1921

Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century)

Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s - 1920s - 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s

Years: 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 - 1921 - 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926

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Births

• February 11 - Eva Gabor, Hungarian actress.
• February 11 - [Lloyd Bentsen]], American politician.
• May 2 - Satyajit Ray, Indian filmmaker.
• May 23 - James Blish, US science fiction author
• October 13 - Yves Montand, French singer and actor
• October 15 - Mario Puzo, author of The Godfather

Deaths

Events

• The Anglo-Irish Treaty established the Irish Free State See Ireland/History
• Change of US presidency from Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) to Warren G. Harding (1921-1923)

Nobel Prizes

• Physics - Albert Einstein
• Chemistry - Frederick Soddy
• Medicine - not awarded
• Literature - Anatole France
• Peace - Karl Hjalmar Branting Christian Lous Lange