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What Happened in 1921

14 historical events, 19 notable births, and 1 notable deaths in 1921.

Major Events

January 1921

general

Kronstadt rebellion — uprising against the Bolsheviks in March 1921

sports

1921 South American Championship — 1921 edition of the association fotoball South American Championship

politics

Treaty of Moscow — 1921 treaty between Soviet Russia and Turkey

culture

1921 in film — overview of the events of 1921 in film

sports

World Chess Championship 1921

December 1921

war

Anglo-Irish Treaty — 1921 agreement which ended the Irish War of Independence

March 1921

politics

Peace of Riga — peace treaty between Soviet Russia, Ukraine and Poland, signed on March 18, 1921 in Riga

war

Red Army invasion of Georgia — 1921 military campaign by the Red Army

October 1921

politics

Treaty of Kars — peace treaty

politics

Treaty of Ankara — Treaty between the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and France

June 1921

war

Tulsa Race Massacre — racially charged mass attack in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA in May-June 1921

general

Tambov Rebellion — Russian peasant revolt (1920-1921)

May 1921

culture

partition of Ireland — the division of the island of Ireland into two distinct jurisdictions, Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland, on 3 May 1921; the latter became independent in 1922 and is now the Republic of Ireland, while the former still remains in the UK