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Events in June 1921 9
1862 – 1921Georges Feydeau (1862-1921)Died 5 June 1921, aged 58Georges Feydeau, the French playwright celebrated for his farces of mistaken identity and marital intrigue, died in Rueil-Malmaison near Paris. Plays such as "A Flea in Her Ear" made him the most successful writer of boulevard comedy in his era. His farces remain frequently revived in French and international theatre.
1921Tulsa Race MassacreWhite mob destroys Greenwood, a prosperous Black district of TulsaA white mob attacked the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, one of the wealthiest Black communities in the United States, burning homes and businesses and killing an estimated one to three hundred people. Thousands of Black residents were left homeless and Greenwood was largely destroyed. It stands as one of the worst incidents of racial violence in American history.
1921 – 2008Suharto (1921-2008)Died 27 January 2008, aged 86Indonesian army general who ruled as president for over three decades after seizing power in 1967. His authoritarian "New Order" regime brought economic growth alongside widespread human rights abuses, and ended amid the 1998 Asian financial crisis.
1921 – 2021Prince Philip (1921-2021)Died 9 April 2021, aged 99Duke of Edinburgh and consort to Queen Elizabeth II for seventy-three years, the longest-serving in British history.
1921 – 2015Louis Jourdan (1921-2015)French actor, the romantic lead of Gigi and later a Bond villain in Octopussy.
1921Louis Jourdan born in MarseilleLouis Jourdan is born in Marseille.
1921 – 2011Jane Russell (1921-2011)American actress and sex symbol, discovered by Howard Hughes for The Outlaw.
1921Jane Russell born in BemidjiJane Russell is born in Bemidji.
1921Parliament of Northern Ireland openedKing George V opens the new devolved parliament in BelfastKing George V formally opened the Parliament of Northern Ireland in Belfast, established under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. His speech appealed for reconciliation between Irish factions and helped pave the way toward truce talks in the wider War of Independence. The parliament governed Northern Ireland for the following half-century.