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

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1. Birth. Anne McCaffrey, American-born Irish author (d.2011)

2. Birth. Jack Brabham, Australian racing driver (d.2014)

3. Birth. Gus Grissom, American astronaut (d.1967)

6. Birth. Ian Paisley, Northern Irish politician (d.2014)

7. An assassination attempt against Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini fails.

9. Birth. Hugh Hefner, American founder of Playboy magazine (d.2017)

21. Birth. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (d.2022)

30. A state of emergency is proclaimed in the United Kingdom under the Emergency Powers Act 1920 on account of the “threat of cessation of work in Coal Mines”.