Thursday 17 November 1921
It was Thursday, under the sign of Scorpio. The US president was Warren G. Harding (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Olivier Clément and Albert Bertelsen.
Hamlet, directed by Svend Gade, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1921
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Old Newspapers
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Slovakia - Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day commemorating the beginning of the Velvet Revolution in 1989.
- Life Day
- International Students Day
- R.C. Saints - Elisabeth of Hungary; Gregory of Tours; Hilda of Whitby; Hugh of Lincoln
- Also see November 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Famous Birthdays:
- Olivier Clément: French Orthodox Christian theologian, who taught in Paris.
- Albert Bertelsen: Danish painter and illustrator.
Famous Deaths:
- Pa Chay Vue: Hmong Nationalist.
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of November 1921 ?
Top #3 songs in the USA
- Say it with Music - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
- Second Hand Rose - Ted Lewis & His Band
- Where the Lazy Mississippi Flows - Olive Kline & Elsie Baker
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Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
The Brimming Cup
This volume features six novels by Dorothy Canfield Fisher, best-selling American author in the early decades of the twentieth century, and a strong supporter of women's rights, racial equality, and lifelong education.
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Main Street
The first of Sinclair Lewis’s great successes, Main Street shattered the sentimental American myth of happy small-town life with its satire of narrow-minded provincialism. Reflecting his own unhappy childhood in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, Lewis’s sixth novel attacked the conformity and ...
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The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton's twelfth novel, initially serialized in four parts in the Pictorial Review magazine in 1920, and later released by D.
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Videogames
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