 1921.   

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   Gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866) died in the year 1921.   

Jan 18   In the year 1921 adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor, dies at 73   

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

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

Jan 25   In the year 1921 mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer, dies at 43