1921 in China
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Events from the year 1921 in China.
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Incumbents
- President: Xu Shichang
- Premier: Jin Yunpeng (until 18 December), Yan Huiqing (from 18 to 24 December), Liang Shiyi (from 24 December)
Events
- 3 March â Shipwreck of SS Hong Moh[1]
- 30 Mayâ3 June â The Far Eastern Championship Games are held in Shanghai.[2]
- 23 Julyâ2 August â 1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, which leads to the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party[3]:â252â
- 8 August â Establishment of the Vicariate Apostolic of Nganhoei[4]
- Establishment of People's Park, in Guangzhou
- GuangdongâGuangxi War
Education
- Establishment of Hebei University
- Establishment of Xiamen University
- Establishment of Beijing Chen Jing Lun High School
- Establishment of Zhixin High School, in Guangzhou
Culture
- Establishment of Creation Quarterly
Births
February
- 16 February â Hua Guofeng, 2nd Paramount Leader of China (d. 2008)
- 22 February â Zhuang Nu, lyricist (d. 2016)
March
April
- 18 April â Xu Yuanchong, translator (d. 2021)
June
- 21 June â Chen Muhua, communist revolutionary and politician (d. 2011)
- 27 June â Bai Guang, actress and singer (d. 1999)
July
- 26 July â Wang Xiji, aerospace engineer
August
- 2 August â Szema Wah Lung, Hong Kong film actor (d. 2012)
- 17 August â Li Huanying, physician (d. 2022)
October
- Han Peixin, 6th Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (d. 2017)
- Cao Keqiang, diplomat (d. 1999)
November
- 12 November â Tsang Tsou-choi, calligraphy artist (d. 2007)
- 15 November â Zhang Xingqian, metal physicist (d. 2022)
- 25 November â Stanley Ho, Hong Kong and Macau billionaire businessman (d. 2020)
December
- 7 December â Qian Chunqi, doctor and translator (d. 2010)
- 18 December â Sun Daolin, actor and film director (d. 2007)
- 19 December â Wu Xueqian, 6th Minister of Foreign Affairs of China (d. 2008)
Unknown dates
Deaths
- April 14 â Imperial Noble Consort Gongsu, consort of Tongzhi Emperor (b. 1857)
- September 30 â Youlan, consort of Zaifeng, Price Chun (b. 1884)
- October 21 â Zhou Fu, former Viceroy of Liangjiang and Liangguang (b. 1837)
- October 27 â Yan Fu, military officer, newspaper editor, translator and writer (b. 1854)
