Page 7: Historical Events In 1921
Monday, 02 February 2026
May 11 Tel Aviv is inaugural all Jewish municipality 


May 12 Edvard Mikcaeli Mirzoyan, composer 


May 12 Emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish writer (La sirena negra), dies. 


May 12 National Hospital Day 1st observed. 


May 12 National Hospital Day inaugural observed. 


May 13 Syd[ney G] Vincent, British mine workers leader. 


May 14 Florence Allen is 1st woman judge to sentence a man to death 


May 14 Florence Allen is inaugural woman judge to sentence a man to death 


May 14 Mussolini's fascists obtains 29 parliament seats. 


May 16 Harry Carey Jr, Saugus Calif, actor (She Wore a Yellow Ribbon) 


May 16 In this year, 47th Preakness: F Coltiletti aboard Broomspun claims in 1:54.2. 


May 17 Belgian-Luxembourg sign customs union. 


May 17 Dennis Brain, London England, french-hornist (Serenade) 


May 17 President Harding opens (via telephone) inaugural Valencia Orange Show 


May 18 Anthony Epstein, FRS/pathologist 


May 19 Charles van de Reve, slavic (Belief of Kameraden) 


May 19 Congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system 


May 20 John Harrison, British vice admiral/surgeon 


May 21 Andrei Sakharov, Moscow, physicist, human rights worker (Nobel '75). 


May 21 Oldest radio station west of Mississippi River licensed in Greeley CO 


May 22 Marie E Wilton, writer, dies. 


May 23 "Shuffle Along" 1st black musical comedy, opens in NYC. 


May 24 1st parliament for Northern Ireland elected 


May 24 British Legion is formed 


May 24 The inaugural parliament for Northern Ireland elected. 


May 25 Hal David, lyricist (Promises Promises-Grammy 1969) 


May 26 Frank Mooney, cricketer (dependable wicket-keeper for NZ in 13 Tests) 


May 27 Afghanistan gains sovereignty. 


May 27 Caryl Chessman, kidnapper who got death penalty (1960) 


May 28 Geo Mestdagh, Belgian aviation pioneer, dies. 


May 29 Clifton James, NYC, actor (Buster and Billie, David and Lisa) 


May 30 Lord Dunsany's "If," premieres in London. 


May 30 Memorial to Captain Eddie Grant, killed in WWI, unveiled at Polo Grounds. 


May 30 Salzburg Austria votes to join Germany. 


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