Important Events in 1921
- Jan 20 Republic of Turkey declared out of remnants of Ottoman Empire
- Mar 3 Toronto's Dr Banting & Dr Best announce discovery of insulin
- Jul 1 The Communist Party of China is founded and Chen Duxiu elected its leader
- Jul 20 Congresswoman Alice Mary Robertson becomes the first woman to preside over the floor of US House of Representatives
- Jul 27 Frederick Banting and Charles Best isolate insulin at the University of Toronto
- Jul 29 Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party
- Dec 6 Anglo-Irish Treaty signed; Ireland receives dominion status; partition creates Northern Ireland
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1921 in Film & TV
- Feb 6 "The Kid", silent film starring Charlie Chaplin & Jackie Coogan, released
- Oct 21 "The Sheik", a silent film starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres in Los Angeles
Did You Know?
Charles Bronson
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
Lana Turner
Prince Philip
Roy Campanella
Steve AllenFamous People in 1921
Claude Monet
Impressionist Painter
Claude MonetWorld Leaders in 1921
- David Lloyd George
British Prime Minister - Vladimir Lenin
Marxist Revolutionary and Soviet Leader - Warren G. Harding
29th US President
David Lloyd George
Vladimir Lenin
Warren G. HardingWould You Believe?
Police in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, issue an edict requiring Women to wear skirts at least 4 inches below the knee
On March 6, 1921
Famous Weddings in 1921
- Jan 16 Politician Elpidio Quirino (30) weds girlfriend Alicia Syquia
- Feb 25 Actor Jack Haley (22) weds Florence McFadden
- Mar 24 Comedian Oliver Hardy (29) marries actress Myrtle Reeves (24)
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