Page 9: Historical Events In 1921

Jun 22   Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10000m (30:40.2).   

Jun 23   Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964- ).   

Jun 24   Billy Casper, golfer   

Jun 25   56th British Golf Open: Jock Hutchison shoots a 296 at St Andrews.   

Jun 25   Jack Hutchinson is recorded as becoming inaugural American to win golf's British Open.   

Jun 25   Peter Charles Arthur Wishart, composer.   

Jun 26   Abe Jan Koldijk, SS-physician (Limburg's family doctor)   

Jun 27   G M J Veldkamp, Dutch politician (CDA).   

Jun 28   P V Narasimha Rao, premier of India (1991- )   

Jun 29   34th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats E Ryan (62 60)   

Jun 30   Gordon Reynolds, musician.   

Jul 01   Seretse Khama, 1st premier/president of Botswana (Bechuanaland).   

Jul 02   41st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: B Tilden beats B Norton (46 26 61 60 75)   

Jul 02   Edwin Evans, cricketer (6 Tests for Australia), dies.   

Jul 03   Susan Peters, Spokane WA, actress (Random Harvest, Young Ideas).   

Jul 07   Ezzard Charles, world heavyweight boxing champion (1949-51).   

Jul 09   Jacob J Hage, Dutch farmer/WW II resistance fighter   

Jul 10   Eunice Shriver, founder (Special Olympics).   

Jul 11   Gabriel Lippmann, French physicist, dies at 75.   

Jul 11   Ilse Werner, Dutch-born actress   

Jul 11   Mongolia gains independence from China (National Day)   

Jul 12   Babe Ruth sets record of 137 career home runs   

Jul 12   Trevor Illtyd Williams, scientific writer.   

Jul 13   Charles Scribner Jr, music publisher (Scribner)   

Jul 14   Geoffrey Wilkinson, chemist   

Jul 14   Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti convicted in Dedham Mass, of killing their shoe company's paymaster   

Jul 15   Jack Hamilton Beeson, composer.   

Jul 16   Bernard Rogers, supreme Allied commander Europe   

Jul 17   Acquanetta, [Mildred Davenport], Wyo, actress (Tarzan and Leopard Woman)   

Jul 18   Black Sox trial begins in Chicago   

Jul 18   John Glenn, American astronaut is born   

Jul 18   John H Glenn Jr, Cambridge OH, astronaut (Mer 7, sk:STS 95)/(Sen-D-Oh).   

Jul 19   Rosalyn Yalow, medical physicist.   

Jul 20   Congresswoman Alice Mary Robertson became the inaugural woman to preside over the US House of Representatives.   

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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,