Events (100 years ago today): 1921 – Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.

Births (300 years ago today): 1721 – David Zeisberger, Czech-American clergyman and missionary (d. 1808)

Births (150 years ago today): 1871 – Gyula Kellner, Hungarian runner (d. 1940)

Births (100 years ago today): 1921 – Jim Hearn, American baseball player (d. 1998)

Births (50 years ago today): 1971 – Oliver Riedel, German bass player^[19]