Our look at some of the significant happenings 100 years ago this month.
2. In London, John Logie Baird successfully transmits the first television pictures with a greyscale image.
3. Born. Gore Vidal, writer and public intellectual, in West Point, New York (d.2012)
5. The Locarno Conference began in Locarno, Switzerland between several European powers to negotiate a security pact.
13. Born. Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England (d.2013)
13. The Locarno conference ended with several agreements in place. German Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann gave a closing speech in which he said the conference spelled a new era in European relationships, while French Foreign Minister Aristide Briand said it marked the beginning of a new epoch of cooperation and friendship.
16. Born. Angela Lansbury, actress and singer, in Regent’s Park, London (d.2022)
23. Born. Johnny Carson, American comedian and television host (d.2005)
24. Born. Luciano Berio, Italian composer (d.2003)
29. Born. Robert Hardy, actor, in Cheltenham, England (d.2017)