Events from the year 1921 in China.
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See also: | Other events of 1921 History of China • Timeline • Years |
Incumbents
edit- President: Xu Shichang
- Premier: Jin Yunpeng (until 18 December), Yan Huiqing (from 18 to 24 December), Liang Shiyi (from 24 December)
Events
edit- 3 March – Shipwreck of SS Hong Moh[1]
- 30 May–3 June – The Far Eastern Championship Games are held in Shanghai.[2]
- 23–31 July – 1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, which leads to the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party[3]
- 8 August – Establishment of the Vicariate Apostolic of Nganhoei[4]
- Establishment of People's Park, in Guangzhou
- Guangdong–Guangxi War
Education
edit- Establishment of Hebei University
- Establishment of Xiamen University
- Establishment of Beijing Chen Jing Lun High School
- Establishment of Zhixin High School, in Guangzhou
Culture
edit- Establishment of Creation Quarterly
Births
editFebruary
edit- February 16 — Hua Guofeng, 2nd Paramount Leader of China (d. 2008)
- February 22 — Zhuang Nu, lyricist (d. 2016)
March
editApril
edit- April 18 — Xu Yuanchong, translator (d. 2021)
June
editJuly
edit- July 26 — Wang Xiji, aerospace engineer
August
edit- August 2 — Szema Wah Lung, Hong Kong film actor (d. 2012)
- August 17 — Li Huanying, physician (d. 2022)
October
edit- Han Peixin, 6th Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (d. 2017)
- Cao Keqiang, diplomat (d. 1999)
November
edit- November 12 — Tsang Tsou-choi, calligraphy artist (d. 2007)
- November 15 — Zhang Xingqian, metal physicist (d. 2022)
- November 25 — Stanley Ho, Hong Kong and Macau billionaire businessman (d. 2020)
December
edit- December 7 — Qian Chunqi, doctor and translator (d. 2010)
- December 18 — Sun Daolin, actor and film director (d. 2007)
Unknown dates
editDeaths
edit- April 14 — Imperial Noble Consort Gongsu, consort of Tongzhi Emperor (b. 1857)
- October 27 — Yan Fu, military officer, newspaper editor, translator and writer (b. 1854)
References
edit- ^ "SS City of Calcutta". Clyde-built Ship Database. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of international games. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 473. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
- ^ "1st. National Congress of The Communist Party of China (CPC)". ChinaToday.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Diocese of Wuhu [Wuhu]". www.Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.