Our look at some of the significant happenings 100 years ago this month.

2. Birth. Jan Morris, born James Morris, British travel writer (d.2020)

11. Birth. Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk and peace activist (d.2022)

12. British miners agree to end their strike.

14. AA Milne’s children’s book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London.

18. Birth. Chuck Berry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d.2017)

31. Death. Harry Houdini, Hungarian-born American escapologist. Died of gangrene and peritonitis after his appendix ruptured. (b.1874)