Our look at some of the significant happenings 100 years ago this month.
1. Died. Erik Satie, 59, French composer
18. Adolf Hitler published Volume 1 of his autobiographical manifesto Mein Kampf.
20. An annular solar eclipse, visible across the south Pacific.
20. Born. Jacques Delors, French economist; in Paris (d.2023)
21. English racing motorist Malcolm Campbeli becomes the first man to exceed 150 mph (241 km/h) on land; at Pendine Sands, Wales he drives a Sunbeam 350HP automobiie at a two-way average speed of 150.33 mph (242 km/h)
29. Born. Mikis Theodorakis, Greek songwriter; in Chios (d.2021)