Page 15: Historical Events In 1923

Oct 14   George Elbridge Whiting, composer, dies at 83   

Oct 15   Italo Calvino, Cuba, author (Winter's Night a Traveler)   

Oct 15   NY Yankees 1st World Series win beating NY Giants, 4 games to 2.   

Oct 16   Bert Kaempfert, rocker   

Oct 16   Disney Company founded   

Oct 16   Disney Company is founded.   

Oct 17   Catholic University of Nijmegen Neth opens.   

Oct 18   Suzanne Perlman, Hungarian/Dutch Antilian painter   

Oct 19   Ban Johnson persuades AL owners to prohibit boxing in their parks   

Oct 20   Herschel Bernardi, actor (Arnie, Voice of Charlie the Tuna, Front)   

Oct 21   1st planetarium opens at Deutsche Museum in Munich   

Oct 22   Pete Pihos, NFL end (Phil Eagles).   

Oct 23   Babe Ruth makes a postseason exhibition appearance in a Giants uniform   

Oct 23   Frank Sutton, Clarksville Tenn, actor (Sgt Carter-Gomer Pyle USMC).   

Oct 24   Denise Levertov, American poet/essayist (Joy Beneath the Skin).   

Oct 24   Gen Otto von Lossow calls Reichswehr to Berlin to form a dictatorship.   

Oct 25   Bobby Thomson, HR hitter (Giants win the pennant)   

Oct 25   In this year, Senate committee publishes 1st report on Teapot Dome scandal.   

Oct 26   Dutch 2nd Chamber rejects Fleet laws (50-49 vote).   

Oct 27   Roy Lichtenstein, NYC, Pop art painter (painted comic book panels)   

Oct 29   "Runnin' Wild" (introducing Charleston) opens on Broadway.   

Oct 29   "Runnin' Wild" (introducing the Charleston) opens on Broadway   

Oct 29   Dietrich Manicke, composer   

Oct 29   The Republic of Turkey is proclaimed.   

Oct 29   Turkey proclaimed a republic (National Day).   

Oct 30   Andrew Bonar Law, English PM (C), dies at 64.   

Oct 31   160 consecutive days of 100 degrees at Marble Bar, Australia begins   

Oct 31   Hicks B Waldron, Amsterdam NY, CEO (Avon).   

Nov 01   Bruce Dooland, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner, 3 Tests mid-forties).   

Nov 01   Bruno E Lucander forms Aero E/Y (Finnair).   

Nov 02   Bloody street battles in Aken: pro-French separatists   

Nov 04   Alfred Heineken (Heineken beer) born   

Nov 04   Alfred Heineken, beer brewer (Heineken)   

Nov 05   Ian Arthur Hoyle Munro, medical journalist.   

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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),