100 Years Ago Today

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6th August 1921

Ship Losses:

Alaska (United States) The passenger ship ran aground on Blunts Reef, 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Eureka, California, and sank with the loss of 48, or 31 passengers and 11 crew, of the 214 people on board. Some of the survivors were rescued by Anyox ( United Kingdom).

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7th August 1921

Ship Losses:

Calimeris (Greece) The cargo ship suffered an onboard explosion in her cargo and sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by Falka ( Sweden).
Golden Gate (United States) The barque ran aground on a reef 31 nautical miles (57 km) east of Point Manzanillo, Panama.[138] She was refloated on 15 August.

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8th August 1921

Ship Losses:

Celia Cohen (United Kingdom) The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by West Keene ( United States).
Lady of Gaspe (United Kingdom) The passenger ship ran aground at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was declared a total loss on 19 August.

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9th August 1921

Allied Finance Ministers meeting at the Supreme Council in France to discuss postwar issues.


Ship Losses:

Black Arrow (United States) The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Vilano, Algeria. She was refloated on 20 August.

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10th August 1921

Ship Losses:

Nellie Bywater (United Kingdom) The schooner ran aground on Holy Isle, Firth of Clyde. She was refloated on 23 August.
San Jose (United States) The cargo ship ran aground on Asuncion Island, Northern Mariana Islands. She was declared a total loss on 21 August.

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11th August 1921

Italian pilot Giovanni De Briganti piloting a Macchi M.7 wins the Schneider Trophy, the race for seaplanes and flying boats.


While on holiday at Lubec, Maine, future U.S. president (and recent U.S. vice presidential nominee in the 1920 election) Franklin D. Roosevelt suffered the first signs of paralysis from poliomyelitis. The disease was misdiagnosed by a local doctor as resulting a bad cold.

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12th August 1921

Members of the American Legion visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris at the Arc de Triomphe.


Ship Losses:

St Clair (France) The cargo ship caught fire at Mex, Egypt and was beached. She was a total loss.

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13th August 1921

Ship Losses:

Albatross (Germany) The sailing ship collided with Garm ( Sweden) at Holtenau and sank. She was refloated on 16 August.
Bethlehem (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground at Little Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was refloated on 18 August.
Planet (United Kingdom) The lightship was rammed and sunk in Liverpool Bay by Greenbrier ( United Kingdom). All six crew were rescued. She was refloated and beached on 19 August.

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14th August 1921

Manuel Allendesalazaar (left) resigns as Prime Minister of Spain due to the disastrous defeat of Spanish troops by Riffian forces in Annual, Morocco. He is replaced by Antonio Maura (right)


Ship Losses:

Ferngarth (United Kingdom) The cargo ship caught fire, was abandoned and capsized in the Atlantic Ocean.

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15th August 1921

Turkish prisoners of war captured by the Greeks made to work on building a railroad.


"France Is Barred From Sharing First German Billion. Nation Staggered by Experts' Ruling- Cash Goes to Britain and Belgium. Unmined Coal Discounted. France Debited for Value of All She Can Get Out of Sarre in 15 Years. Absurd, Paris Papers Say."


"Irish Crisis: Premier's "No" To Separation. De Valera Refuses The Government's Peace Terms"


Ship Losses:

Planter (United States) The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Key West, Florida. Her crew survived.

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16th August 1921

Thousands of KKK members gather near Chicago for an initiation ceremony, marking the revival and transformation of the movement, formerly centered in the South, into a national organization.


The Second Dáil, the revolutionary legislature of the Irish Republic, convenes at the Mansion House in Dublin. The main topic of discussion concerns the negotiations for peace with Great Britain.


King Peter (left) of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia), who led Serbia during the Great War, has passed away. He will be succeeded by his son Alexander (right).


Ship Losses:

Baden (Royal Navy) The decommissioned former Imperial German Navy battleship was scuttled in Hurd's Deep in the English Channel immediately after use as a gunnery target by the monitor HMS Erebus ( Royal Navy) and as an aerial bombing target by Royal Air Force aircraft.
Heiyei Maru No.2 (Japan) The cargo ship foundered off Toba, Mie.

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17th August 1921

Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts, visiting Paris.


Ship Losses:

Francois Pierre (France) The brigantine foundered in the Ligurian Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Genoa, Italy. Her crew survived.
Jex (United Kingdom) The cargo ship foundered in Lake Ontario.

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18th August 1921

Facing internal opposition, Benito Mussolini dramatically resigns from his post in the Fascist Party.

Turkish POWs taken by Greek forces during the Greco-Turkish War.

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19th August 1921

Passenger liner SS King Orry runs aground at New Brighton, England, necessitating the rescue of its 1300 passengers.


Ship Losses:

Canadian Recruit (Canada) The collier collided with Maskinonge ( United Kingdom) in the Saint Lawrence River and sank.
King Orry (Isle of Man) The passenger ferry ran aground at New Brighton, Cheshire, United Kingdom. Over 1,300 people were rescued. King Orry was refloated later that day.

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20th August 1921

The Malabar Rebellion begins in India as Mappila Muslims, led by Ali Musliyar (pictured), revolt against British colonial rule.


Ship Losses:

Itaska (United Kingdom) The schooner was driven ashore at Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.