Our look at some of the significant happenings 100 years ago this month.
3. Died. Franz Kafka, Austrian author (b. 1883)
5. Ernst Alexanderson sends the first facsimile across the Atlantic Ocean, which goes to his father in Sweden
8. George Mallory and Andrew Irvine are last seen “going strong for the top” of Mount Everest by teammate Noel Odell at 12:50pm; the two mountaineers are never seen alive again
12. Born. George HW Bush, 41st President of the United States (d. 2018)