Our look at some of the significant happenings 100 years ago this month.
1. Death. Theodosius of Skopje, Bulgaria Orthodox religious leader and saint (b.1846)
2. Birth. Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, President of France (d.2020)
9. Birth. Garret FitzGerald, Irish lawyer, politician, and 7th Taoiseach of Ireland (d.2011)
10. Birth. Danny Blanchflower, Northern Irish footballer, football manager (d.1993)
11. Birth. Paul Bocuse, French chef (d.2018)
14. Death. John Jacob Bausch, German-born American optician, co-founder of Bausch & Lomb (b.1830)
16. Birth. John Schlesinger, British film director (d.2003)
22. Birth. Kenneth Williams, English actor (d.1988)
25. Francisco Franco becomes General in Spain.