100 Years Ago Today

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7th June 1921

Former German submarine UC-97 is sunk in Lake Michigan by the USS Wilmette as target practice.


Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, inspecting troops outside of City Hall, Belfast during the opening of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.


The first session of the Parliament of Northern Ireland is held. 40 of the 52 seats are filled by Unionists, while the remaining Sinn Fein and Irish nationalist seats are empty as they refuse the oath of loyalty to the crown.


Ship Losses:

U-151 (French Navy) The Type U 151 submarine was sunk as a target in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Manche.
USS UC-97 (United States) The Type UC III submarine was sunk as a target in Lake Michigan east of Highland Park, Illinois, at (41°10′N 87°20′W) by USS Wilmette ( United States Navy).

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8th June 1921

Roderick Maclean, a Scotsman who attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria in 1882, has passed away at the Broadmoor Asylum. Maclean purportedly was angered when his poetry to the Queen only received a curt reply.

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9th June 1921

French torpedo boats on the Seine River with the Eiffel Tower in the background.


Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan visits Le Bourget airport during his state visit of France.




Ship Losses:

North Shore (United Kingdom) The cargo ship caught fire at Quebec City, Canada and was beached.

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10th June 1921

British Army troops with an armoured car clearing roads during the Irish War of Independence.


Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark (later Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh) is born in Corfu, Greece to Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. Princess Alice with Prince Philip.


Ship Losses:

Bouboulina (Greece) The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Smyrna off Uzunada, Turkey with the loss of 22 of her 30 crew. Two of the survivors were rescued by Lemnos ( Greece Navy).
Laretana (Spain) The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal.
Ville d'Algée (France) The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.
Woodbine (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was driven ashore and sank at Bruneval, Seine-Inférieure, France.

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11th June 1921

MB-2 bombers and an airship at Langley Field, Virginia.


"General Gouraud with Lord Allenby, Egypt. A serious railway accident in Fécamp. The new Irish Parliament in Belfast. The largest French mailboat the "Paris" will cross the Atlantic"

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12th June 1921

A Renault FT-17 tank parades in front of spectators during a gymnastics festival at Tuileries Palace, Paris.


British forces deployed in Upper Silesia to contain fighting between Polish and German forces.

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13th June 1921

The cargo steamer SS Canastota departs Sydney bound for Wellington, New Zealand; however, the ship disappears with its 49 crew. It is likely its large cargo of “benzine” (petrol or gasoline) caught fire and exploded.


Ship Losses:

Canastota (United Kingdom) The cargo ship departed Sydney, New South Wales, Australia for Wellington, New Zealand. Presumed foundered in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of all hands. Fire-damaged wreckage from the ship washed up on Lord Howe Island, New South Wales on 10 August.

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14th June 1921

Ship Losses:

Matilde (Italy) The cargo ship caught fire in the Bosporus and was beached at Büyükdere, Koçarlı, Turkey.

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15th June 1921

The largest French ocean liner SS Paris begins her maiden voyage from Le Havre to Plymouth, England and then to New York.


Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan arrives in the Netherlands and is greeted by Queen Wilhelmina and other members of the Dutch royalty.

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16th June 1921

“Bronco Bill” Walters, an outlaw during the closing days of the Old West known for the legend of his “lost treasure” hidden somewhere in Solomon, Arizona, is killed when he falls off from a windmill.


Ship Losses:

Cid Campeador (Spain) The cargo ship caught fire at Bilbao and was beached. She was declared a total loss.
Olympia (Greece) The cargo ship ran aground on the Formigas Rocks, Azores, Portugal and was wrecked. Her crew survived.

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17th June 1921

Pancho Villa Canutillóban.

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18th June 1921

Madison Square Garden in NYC is transformed into an indoor swimming pool for the public for the summer.


The first international polo match since the Great War starts between the English and American team at Hurlingham.

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19th June 1921

Members of Parliament visit the Airship R36 at Pulham, England.


Nabeshima Naohiro, the last Daimyo of Saga Domain who led troops in support of Japan’s Meiji Restoration, has passed away.

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20th June 1921

Ship Losses:

Gallia (United Kingdom) The cargo ship sank at Calcutta, India.

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21st June 1921

The former German submarine U-117 is sunk by U.S. Navy Felixstow F5L flying boats as a demonstration and target practice.


The Bristol 10-seater, designed for passenger transport, makes its first flight (only three of the planes are built)


Johannes Schober, the Chief of Police of Vienna (and later founding president of Interpol), becomes the new Chancellor of Austria.


Ship Losses:

USS G-1 (United States Navy) The decommissioned G-class submarine was sunk as a target in 100 feet (30 m) of water in the East Passage of Narragansett Bay, 625 yards (572 m) bearing 42 degrees true from Taylor Point, Jamestown, Rhode Island, at 41°30.889′N 071°21.246′W by eight depth charges dropped by the minesweeper USS Grebe ( United States Navy).
Islandia (United Kingdom) The cargo ship sank at Piraeus, Greece.[141] Ship was refloated on 27 June.