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Peter Ustinov is born

Peter Ustinov, British actor and humanitarian, known for british actor and humanitarian, was born on 1921-04-16.

Peter Ustinov, British actor and humanitarian, known for british actor and humanitarian, was born on 1921-04-16. Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was a British actor and humanitarian. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career.

Historical Significance

Peter Ustinov is British actor and humanitarian.

Key People

Peter Ustinov

actor and humanitarian

British actor and humanitarian

Events Before

  1. Isaac Asimov is born

    Isaac Asimov, American writer and biochemist, known for american writer and biochemist, was born on 1920-01-02.

  2. Byelorussian Communist Organization is founded as a separate party

    The Byelorussian Communist Organisation was a communist group in Belarus, led by Usievalad Ihnatoŭski.

  3. League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris

    The League of Nations (LN or LoN; French: Société des Nations [sɔsjete de nɑsjɔ̃], SdN) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.

  4. First day of alcohol prohibition comes into effect in the US as a result of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution

    The Eighteenth Amendment (Amendment XVIII) to the United States Constitution established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States.

  5. Baseball Hall of Famer "Rube" Foster and seven other team owners create the first Negro National League (NNL) at a meeti

    Baseball Hall of Famer "Rube" Foster and seven other team owners create the first Negro National League (NNL) at a meeting in a Kansas City YMCA

Events After

  1. British Columbia, Canada, starts driving on the right-hand side of the road

    British Columbia, Canada, starts driving on the right-hand side of the road

  2. Insulin is first used on humans when Frederick Banting injects 14-year-old Canadian Leonard Thompson to treat his diabet

    Insulin is first used on humans when Frederick Banting injects 14-year-old Canadian Leonard Thompson to treat his diabetes

  3. James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" is first published by Sylvia Beach in Paris (1,000 copies)

    Ulysses is a modernist novel by the Irish writer James Joyce. Partially serialised in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920, the entire work was published in Paris…

  4. American founder of the Chicago Bears football team George Halas (27) weds Minnie Bushing

    American founder of the Chicago Bears football team George Halas (27) weds Minnie Bushing

  5. Great Britain issues the Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence, ending its protectorate over Egypt and grantin

    Great Britain issues the Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence, ending its protectorate over Egypt and granting the country nominal independence while reserving control over military and diplomatic matters

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What happened on April 16, 1921?
Peter Ustinov, British actor and humanitarian, known for british actor and humanitarian, was born on 1921-04-16. Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was a British actor and humanitarian. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career.
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Peter Ustinov is British actor and humanitarian.
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