Today in History for December 1921

Months in 1921: January February March April May June July August September October November

Historical Events

Events 1 - 12 of 12

1st - 1st US helium-filled dirigible makes 1st flight
1st - US Post Office establishes philatelic agency
3rd - 9th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 23-0
4th - The Virginia Rappe manslaughter trial against Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle ends in a hung jury.
6th - Anglo-Irish Treaty signed; Ireland receives dominion status; partition creates Northern Ireland
7th - KWG-AM in Stockton CA begins radio transmissions
8th - Eamon de Valera publicly repudiates Anglo-Irish Treaty
20th - AL votes to return to best-of-7 World Series, while NL votes best-of-9 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts deciding vote for best-of-7
21st - Supreme Court rules labor injunctions & picketing unconstitutional
23rd - Visva-Bharati University is inaugurated.
29th - William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM
31st - Last San Francisco firehorses retired

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 36 of 36

1st - Ralph Manza, SF California, actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart)
3rd - Hans G Kresse, Dutch cartoonist (Eric the Viking)
3rd - Phyllis Curtin, American soprano
4th - Deanna Durbin, Winnipeg Manitoba, actress/vocalist (100 Men & a Girl)
5th - Alvy Moore, actor (Mr Kimball-Green Acres)
5th - George Henderson, priest/politician
5th - Peter Hansen, Oakland California, actor (Mr Parkson-Mr Novak, Gen Hospital)
6th - Otto Graham, AAFC/NFL QB (Cleveland Browns)
6th - Piero Piccioni, Italian musician and composer (d. 2004)
7th - Arne Dorumsgaard, composer
7th - Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader
8th - Johnny Otis, California, R&B talent scout (Cold Shot, Cuttin' Up)
8th - Terence Morgan, London England, actor (Adv of Sir Francis Drake)
8th - Terence Weil, cellist/teacher
11th - Maila Nurmi, Petsamo Finland, actress (Vampira)
15th - Bobby Todd, US comic/actor (Original Sin)
19th - Ludvik Podest, composer
21st - Alica Alonso, Havana, ballerina
21st - James Tye, safety expert
21st - Joan Dickson, cellist
22nd - Hawkshaw Hawkins, Huntington WV, country singer (Ozark Jubilee)
22nd - Robert Frank Kurka, composer
23rd - Gerald S O'Loughlin, NYC, actor (Storefront Lawyer, Rookies, Wheels)
24th - Bill Dudley, NFL halfback (Pittsburgh, Detroit, Washington)
24th - Gerard Thomas Victory, composer
25th - Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Pakistani journalist (d. 2000)
26th - Steve Allen, NYC, comedian/TV host (Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show)
26th - John Severin, Jersey City, New Jersey, comic book artist (Hulk, Mad Magazine), (d. 2012)
28th - Eddy Doorenbos, Dutch vocalist/pianist/guitarist
28th - Johnny Otis, R&B singer
29th - Dobrica Cosic, writer
29th - Mala Powers, SF California, actress (Cyrano de Bergerac) [or 12/20/31]
29th - Robert C. Baker, Inventor of the chicken nugget (d. 2006)
30th - Michael Hollings, catholic priest/crusader
30th - Rashid Karami, Lebanon, 10 time PM: 1955..87 of Lebanon
31st - Lynn Compton, Los Angeles, California, jurist (Sirhan Sirhan prosecutor) and commissioned officer (Easy Company, 101st Airborne), (d. 2012)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 9 of 9

10th - Viktor Jacobi, composer, dies at 38
12th - Henrietta Leavitt, cepheid period-luminosity relation discover, dies
13th - Frederick Martin, cricketer (14 wkts in 2 Tests for Eng 1890-92), dies
16th - Charles Camille Saint-Saens, French composer, dies at 86
20th - Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general (b. 1850)
21st - P B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84
25th - Hans Huber, composer, dies at 69
25th - Korolenko, writer, dies
31st - Boies Penrose, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (b. 1860)