Page 18: Historical Events In 1923

Dec 17   Greek king George II overthrown by army/republic   

Dec 18   International zone of Tangier set up in Morocco   

Dec 18   Lotti [Charlotte] van der Gaag, Dutch sculptor/painter.   

Dec 19   Luigi Innocenti, designer.   

Dec 20   Nadine Gordimer, Springs South Africa, novelist.   

Dec 21   Intizar Hussain, Urdu writer and columnist of Pakistan.   

Dec 21   Nepal changes from British protectorate to independent nation.   

Dec 22   Arthur H Bird, composer, dies at 67.   

Dec 22   Bill Ponsford and Edgar Mayne make 456 opening stand for Vict   

Dec 23   Bob Barker, Darrington Wash, TV host (Price is Right)   

Dec 23   Yankees pitcher Carl Mays sold to Reds for $85000   

Dec 24   Wilton S Mkwayi, South African ANC leader.   

Dec 25   Imperial Theater opens at 249 W 45th St NYC   

Dec 27   Unsuccessful attempt on prince-regent Hirohito of Japan   

Dec 28   Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, engineer (Eiffel Tower), dies at 91   

Dec 28   Andrew Duggan, actor (Secret War of Harry Frigg, Winds of War).   

Dec 28   George Bernard Shaw's "St Joan," premieres in NYC.   

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

Dec 31   1st transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester.   

Dec 31   inaugural transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester   

Dec 31   The chimes of Big Ben are broadcast on radio for the inaugural time by the BBC   

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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),