Historical Events In 1923

Dec 16   Pongrac Kacsoh, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Dec 16   On this day in history tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage)  

Dec 17   On this day in history greek king George II overthrown by army/republic  

Dec 18   International zone of Tangier set up in Morocco in the year 1923.  

Dec 18   Lotti [Charlotte] van der Gaag, Dutch sculptor/painter on this day in history.  

Dec 19   Luigi Innocenti, designer on this day in history.  

Dec 20   Nadine Gordimer, Springs South Africa, novelist on this day in history.  

Dec 21   Intizar Hussain, Urdu writer and columnist of Pakistan in the year 1923.  

Dec 21   Nepal changes from British protectorate to independent nation on this day in history.  

Dec 22   In the year 1923 arthur H Bird, composer, dies at 67  

Dec 22   Bill Ponsford & Edgar Mayne make 456 opening stand for Vict on this day in history.  

Dec 23   Bob Barker, Darrington Wash, TV host (Price is Right) on this day in history.  

Dec 23   Yankees pitcher Carl Mays sold to Reds for $85,000 in the year 1923.  

Dec 24   In the year 1923 wilton S Mkwayi, South African ANC leader  

Dec 25   In the year 1923 imperial Theater opens at 249 W 45th St NYC  

Dec 27   In the year 1923 unsuccessful attempt on prince-regent Hirohito of Japan  

Dec 28   Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, engineer (Eiffel Tower), dies at 91 in the year 1923.  

Dec 28   In the year 1923 andrew Duggan, actor (Secret War of Harry Frigg, Winds of War)  

Dec 28   In the year 1923 george Bernard Shaw's "St Joan," premieres in NYC  

Dec 30   Sara A Lidman, Swedish author (Jag Och Min Son, Samtal in Hanoi) in the year 1923.  

Dec 31   In the year 1923 1st transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester  

Dec 31   On this day in history first transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester  

Dec 31   In the year 1923 the chimes of Big Ben are broadcast on radio for the first time by the BBC  

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Jan 01   Chalmers Goodlin, US test pilot (XS-1) was born in the year 1923.  

Jan 01   Milton Jackson, US, vibraphonist (Milt of Bags) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1923 birth of daniel Gorenstein, American mathematician (d. 1992)  

Jan 03   Dragutin Gostuski, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk) was born in the year 1923.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of charles Tingwell, Australian actor  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of flavio Testi, composer  

Jan 05   Robert L Bernstein, NYC, publisher (Random House) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1923 death of sam Carter, black resident of Rosewood Florida, lynched by KKK  

Jan 03   Jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk), dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Katherine Mansfield, NZ/British writer (Dove's Nest), dies at 34 in the year 1923.  

Jan 11   In the year 1923 constantine I, king of Greece (1913-17, 20-22), dies at 54  

Jan 14   In the year 1923 death of zübeyde Hanım, Mother of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (b. 1857)  

Jan 18   In the year 1923 wallace Reid, actor (Birth of a Nation), dies at 31  

Jan 23   In the year 1923 death of max Nordau, Austrian author, philosopher, and Zionist leader (b. 1849)  

Feb 06   In the year 1923 edward E Barnard, US astronomer (5th moon Jupiter), dies at 65