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Born on Friday April 29, 1921
Died on Friday April 29, 1921

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 29, 1921 at Delpher


Born on April 29
  • 1917 » Maya Deren, Ukrainian-American director, poet, and photographer († 1961)
  • 1918 » George Allen, American football player and coach († 1990)
  • 1919 » Gérard Oury, French actor, director, and screenwriter († 2006)
  • 1920 » Edward Blishen, English author and radio host († 1996)
  • 1920 » Harold Shapero, American composer († 2013)
  • 1922 » Helmut Krackowizer, Austrian motorcycle racer and journalist († 2001)
  • 1922 » Toots Thielemans, Belgian guitarist and harmonica player († 2016)
  • 1923 » Irvin Kershner, American actor, director, and producer († 2010)
  • 1924 » Al Balding, Canadian golfer († 2006)
  • 1924 » Zizi Jeanmaire, French ballerina and actress

Died on April 29

Names that were popular for boys in 1921
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Cornelis
  4. Hendrik
  5. Willem
  6. Pieter
  7. Gerrit
  8. Adrianus
  9. Petrus
  10. Jacob
  11. Jacobus
  12. Wilhelmus
  13. Gerardus
  14. Antonius
  15. Hendrikus
  16. Arie
Names that were popular for girls in 1921
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Anna
  4. Cornelia
  5. Wilhelmina
  6. Elisabeth
  7. Adriana
  8. Hendrika
  9. Catharina
  10. Petronella
  11. Jacoba
  12. Grietje
  13. Aaltje
  14. Geertruida
  15. Jantje
  16. Helena

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1921
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
  • March 21 » The New Economic Policy is implemented by the Bolshevik Party in response to the economic failure as a result of war communism.
  • March 24 » The 1921 Women's Olympiad begins in Monte Carlo, first international women's sports event.
  • June 28 » Serbian King Alexander I proclaims the new constitution of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, known thereafter as the Vidovdan Constitution.
  • September 7 » In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.
  • October 18 » The Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is formed as part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
  • November 4 » The Saalschutz Abteilung (hall defense detachment) of the Nazi Party is renamed the Sturmabteilung (storm detachment) after a large riot in Munich.
Weather April 29, 1921

The temperature on April 29, 1921 was between 5.8 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.

Source: KNMI