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March 23, 1921Born on Thursday March 24, 1921
- Arnoldus Nicolaas Dirksen, Den Haag
- Barend GOSLER, Amsterdam, Nederland († 1942)
- Bernardina Suzanna Hendriks († 2005)
- Adrianus van Oirschot, Best (NB, NLD) († 1997)
- Bernardus van NIELEN, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1973)
- Anna Vos, Garsthuizen, Loppersum, Groningen, Nederland († 2009)
- Catharina Maria Noordermeer († 2006)
- Anna (Egberts) van der Wal, Haulerwijk, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands († 2007)
- Antonie Matthijs Schaap, Woudrichem, Gemeente Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1969)
- Barend Gosler, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
Died on Thursday March 24, 1921
- Anthonius Thomas (73), Laag-Nieuwkoop
- Anna Cornelia GABRIELS (79), Roosendaal en Nispen (N.Br. Nl)
- Alida Elizabeth Wansleeben (29), amsterdam, Nederland
- Anna Maria Wellens (62), Antwerpen, België
- Antje de Groot (80), Loenen, Nederland
- Anna R Brodman (31), Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
- Antal Graaf Zichy van Zich-Vásonkeö (61)
- ANTHONIA GIJSBERTHA VAN DE BURGT (28), Utrecht
- Abraham Karstenberg (2), Emmen, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Anthonia Gijsbertha van de Burgt (28), Utrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 24, 1921 at Delpher
- Het Centrum
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Voorwaarts : sociaal-democratisch dagblad
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- De tribune : soc. dem. weekblad
Born on March 24
- 1917 » John Kendrew, English biochemist and crystallographer, Nobel Prize laureate († 1997)
- 1919 » Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American poet and publisher, co-founded City Lights Bookstore
- 1919 » Robert Heilbroner, American economist and historian († 2005)
- 1920 » Gene Nelson, American actor, director, and screenwriter († 1996)
- 1920 » Mary Stolz, American author († 2006)
- 1921 » Vasily Smyslov, Russian chess player († 2010)
- 1922 » Onna White, Canadian dancer and choreographer († 2005)
- 1923 » Michael Legat, English author and publisher († 2011)
- 1923 » Murray Hamilton, American actor († 1986)
- 1924 » Norman Fell, American actor († 1998)
Died on March 24
- 1905 » Jules Verne, French novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1828)
- 1909 » John Millington Synge, Irish playwright and poet (b. 1871)
- 1915 » Karol Olszewski, Polish chemist, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1846)
- 1915 » Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Anglo-Irish astronomer (b. 1848)
- 1916 » Enrique Granados, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1867)
- 1926 » Phan Châu Trinh, Vietnamese activist (b. 1872)
- 1940 » Édouard Branly, French physicist and academic (b. 1844)
- 1944 » Orde Wingate, Indian-English general (b. 1903)
- 1946 » Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player (b. 1892)
- 1946 » Carl Schuhmann, German gymnast, shot putter, and jumper (b. 1869)
Names that were popular for boys in 1921
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Maria
Names that were popular for girls in 1921
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Marie
- Antonia
- Margaretha
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.
- April 2 » The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.
- May 3 » The Government of Ireland Act 1920 is passed, dividing Ireland into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
- July 11 » Former president of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person ever to hold both offices.
- August 14 » Tannu Uriankhai, later Tuvan People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Soviet Russia).
- October 21 » President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting U.S. President against lynching in the deep South.
The weather on Thursday March 24, 1921
The temperature on March 24, 1921 was between 4.1 °C and 15.2 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI