What Happened in December 1921

Historical Events

Anglo-Irish Treaty Signed

Dec 6 Anglo-Irish Treaty signed; Ireland receives dominion status; partition creates Northern Ireland

Signature page of the Anglo-Irish Treaty

Liberal Party Victory

Dec 6 Canada's Liberal Party and its leader Mackenzie King defeats Arthur Meighen's Conservative Party and Thomas Crerar' Progressive Party in general election, goes on to form a minority government

10th Prime Minister of Canada Mackenzie King

9th Prime Minister of Canada Arthur Meighen

Dec 7 KWG-AM in Stockton CA begins radio transmissions

Valera Rejects Anglo-Irish Treaty

Dec 8 Eamon de Valera publicly repudiates Anglo-Irish Treaty

Revolutionary and President of Ireland Éamon de Valera

Irish Revolutionary and Republican Politician Michael Collins

Anglo-Irish Treaty Ratified

Dec 16 The Anglo-Irish Treaty, agreed to by the British Parliament and Sinn Féin, is ratified

Dec 16 The Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) calls for a united front in a pass burning campaign on Dingaan's Day

World Series Best-of-7

Dec 20 AL votes to return to best-of-7 World Series, while NL votes best-of-9; Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts deciding vote for best-of-7

1st MLB Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis

Dec 21 Supreme Court rules Arizona statute protecting labor rights to picket and insulating disputes from court injunctions is unconstitutional

Carlo Gambino Enters US

Dec 23 Gangster Carlo Gambino enters the United States as an illegal immigrant on the SS Vincenzo Florio

Visva-Bharati University Inaugurated

Dec 23 Visva-Bharati University is inaugurated in Santiniketan, West Bengal, India, founded by Rabindranath Tagore

Dec 24 Ottawa’s Harry Broadbent scores in 10-0 Senators blowout of the Montreal Canadiens; first in 16-game NHL record goal-scoring streak; Charlie Simmer’s 13 game streak (1979) is considered modern-day record
Dec 25 Last major Potlatch (ceremony) by Chief Daniel Cranmer (Kwakwaka’wakw) from Alert Bay, British Columbia. Twenty-six people arrested, their masks and regalia sold by Canadian government. [1]
Dec 28 The beginning of the Rand Rebellion in Southern Africa; the rebellion started as a strike by white mineworkers on and became an open armed rebellion against the state
Dec 29 Mackenzie King is sworn in as the 10th Prime Minister of Canada
Dec 31 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Perth: Australian Rhys Gemmell beats countryman Alf Hedeman 7-5, 6-1, 6-4
Dec 31 Last San Francisco firehorses retired

Events in 1921

Famous Birthdays

Dec 1 John Bunch, American jazz pianist (New York Swing Trio), born in Tipton, Indiana (d. 2010)
Dec 1 Ralph Manza, American actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2000)
Dec 2 Isabella Karle, American scientist who was instrumental in developing techniques to extract plutonium chloride, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2017)
Dec 3 Hans G. Kresse, Dutch cartoonist (known for the comic strip Eric de Noorman), born in the Netherlands (d. 1992)
Dec 3 Phyllis Curtin, American soprano (NYC Opera, 1953-64), born in Clarksburg, West Virginia (d. 2016)
Dec 4 (Edna Mae) "Deanna" Durbin, Canadian actress and vocalist (Every Sunday; Three Smart Girls; 100 Men & a Girl), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2013)
Dec 5 Alvin "Alvy" Moore, American comic actor (Green Acres, Scream, Intruder), born in Vincennes, Indiana (d. 1997)
Dec 5 George Henderson, Scottish priest (Bishop of Argyll and the Isles from 1977-92), born in Oban, Scotland (d. 1996)
Dec 5 Peter Hansen, American actor (General Hospital, The War of the Roses), born in Oakland, California (d. 2017)

Otto Graham (1921-2003)

Dec 6 American NFL Quarterback (Cleveland Browns), born in Waukegan, Illinois

Dec 6 Piero Piccioni, Italian jazz pianist, lawyer, film score composer (Swept Away), and conductor, born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy (d. 2004)
Dec 7 Arne Dørumsgaard, Norwegian composer, born in Fredrikstad, Norway (d. 2006)
Dec 7 Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Indian Hindu spiritual leader (BAPS), born in Chansad, Gujarat (d. 2016)
Dec 8 Terence Morgan, British actor (Sir Francis Drake, Curse of the Mummy's Tomb), born in London, England (d. 2005)
Dec 8 Terence Weil, British cellist (Melos Ensemble), born in London (d. 1995)
Dec 9 Terence Weil, British cellist (English Chamber Orchestra; Melos Ensemble), born in London (d. 1995)
Dec 11 Liz Smith [Betty Gleadle] British BAFTA Award-winning character actress (A Private Function; 2point4 Children -"Belle" and "Bette"), born in Crosby, Lincolnshire, England (d. 2016)
Dec 11 Maila Nurmi [Syrjäniemi], Finnish-American actress (The Vampira Show), born in Gloucester, Massachusetts or Petsamo, Finland (d. 2008)
Dec 13 Jackie Pung, American golfer (5 LPGA titles), born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 2017)
Dec 14 Charley Trippi, American College-Pro Football HOF halfback (Uni of Georgia; NFL C'ship 1947; First-team All-Pro 1948; Pro Bowl 1952, 53; Chicago Cardinals), born in Pittston, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
Dec 18 Jaime León, Colombian pianist, composer, and conductor Filarmónica de Bogota, 1971-78), born in Cartagena de Indias, Columbia (d. 2015)
Dec 19 Ludvík Podéšť, Czech composer, born in Dubňany, Czechoslovakia (d. 1968)
Dec 20 George Roy Hill, American Academy Award-winning film director (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; The Sting; Slap Shot; A Little Romance; The World According to Garp), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2002)
Dec 21 Alicia Alonso, Cuban ballerina and founder of the National Ballet of Cuba, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2019)
Dec 21 James Tye, English safety expert (formed British Safety Council), born in London, England (d. 1996)
Dec 21 Joan Dickson, British cellist and teacher, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1994)
Dec 22 Harold "Hawkshaw" Hawkins, American country singer (Ozark Jubilee; "Lonesome 7-7203"), born in Huntington, West Virginia (d. 1963)
Dec 22 Robert Frank Kurka, American composer ("The Good Soldier Schweik"), born in Cicero, Illinois (d. 1957)
Dec 23 Gerald S O'Loughlin, American actor and director (Storefront Lawyer, Rookies, Wheels), born in New York City (d. 2015)
Dec 24 Bill Dudley, American College/Pro Football HOF halfback (Uni of Virginia; NFL MVP 1946; 4×First-team All-Pro; NFL rushing leader 1942, 46; Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins), born in Bluefield, Virginia (d. 2010)
Dec 24 Gerard Thomas Victory, Irish composer, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1995)
Dec 25 Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Pakistani journalist (d. 2000)
Dec 26 John Severin, American comic book artist (Hulk, Mad Magazine), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2012)

Steve Allen (1921-2000)

Dec 26 American comedian, composer, writer and TV host (Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show), born in New York City

Dec 28 Eddy Doorenbos, Dutch jazz and pop vocalist, guitarist (De Millers), and painter, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2013)
Dec 28 Johnny Otis [Ioannis Veliotes], American R&B musician, songwriter, producer and talent scout ("Willie and the Hand Jive"; "Cupid's Boogie"), known as "the godfather of rhythm and blues", born in Vallejo California (d. 2012)
Dec 29 Dobrica Cosic, Serbian writer and President 1992-93), born in Velika Drenova, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 2014)
Dec 29 Robert C. Baker, American inventor and professor (invented the chicken nugget), born in Newark, New York (d. 2006)
Dec 30 Lillian McMurry (née Shedd), American blues producer, audio engineer, and record label owner (Trumpet Records - Sonny Boy Williamson II; Elmore James), born in Purvis, Mississippi (d. 1999) [1]
Dec 30 Michael Hollings, British Catholic priest and crusader, born in Camberley, London (d. 1997)
Dec 30 Rashid Karami, Lebanese statesman (elected Prime Minister 8 times between 1958-87), born in Miriata, State of Greater Lebanon (d. 1987)
Dec 31 Lynn Compton, American jurist (Sirhan Sirhan prosecutor) and commissioned officer (Easy Company, 101st Airborne), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2012)

Born in 1921

Famous Deaths

Dec 9 Arthur Pearson, English newspaper proprietor (Daily Express), dies at 55
Dec 10 George Ashlin, Irish architect noted for his work on churches and cathedrals, dies at 84
Dec 10 Viktor Jacobi, Hungarian operetta composer (Szibill), dies at 38
Dec 12 Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer (period-luminosity relation), dies at 53
Dec 13 Frederick Martin, cricketer (14 wkts in 2 Tests for Eng 1890-92), dies

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

Dec 16 French composer (Samson et Dalila; Organ Symphony), dies of a heart attack at 86

Dec 20 Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German Colonel General, dies at 71
Dec 20 Julius Richard Petri, German microbiologist generally credited with inventing the device known as the Petri dish, dies at 69
Dec 21 Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback, American politician and publisher (1st African American governor - Governor of Louisiana (R) 1872-73), dies at 84
Dec 25 Hans Huber, Swiss composer and pedagogue, dies at 69
Dec 25 Vladimir Korolenko, Russian writer (The Blind Musician), dies at 68
Dec 31 Boies Penrose, American politician (U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1897-1921)), dies at 61
Dec 31 József Kiss, Hungarian literary (Zsido Dalok), dies at 78

What Happened in 1921

Anglo-Irish Treaty
December 6, 1921

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