Historical Events In 1923

Jan 01   Union of Socialist Soviet Republics (USSR) established   

Jan 01   Union of Socialist Soviet Republics established.   

Jan 02   Ku Klux Klan surprise attack on black residential area Rosewood FL, 8 killed (compensation awarded in 1995)   

Jan 02   Ku Klux Klan surprise attack on black residential area Rosewood Fla, 8 killed (compensation awarded in 1995)   

Jan 02   Sam Carter, black resident of Rosewood Florida, lynched by KKK   

Jan 03   Dragutin Gostuski, composer   

Jan 03   Jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk), dies at 39.   

Jan 04   1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP   

Jan 04   Flavio Testi, composer.   

Jan 04   Lenin's "Political Testament" calls for removal of Stalin.   

Jan 07   Baltimore Sun warns of Ku Klux Klan.   

Jan 07   Charles Russell Woolen, composer.   

Jan 08   Larry Storch, comedian, actor F Troop was born.   

Jan 08   Larry Storch, comedian, actor: F Troop was born.   

Jan 08   Typography strike in Amsterdam.   

Jan 09   Juan de la Cierva makes 1st autogiro (helicopter) flight, Spain.   

Jan 09   Juan de la Cierva makes inaugural autogiro (helicopter) flight, Spain.   

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

Jan 10   Last US troops leave Rhineland (Germany)   

Jan 10   Lithuania seizes and annexes country of Memel   

Jan 11   1st Dutch Dada-evening (Theo Van Doesburg and Kurt Schwitters).   

Jan 11   Constantine I, king of Greece (1913-17, 20-22), dies at 54.   

Jan 11   French and Belgian troops occupy Ruhr to collect reparations.   

Jan 11   French troops occupy Ruhr to collect reparations.   

Jan 13   Danil Shafran, cellist   

Jan 15   Lithuania seizes and annexes the country of Memel.   

Jan 16   Martin Stokken, Norway, nordic relay (Olympic-silver-1952)   

Jan 17   Belgian Working people Party protest against occupied Ruhrgebied.   

Jan 17   Origin of Brown lunation numbers.   

Jan 18   1st radio telegraph message from Netherlands to Dutch East Indies.   

Jan 18   Wallace Reid, actor (Birth of a Nation), dies at 31.   

Jan 19   Jean Stapleton, NYC, actress (Damn Yankees, Klute, All in the Family).   

Jan 19   The Grand Trunk Railway is amalgamated into the Canadian National System by order in council P.C. 114. By 1923 the system included the Canadian Government Railways (including the Intercolonial, the Prince Edward Island and the National Transcontinental Railways); the Hudson Bay Railway; the Canadian Northern and its subsidiaries; the Grand Trunk Pacific; and the Grand Trunk (including the Grand Trunk Western and the Grand Trunk New England lines)   

Jan 19   WMC-AM in Memphis TN begins radio transmissions.   

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Jan 01   Chalmers goodlin: Us test pilot (xs-1)   

Jan 01   Milton jackson: Us, vibraphonist (milt of bags)   

Jan 01   Daniel gorenstein: American mathematician    

Jan 03   Dragutin gostuski: Composer   

Jan 03   Jaroslav hasek: Czech writer (good soldier schweyk)   

Jan 03   Charles tingwell: Australian actor   

Jan 04   Flavio testi: Composer   

Jan 05   Robert l bernstein: Nyc, publisher (random house)   

Jan 02   Sam carter: Black resident of rosewood florida, lynched by kkk   

Jan 03   Jaroslav hasek: Czech writer (good soldier schweyk),   

Jan 09   Katherine mansfield: Nz/british writer (dove's nest),    

Jan 11   Constantine i: King of greece (1913-17, 20-22),   

Jan 14   Zübeyde hanım: Mother of mustafa kemal atatürk (b. 1857)   

Jan 18   Wallace reid: Actor (birth of a nation),    

Jan 23   Max nordau: Austrian author, philosopher, and zionist leader (b. 1849)   

Feb 06   Edward e barnard: Us astronomer (5th moon jupiter),