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Born on Saturday August 13, 1921
- Antonio Coelho Ferraz, Óleo, São Paulo, Brasil († 2005)
- Adriana Johanna VAN DER BEEK, Hillegom († 2003)
- Annigje Zirkzee, Leiden
- Buitenwerf († 1921)
- Agnes Jessie Brown, Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana, Verenigde Staten († 1998)
- Arie de VLAMING († 2006)
- Annechien van der Wal, Suameer, Tietjerkstradeel, FRI, Nederland († 1994)
- Bernhard - Berend Schütte, Altharen († 1980)
- barend MOLENDIJK († 1986)
- Apollonia Sophia Maria Akerboom, Nieuwveen († 2000)
Died on Saturday August 13, 1921
- Anna Smit (74), Wedde
- Ram (0), Rotterdam
- Aaltje van EERDE (62), Urk, Flevoland, Nederland
- Adrianus Johannes van Kampen (67), Gorinchem
- Anna Christina Corstjens (32), Bunde, Limburg, Nederland
- Anthonius Johannes Schrave (48), Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Jans Smidt (74), Wedderheide
- Adrianus Leonardus Richardus Welling (0), Amersfoort
- Anna Smit (74), Wedderheide (gem. Westerwolde)
- Andries Elscot (71), Zierikzee (Zeeland) NL
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 13, 1921 at Delpher
- Voorwaarts : sociaal-democratisch dagblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Het Centrum
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- De tribune : soc. dem. weekblad
Born on August 13
- 1917 » Sid Gordon, American baseball player († 1975)
- 1918 » Frederick Sanger, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2013)
- 1918 » Noor Hassanali, Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago († 2006)
- 1919 » George Shearing, English jazz pianist and bandleader († 2011)
- 1919 » Rex Humbard, American evangelist and television host († 2007)
- 1920 » Neville Brand, American actor († 1992)
- 1921 » Jimmy McCracklin, American blues/R&B singer-songwriter and pianist (d 2012)
- 1921 » Louis Frémaux, French conductor († 2017)
- 1922 » Chuck Gilmur, American basketball player, coach, and educator († 2011)
- 1925 » Benny Bailey, American trumpet player, songwriter, and producer († 2005)
Died on August 13
- 1910 » Florence Nightingale, Italian-English nurse and theologian (b. 1820)
- 1912 » Jules Massenet, French composer (b. 1842)
- 1917 » Eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
- 1934 » Mary Hunter Austin, American author and playwright (b. 1868)
- 1937 » Sigizmund Levanevsky, Soviet aircraft pilot of Polish origin (b. 1902)
- 1946 » H. G. Wells, English novelist, historian, and critic (b. 1866)
- 1954 » Demetrius Constantine Dounis, Greek violinist and mandolin player (b. 1886)
- 1958 » Francis J. McCormick, American football, basketball player, and coach (b. 1903)
- 1963 » Louis Bastien, French cyclist and fencer (b. 1881)
- 1965 » Hayato Ikeda, Japanese lawyer and politician, 58th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1899)
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.
- January 9 » Greco-Turkish War: The First Battle of İnönü, the first battle of the war, begins near Eskişehir in Anatolia.
- March 6 » Portuguese Communist Party is founded as the Portuguese Section of the Communist International.
- March 24 » The 1921 Women's Olympiad begins in Monte Carlo, first international women's sports event.
- July 10 » Belfast's Bloody Sunday: Sixteen people are killed and 161 houses destroyed during rioting and gun battles in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- July 22 » Rif War: The Spanish Army suffers its worst military defeat in modern times to the Berbers of the Rif region of Spanish Morocco.
- November 4 » Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo.
The weather on Saturday August 13, 1921
The temperature on August 13, 1921 was between 7.7 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI