Page 13: Historical Events In 1923

Sep 07   Louise Suggs, Atlanta GA, LPGA golfer (US Women's Open-1949, 52).   

Sep 07   Peter Lawford, English actor is born   

Sep 08   Alan Weeks, sports commentator.   

Sep 08   Honda Point Disaster: nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost   

Sep 09   Albin Stenroos runs world record 20 km (1:07:11.2)   

Sep 09   Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, American virologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine   

Sep 10   Irish Free state joins League of Nations.   

Sep 11   After a single, Red Sox Howard Ehmke retires next 27 Yanks   

Sep 11   Alan Badel, Manchester England, actor (Shogun)   

Sep 11   The ZR-1 (biggest active dirigible) flies over NY's tallest skyscraper, the Woolworth Tower   

Sep 12   Britain takes over Southern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co   

Sep 13   Reninca, [Renée Lauwers], Flemish author (Seed in the Wind).   

Sep 13   With Spain's king Alfonso XIII assist, army coup under de Rivera   

Sep 14   Jack Dempsey KOs Luis Firpo in 2 for heavyweight boxing title.   

Sep 14   Miguel Primo de Rivera is recorded as becoming dictator of Spain.   

Sep 15   43rd US Mens Tennis: William T Tilden beats W M Johnston (64 61 64)   

Sep 15   Sayed Darwish, composer, dies at 31.   

Sep 16   Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister, Senior Minister and Minister Mentor of Singapore.   

Sep 17   Sutton Vane's "Outward Bound," premieres in London.   

Sep 18   J T Mellema, Boer politician (CHU).   

Sep 19   Ernst Tollers "Hinkemann," premieres in Leipzig   

Sep 20   Frances Heflin, Okla City OK, actress (Mona Tyler-All My Children)   

Sep 21   Harry JN Vane 11th Lord Barnard, English large landowner.   

Sep 22   Dannie Abse, Welsh poet and writer.   

Sep 22   Marquess of Ripon, game hunter, dies, after shooting 52nd grouse   

Sep 23   80000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against Fleet law   

Sep 24   Ladislav Fuks, writer   

Sep 24   Premiere of 1st celluloid film "Das Leben auf dem Dorfe" (Berlin).   

Sep 26   Dev Anand, Indian actor and film producer.   

Sep 26   Stresemann Govt ends resistance against occupiers in Ruhrgebied.   

Sep 27   Italian troops leave occupied Korfu   

Sep 27   Lou Gehrig's inaugural homer   

Sep 27   Mary McCarty, Winfield Ks, actress/singer (Starch-Trapper John MD)   

Sep 28   Abyssinia (Ethiopia) leaves League of Nations   

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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),