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: 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 - 1926 - 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931
Births
- February 11 - Paul Bocuse, French chef
- February 11 - Alexander Gibson, British conductor and founder of the Scottish Opera
- May 26 - Miles Davis, musician
- June 1 - Andy Griffith
- June 1 - Marilyn Monroe, actress
- June 28 - Mel Brooks, entertainer
- Murray Rothbard , American economist
- Allen Ginsberg, US poet
Deaths
- December 5 - Claude Monet, painter
Events
- John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system.