About the day » Friday May 13, 1921Calender converter
May 12, 1921Died on Friday May 13, 1921
- Anje Meijer (71), Delfzijl, Groningen, Nederland
- Aart Schep (80), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriana Opdam (70), Alphen aan den Rijn
- Adrianus Johannes Koeckhoven (6), Hoofddorp, Haarlemmermeer
- Antoinetta Catharina Maria de Jong (0), Winterswijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Abraham Blitz (72), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Maria Van De Ven (77), Tilburg (Nl)
- Aart Schep (80), Apeldoorn (GL)
- Cornelis Schipper (53), Spanbroek, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Amanda Phillips (78), Covena, Toombs, Georgia, United States
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 13, 1921 at Delpher
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Het Centrum
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
Born on May 13
- 1916 » Sachidananda Routray, Indian Oriya-language poet († 2004)
- 1918 » Balasaraswati, Indian dancer and instructor († 1984)
- 1918 » Gwyn Howells, Australian public servant († 1997)
- 1920 » Gareth Morris, English flute player († 2007)
- 1922 » Bea Arthur, American actress and singer († 2009)
- 1922 » Michael Ainsworth, English cricketer († 1978)
- 1922 » Otl Aicher, German graphic designer and typographer († 1991)
- 1923 » Ruth Adler Schnee, German-American textile designer and interior designer
- 1924 » Harry Schwarz, South African anti-apartheid leader, lawyer, and Ambassador († 2010)
- 1924 » Theodore Mann, American director and producer († 2012)
Died on May 13
- 1903 » Apolinario Mabini, Filipino lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Philippines (b. 1864)
- 1916 » Sholem Aleichem, Ukrainian-American author and playwright (b. 1859)
- 1921 » Jean Aicard, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1848)
- 1926 » Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian-American bishop (b. 1857)
- 1929 » Arthur Scherbius, German electrical engineer, invented the Enigma machine (b. 1878)
- 1930 » Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian scientist, explorer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1861)
- 1938 » Charles Édouard Guillaume, Swiss-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1861)
- 1941 » Ōnishiki Uichirō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 26th Yokozuna (b. 1891)
- 1941 » Frederick Christian, English cricketer (b. 1877)
- 1945 » Tubby Hall, American drummer (b. 1895)
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.
- February 12 » Bolsheviks launch a revolt in Georgia as a preliminary to the Red Army invasion of Georgia.
- March 1 » The Australian cricket team captained by Warwick Armstrong becomes the first team to complete a whitewash of The Ashes, something that would not be repeated for 86 years.
- March 8 » Spanish Prime Minister Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid.
- 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 29 » Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
The weather on Friday May 13, 1921
The temperature on May 13, 1921 was between 9.4 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI