Timeline October 1921

Events in October 1921 4

• 1840 – 1921 John Boyd Dunlop (1840-1921) Died 23 October 1921, aged 81 John Boyd Dunlop, the Scottish inventor who developed and patented the practical pneumatic tyre, died in Dublin. His invention transformed cycling and later the automobile industry, and the company that bore his name grew into a major global tyre manufacturer. He had largely stepped back from the business decades before his death.
• 1921 – 1991 Yves Montand (1921-1991) Died 9 November 1991, aged 70 French actor and singer Yves Montand died of a heart attack near Paris. He starred in films including The Wages of Fear and Z, and was also known internationally as a singer and for his relationships with Edith Piaf and Marilyn Monroe. He remained one of postwar France's most recognizable cultural figures.
• 1921 – 1981 Georges Brassens (1921-1981) Died 29 October 1981, aged 60 French singer-songwriter and poet Georges Brassens died in Saint-Gély-du-Fesc, France, on 29 October 1981. He was one of the most influential figures in French chanson, celebrated for witty, literate lyrics set to simple guitar accompaniment. He remains widely studied in French schools.
• 1921 The Sheik released Rudolph Valentino film becomes a defining silent-era sensation The silent film "The Sheik," starring Rudolph Valentino, opened in the United States and became one of the year's biggest box-office successes. It cemented Valentino's status as a leading romantic idol of the silent era. The film's desert-romance formula was widely imitated in the years that followed.