WORLD HISTORY · 1923 日本語
Events of 1923Taisho 12 (Japan) · Year of the Pig
What happened in 1923?
In 1923, the Great Kanto Earthquake struck the Tokyo region, and the Anglo-Japanese Alliance expired when the Four-Power Treaty took effect. Elsewhere, the Republic of Turkey was founded, and Hitler and his allies staged the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich.
- French and Belgian troops occupy the RuhrEurope
- Treaty of Lausanne signedEurope
- Anglo-Japanese Alliance ends as Four-Power Treaty takes effectAsia
- Great Kanto Earthquake strikesAsia
- Amakasu Incident by military police occursAsia
- Republic of Turkey foundedMiddle East
- Beer Hall Putsch in MunichEurope
- Toranomon Incident attack on the regentAsia
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1923 at a glance
| Japanese era | Taisho 12 |
|---|---|
| Chinese zodiac | Year of the Pig |
| Age of people born in 1923 | Turn 103 in 2026 |
| Previous / next year | 1922 (Taisho 11) ／ 1924 (Taisho 13) |
| Events | 52 |
| AP World History | Unit 7 (Global Conflict) |
| AP U.S. History | Period 7 |
Famous people born in 1923
Our birthday pages list 573 people born in 1923. Here are some of them.
- Chuck YeagerBorn February 13 · turns 103 this year · American Air Force test pilot who became the first person to fly faster than th…
- Joseph HellerBorn May 1 · turns 103 this year · American novelist best known for Catch-22, a satirical World War II novel that…
- Henry KissingerBorn May 27 · turns 103 this year · German-born American diplomat who served as national security adviser and secre…
- Bob DoleBorn July 22 · turns 103 this year · Kansas Republican who served in Congress for over three decades, led Senate Rep…
- Rocky MarcianoBorn September 1 · turns 103 this year · American boxer who retired as the undefeated world heavyweight champion with a…
- Hank WilliamsBorn September 17 · turns 103 this year · American country singer-songwriter, called the Hillbilly Shakespeare, known for…
- Roy LichtensteinBorn October 27 · turns 103 this year · American Pop artist known for large paintings based on comic strips, with bold…
- Alan ShepardBorn November 18 · turns 103 this year · U.S. Navy test pilot and NASA astronaut who became the first American in space…
- Bob BarkerBorn December 12 · turns 103 this year · American television host who led The Price Is Right for 35 years and championed…
- Barbara BaxleyBorn January 1 · turns 103 this year
- Milt JacksonBorn January 1 · turns 103 this year
- Valentina CorteseBorn January 1 · turns 103 this year
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- Hank StramBorn January 3 · turns 103 this year
- Sam PhillipsBorn January 5 · turns 103 this year
- Virginia Halas McCaskeyBorn January 5 · turns 103 this year
- Jacobo TimermanBorn January 6 · turns 103 this year
- Norman KirkBorn January 6 · turns 103 this year
- Vladimir KazantsevBorn January 6 · turns 103 this year
- Hugh KennerBorn January 7 · turns 103 this year
- Vaklush TolevBorn January 7 · turns 103 this year
- Giorgio TozziBorn January 8 · turns 103 this year
- Johnny WardleBorn January 8 · turns 103 this year
- Joseph WeizenbaumBorn January 8 · turns 103 this year
- Larry StorchBorn January 8 · turns 103 this year
- Carroll ShelbyBorn January 11 · turns 103 this year
- Ernst NolteBorn January 11 · turns 103 this year
- Jerome BixbyBorn January 11 · turns 103 this year
- Ira HayesBorn January 12 · turns 103 this year
- Daniil ShafranBorn January 13 · turns 103 this year
- Jack WatlingBorn January 13 · turns 103 this year
- Willem SlijkhuisBorn January 13 · turns 103 this year
- Fred BeckeyBorn January 14 · turns 103 this year
- Gerald ArpinoBorn January 14 · turns 103 this year
- Ivor CutlerBorn January 15 · turns 103 this year
- Lee Teng-huiBorn January 15 · turns 103 this year
- Anthony HechtBorn January 16 · turns 103 this year
- Gene FeistBorn January 16 · turns 103 this year
- Rangeya RaghavBorn January 17 · turns 103 this year
- Gerrit VoortingBorn January 18 · turns 103 this year
- John GrahamBorn January 18 · turns 103 this year
Events of 1923 (timeline · 52)
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Lithuanian residents of the Memel Territory rebel against the League of Nations' decision to leave the area as a mandated region under French control.
Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments.
During the Irish Civil War the Irish Free State Army executes 10 members of the anti-treaty Irish Republican Army
Texas Tech University is founded as Texas Technological College in Lubbock, Texas.
Charlie Daly and three other members of the Irish Republican Army are executed by Irish Free State forces.
The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.
Racially motivated Nihon Shōgakkō fire lit by a serial arsonist kills 10 children in Sacramento, California.
The Duke of York (the future King George VI) weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey.
The first 24 Hours of Le Mans is held in France. Run annually in June thereafter, it became the oldest endurance racing event in the world.
The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I.
U.S. Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes president upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.
The United Kingdom gives the name "Ross Dependency" to part of its claimed Antarctic territory and makes the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand its administrator.
The first British Track and Field championships for women are held in London, Great Britain.
Captain Lowell Smith and Lieutenant John P. Richter perform the first mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours.
The Great Kantō Earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.
Kantō Massacre: Amid rumors that Koreans had been conducting acts of sabotage in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, lynch mobs of Japanese begin massacring thousands of civilians over the course of several weeks, mainly ethnic minorities such as Koreans and Chinese.
Honda Point disaster: Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost, and twenty-three sailors killed.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, founds the Republican People's Party.
Following a military coup in Spain, Miguel Primo de Rivera takes over, setting up a dictatorship.
The German government calls off the passive resistance to the French and Belgian occupation of the Ruhr.
Georges Carpentier knocked out former British heavyweight champion Joe Beckett a mere twenty seconds into the first round of their boxing match at Olympia in London.
After the Irish Civil War the 1923 Irish hunger strikes were undertaken by thousands of Irish republican prisoners protesting the continuation of their internment without trial.
The German Rentenmark is introduced in Germany to counter hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic.
Walt Disney and his brother, Roy, found the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, today known as The Walt Disney Company.
The royalist Leonardopoulos–Gargalidis coup d'état attempt fails in Greece, discrediting the monarchy and paving the way for the establishment of the Second Hellenic Republic.
German October: Due to a miscommunication with the party leadership, a militant section of the Communist Party of Germany launches an insurrection in Hamburg.
The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia.
Beer Hall Putsch: In Munich, Adolf Hitler leads the Nazis in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the German government.
Adolf Hitler is arrested in Munich for high treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch.
Thousands of Irish Republicans end the 1923 Irish hunger strikes, five die from starvation.
United Kingdom and Nepal formally sign an agreement of friendship, called the Nepal–Britain Treaty of 1923, which superseded the Treaty of Sugauli signed in 1816.
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FAQ
What year was 1923 in the Japanese calendar?
1923 was Taisho 12 in the Japanese era system.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1923?
1923 is the Year of the Pig.
How old is someone born in 1923?
They turn 103 on their birthday in 2026.
What happened in 1923?
In 1923, the Great Kanto Earthquake struck the Tokyo region, and the Anglo-Japanese Alliance expired when the Four-Power Treaty took effect. Elsewhere, the Republic of Turkey was founded, and Hitler and his allies staged the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich.
Dates and events are based on Wikipedia and other references. Summaries and regions are written by the site editors.