Page 12: Historical Events In 1923

Aug 12   Enrico Tiraboschi is inaugural to swim English Channel westward.   

Aug 12   In this year, Dutch AR-leader Coair adopts in place of De Geer as minister of finances.   

Aug 13   Germany: Gustav Stresemann is recorded as becoming premier of coalition govt.   

Aug 13   Mustapha Kemal elected president of Turkey.   

Aug 14   Jacob T Cremer, pres (Dutch Handel-Mij), dies at 76.   

Aug 14   William Flanagan, composer   

Aug 15   Eamon de Valera arrested in Irish Free State.   

Aug 15   Rose Marie, NYC, actress (Sally Rogers-Dick Van Dyke Show).   

Aug 16   Joe Hutton, northumbrian piper/shepherd.   

Aug 17   Anton Kersjes, violinist/conductor (Amsterdam Philharmonic Orch).   

Aug 18   37th US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Molla B Mallory (62 61).   

Aug 18   Jahangir Khan Irani, cricket wicketkeeper for India (1947-8 Aust tour).   

Aug 20   London harbor strike ends.   

Aug 21   Chris Schenkel, Biuppus Ind, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights).   

Aug 22   Gerald Long, journalist/CEO (Reuters).   

Aug 22   Paavo Nurmi runs world record mile (4:10.4)   

Aug 23   Capt. Lowell Smith and Lt. John P. Richter performed the inaugural mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours   

Aug 23   Humphrey Fisher, TV producer.   

Aug 24   Helena Carter, [Helen Rickerts], US model/actress (River Lady)   

Aug 24   Kate Douglas Wiggin, author (US kindergarten movement), dies at 66   

Aug 24   Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3 mile (14:11.2).   

Aug 25   Monty Hall, Winnipeg Canada, TV game show host (Lets Make a Deal)   

Aug 29   Hirulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder (Test for India 1952-53)   

Aug 29   Lord Richard Attenborough, British actor and Director is born   

Aug 30   Elias Victor Seixas, US, mixed double tennis player (Wimbeld 1953-56)   

Aug 31   Larry White Grayson, British comedian (Generation Game)   

Aug 31   League of Nations gives Belgium mandate of Ruanda-Urundi (was German).   

Sep 01   18th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1)   

Sep 01   Earthquake strikes Tokyo and Yokohama, results in the deaths of 106000.   

Sep 01   Great Kanto earthquake in Japan killing 143000 people.   

Sep 01   Rocky Marciano, heavyweight champion boxer (1952-56)   

Sep 01   Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan, are rocked by an earthquake, killing over 50000 people   

Sep 01   US beats Australia in tennis, for their 4th straight Davis Cup.   

Sep 03   Dorothys Donelly's "Poppy," premieres in NYC   

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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),