What happened in 1923

18 entries recorded for 1923, listed by date. That was 103 years ago.

1923 at a glance

January 10
Klaipėda Region
Historical event
Lithuanian residents of the Klaipėda Region began a revolt, ahead of a League of Nations decision on their future which they expected to be against their interest.
January 11
Occupation of the Ruhr
Historical event
Troops from France and Belgium invaded the Ruhr to force the Weimar Republic to pay reparations in the aftermath of World War I.
January 20
Irish Civil War
Historical event
During the Irish Civil War the Irish Free State Army executes 11 members of the anti-treaty Irish Republican Army

February 5
Cricket
Historical event
Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford made 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class score.
February 9
Stanley Bruce
Historical event
Stanley Bruce became prime minister of Australia as leader of the country's first Coalition government.

March 20
Arts Club of Chicago
Historical event
The Arts Club of Chicago hosted the opening of Pablo Picasso's first solo United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso.

April 15
Japanese mission school fire
Historical event
Ten Japanese-American children were killed in a racially motivated arson attack on a school in Sacramento, California.
April 28
1923 FA Cup final
Historical event
The FA Cup final (crowd and police pictured) between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United was held on the opening day of the Empire Stadium in London.

May 27
André Lagache
Historical event
French drivers André Lagache and René Léonard completed the most laps during the first edition of the sports car race the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

June 11
Jasper Abraham murder case
Historical event
Kitosh, an African labourer, died after having been flogged by his British employer, in a case that eventually led to reform of the legal system of the Kenya Colony.

July 24
Treaty of Lausanne
Historical event
The Treaty of Lausanne was signed to settle part of the partition of the Ottoman Empire, establishing the boundaries of Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.

August 2
Calvin Coolidge
Historical event
Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president of the United States after Warren G. Harding suffered a fatal heart attack.

September 1
Great Kantō Earthquake
Historical event
The Great Kantō Earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.
September 29
Mandate for Palestine
Historical event
The Mandate for Palestine came into effect, officially creating the protectorates of Mandatory Palestine under British administration and Transjordan as a separate emirate under King Abdullah I.

October 13
Ankara
Historical event
Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey.
October 16
Roy O. Disney
Historical event
Roy and Walt Disney (pictured) founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in Hollywood, which eventually grew to become one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world.

December 1
Gleno Dam
Historical event
The Gleno Dam in the Italian province of Bergamo failed due to poor workmanship, flooding the downstream valley and killing at least 356 people.
December 21
Nepal–Britain Treaty of 1923
Historical event
Nepal and the United Kingdom signed the first treaty that defined the international status of Nepal as an independent and a sovereign nation.

This site records 18 entries for 1923, including Klaipėda Region on January 10. They are listed below by date.

103 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 1923 turns 103 this year.

1923 falls in the 20th century, in the 1920s.

Greatest Generation (1901–1927). Grew up in the Depression and fought in the Second World War.

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