American lawyer and judge (died 1992)

Jim Garrison

James Carothers Garrison was the District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, from 1962 to 1973 and later a state appellate court judge. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best known for his investigations into the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the prosecution of New Orleans businessman Clay Shaw to that effect in 1969, which ended in Shaw's acquittal. Garrison believed the assassination was the result of a conspiracy involving the CIA, FBI, The Pentagon, the Mafia and other organizations.

Born

1921

November 20

Died

1992

Era

1920s

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1921 Born
1992 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

284 Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor.
762 During the An Shi Rebellion, the Tang dynasty, with the help of Huihe tribe, recaptures Luoyang from the rebels.
1194 Palermo is conquered by Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor.
1407 John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, agree to a truce, but Burgundy would kill Orléans three days later.

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The world in 1921

When Jim arrived

april 11 Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.
april 2 The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.
august 14 Tannu Uriankhai, later Tuvan People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Soviet Russia).
august 23 British airship R-38 experiences structural failure over Hull in England and crashes in the Humber Estuary; of her 49 British and American training crew, only four survive.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Alistair Cooke 1908–2004 English-American journalist and author (born 1908) Edvard Westermarck 1862– Finnish philosopher and sociologist (died 1939) Jerry Colangelo 1939– American businessman Kenesaw Mountain Landis 1866–1944 American lawyer and judge (died 1944) Kimberley Walsh 1981– English singer-songwriter and actress Kōhei Horikoshi 1986– Japanese manga artist Lee Yun-yeol 1984– South Korean gamer Oskar Potiorek 1853– Austro-Hungarian Army officer (died 1933) Victor D'Hondt 1841–1901 Belgian mathematician, lawyer, and jurist (born 1841)

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Also born in 1921

Ágnes Keleti 1921–2025 Hungarian Olympic gymnast (born 1921) Alexander Dubček 1921–1992 Slovak soldier and politician (died 1992) Art Clokey 1921–2010 American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921) Bill Willis 1921–2007 American football player and coach (born 1921) Brian Moore 1921–1999 Northern Irish-Canadian author and screenwriter (died 1999) Esther Williams 1921–2013 American swimmer and actress (died 2013) Ezzard Charles 1921–1975 American boxer (died 1975) Franciszek Blachnicki 1921–1987 Polish priest (born 1921) Franco Corelli 1921–2003 Italian tenor and actor (died 2003)

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