100 Years Ago Today

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21st October 1921

General Mitchells inspects a Junkers-Larsen JL-12 plane, designed for ground attack. It carries a battery of 28 Thompson submachine guns pointed downwards.


Charles, the former King of Hungary, boards an armored train with loyalist troops to "march" on to Budapest, making frequent stop to seek loyalty from local politicians and garrisons.

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23rd October 1921

Skirmishes start in the outskirts of Budapest between forces loyal to Hungarian regent Miklós Horthy and those supporting King Charles’s return to the Hungarian throne. Hungarian students defend the capital from Charles’s troops as they stall for reinforcements to arrive.


Sinn Féin founder Arthur Griffith walks past supporters in London during talks with the British government concerning Irish Independence.


Ship Losses:

Gunnel (Sweden) The cargo ship caught fire in the Baltic Sea and was beached on Öland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.
Vendis (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was driven ashore at Huntcliff, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 14 November.

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24th October 1921

Japanese delegates to the Washington Naval Conference arrive in Washington, D.C., from right to left: Admiral Katō Kanji, General Tanaka Kunishige, and delegation lead Shidehara Kijūrō.


Japanese battleship Mutsu is commissioned (the ship does not see significant combat during WWII and is destroyed in 1943 when its magazines detonated while at anchor)


Departure of the unknown American soldier for the United States: Military honours rendered to the unknown soldier in the ardent chapel, Place de l'Hotel de Ville in Châlon sur Marne.


Ship Losses:

Cavehill (United Kingdom) The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea with the loss of two lives. Survivors were rescued by the trawlers Cayrian, Cetus, Evergreen and Lombard.
Elizabeth (Germany) The three-masted schooner ran aground off Vlieland. Friesland, Netherlands and was wrecked.
Welsh Belle (United Kingdom) The schooner was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.

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25th October 1921

Ship Losses:

David Evans (flag unknown) The sailing ship was destroyed by fire at Dilhi, Timor, Netherlands East Indies.
Nordica (United Kingdom) The schooner was driven ashore at Pointe d'Arco, Corsica, France. Her crew were rescued. She was a total loss.

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26th October 1921

Writer and journalist H.G. Wells arrives in the U.S. onboard the RMS Adriatic to report on the upcoming Washington Naval Disarmament Conference.


Edward, prince of Wales, leaves the United Kingdom onboard the HMS Renown for a 8-month tour of India and Japan.


Ship Losses:

Alta (United States) The halibut-fishing vessel was wrecked on False Island in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska during a storm.
Fukui Maru (Japan) The passenger ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean 340 nautical miles (630 km) off Cape Flattery, Washington, United States. All on board were rescued.
India (Portugal) The cargo ship caught fire at Lisbon. She was a total loss.
Mallard (United States) The halibut-fishing vessel was wrecked on False Island in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska while trying to assist the stranded halibut-fishing vessel Alta ( United States) during a storm.
Rhenania (Germany) The cargo ship collided with Helene Russ ( Germany) in the Skaggerak off Gedser, Denmark and was beached. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 13 November.
Thames (United States) The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank at Jacksonville, Florida.

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27th October 1921

The body of the Italian Unknown Soldier is selected out of eleven candidates at the Basilica of Aquileia.


General Pershing decorates the tomb of Britain's unknown warrior. General Pershing accompanied by the Duke of Connaught inspecting the British Guard of Honor before entering Westminster Abbey, London, to decorate the tomb of Britain's unknown soldier.


Ship Losses:

Chile (Italy) The ocean liner struck a mine and sank in the Cerrigo Channel. Her crew survived.
Margaret (United Kingdom) The cargo ship foundered in Montrose Bay. Her crew survived.
West Point (United States) During a gale with heavy seas, the 19-gross register ton, 44-foot (13 m) fishing vessel broke loose from her dock at Quadra Cannery in Boca de Quadra in Southeast Alaska with no one on board, drifted 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) away, and sank.

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30th October 1921

French Marshal Ferdinand Foch is welcomed at the White House during his visit to the U.S. for a speaking tour.


Chinese delegates arrive for the Washington Naval Conference. The Open Door Policy in regards to China will be one of the key issues discussed in the conference.

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31st October 1921

King Constantine of Greece and Crown Prince George at Eskişehir in Turkey during the Greco-Turkish War.


Germany was given fifteen days' grace for payment of 500,000,000 gold marks due November 15.


Ship Losses:

Dersingham (Mauritius) The brig, which was on a voyage from Singapore to Port Louis was in communication with The Gardner Williams ( United Kingdom) on this date. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Indian Ocean with the loss of all hands.
Skrymer (Norway) The cargo ship ran aground in the Vatlestraumen, off Bergen, Norway. She was refloated on 4 November.

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1st November 1921

Japanese naval delegation at the U.S. Navy Department in Washington, D.C. before the start of the Washington Naval Conference.


Allied Commanders are guests at the dedication ceremony of the Liberty Memorial. From Left to Right: Belgian Lieutenant-General Jacques, Italian General Diaz, French Marshal Foch, U.S. General Pershing, and British Admiral Beatty.


Ship Losses:

Imogene (United Kingdom) The auxiliary sailing ship ran aground on The Needles, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued by the Totland Lifeboat, She broke up and was a total loss.

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2nd November 1921

The Emirate of Jabal Shammar, located in the Arabian Peninsula, is conquered by forces of the Sultanate of Nejd, led by Abdulaziz (pictured, future King of Saudi Arabia)


The body of the Italian Unknown Soldier arrives in Rome for burial.


Ship Losses:

Bellgrove (Sweden) The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea off Lønstrup, Denmark with the loss of fifteen of her nineteen crew.
Député Raoul Briquet (France) The cargo ship capsized and sank in the Thames Estuary (54°05′N 1°17′E) with the loss of one of her 28 crew. Survivors were rescued by the trawlers Belmont and King Frederick III (both United Kingdom).
Earl Grey (Newfoundland) The schooner was wrecked in Bonavista Bay.
Standard Cull (United Kingdom) The schooner ran aground at King's Cove, Newfoundland and was a total loss.

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3rd November 1921

(Actor) Charles Bronson is born to Valteris P. Bučinskis, a Lipka Tatar from Lithuania, and Mary (née Valinsky) in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania. The eleventh of fifteen children.


Ship Losses:

Carrier Dove (United States) The four-masted schooner struck a reef off Molokai, Hawaii, and sank.
Rosa Belle (United States) The schooner capsized in Lake Michigan with the loss of her crew. She was towed into Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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4th November 1921

Edward, Prince of Wales, is pushed in a wheelbarrow by David Mountbatten in Malta.


The body of the Italian Unknown Soldier is buried at the Victor Emmanuel II Monument in Rome.


Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated at Tokyo Station by a right-wing railroad switchman Nakaoka Kon’ichi. Hara was the first commoner to become Prime Minister in Japan.


Ship Losses:

Député Gaston Dumesnil (France) The cargo ship departed Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. She later foundered in the Bristol Channel. The bodies of six of her crew washed up on the north coast of Cornwall.

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6th November 1921

British delegates at Washington, D.C. for the upcoming naval disarmament conference.


Ship Losses:

Angus (United Kingdom) The coaster was in collision with Louis Nall ( France) in the English Channel off Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France and sank. All eleven crew were rescued.
Kyle Firth (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground near Hunstanton, Norfolk. She was refloated on 1 December.
Midsland (Belgium) The cargo ship was driven ashore at Heyst. Her crew were rescued.
New York Maru (Japan) The cargo ship ran aground on the Bombay Reef, Paracel Islands. Her crew were rescued by Gozan Maru ( Japan) on 17 November and she was declared a total loss.

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7th November 1921

Imperial Japanese Navy icebreaker Ōtomari is completed. It is the first (and only) icebreaker of the IJN.


Ship Losses:

Alf (Norway) The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom with the loss of sixteen of her eighteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the trawler Laureate ( United Kingdom).
Clintonia (United Kingdom) The schooner was dismasted in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Jean Wakeley ( United Kingdom).
Singleton Palmer (United States) The schooner collided with Apache ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the Fenwick Island Lightship ( United States Coast Guard). She was abandoned with the loss of a crew member.
Walhalla (France) The cargo ship ran aground off Vlissingen, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.

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10th November 1921

The body of the American Unknown Soldier lies in state at the U.S. Capitol before he will be buried at Arlington. General Pershing saluting the soldier.


The Italian National Fascist Party is founded at the Third Fascist Congress in Rome by Benito Mussolini.