1921
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 19th century – 20th century – 21st century |
| Decades: | 1890s 1900s 1910s – 1920s – 1930s 1940s 1950s |
| Years: | 1918 1919 1920 – 1921 – 1922 1923 1924 |
Events
- Albert Einstein receives the Nobel Prize in Physics.
- Irish Civil War (1921-1924)
Births
January
- January 17 – Antonio Prohias Cuban-American cartoonist (d. 1998)
- January 19 – Patricia Highsmith, American writer (d. 1995)
- January 27 - Donna Reed, American actress (d. 1986)
- January 31 – Carol Channing, American actress and singer (d. 2019)
February
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- February 8 – Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995)
- February 16 - Hua Guofeng, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (d. 2008)
- February 22 - Jean-Bédel Bokassa, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (d. 1996)
March
- March 8 – Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (d. 2008)
- March 21 – Abdul Salam Arif, 2nd President of Iraq (d. 1966)
- March 24 – Vasily Smyslov, Russian chess player (d. 2010)
- March 25 – Nancy Kelly, American actress (d. 1995)
April
- April 9 - Yitzhak Navon, 5th President of Israel (d. 2015)
- April 25 – Karel Appel, Belgian artist (d. 2006)
May
- May 3 – Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer (d. 1989)
June
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- June 21 – Jane Russell, American actress (d. 2011)
July
- July 6 – Nancy Reagan, First Lady of the United States (d. 2016)
- July 14 – Geoffrey Wilkinson, English chemist (d. 1996)
August
September
- September 30 – Deborah Kerr, Scottish actress (d. 2007)
October
- October 19 – Gunnar Nordahl, Swedish footballer (d. 1995)
November
- November 27 – Alexander Dubček, Slovakian politician (d. 1992)
December
- December 26 – Steve Allen, American actor, comedian, composer, and writer (d. 2000)
Deaths
Sports
- Kentucky Derby winner, Behave Yourself