What Happened In April 1923 In History

Historical Events for April, 1923

• 5th » Firestone Tire and Rubber Company begins production of balloon-tires.
• 6th » The first Prefects Board in Southeast Asia is formed in Victoria Institution, Malaysia.
• 15th » Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes mellitus named diabetes.
• 18th » Yankee Stadium (1923) called Yankee Stadium, "The House that Babe Ruth or Ruth Built", opens.
• 26th » George VI or The Duke of York weds Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother called Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1923

• 1st » Don Butterfield, American tuba player (d. 2006)
• 1st » Leora Dana, American actress (d. 1983)
• 1st » Bobby Jordan, American actor (d. 1965)
• 2nd » Clifford Scott Green, American judge (d. 2007)
• 2nd » Gloria Henry, American actress
• 2nd » G. Spencer-Brown, English mathematician, psychologist, and author
• 3rd » Daniel Hoffman, American poet and academic (d. 2013)
• 4th » Peter Vaughan, English actor
• 5th » Michael V. Gazzo, American actor and playwright (d. 1995)
• 5th » Nguyen Van Thieu, Vietnamese general and politician, 5th President of South Vietnam (d. 2001)
• 8th » George Fisher (cartoonist) e.g George Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 2003)
• 8th » Edward Mulhare, Irish-American actor (d. 1997)
• 9th » Leonard Levy, American historian and author (d. 2006)
• 10th » Roger Gaillard (historian) called Roger Gaillard, Haitian historian and author (d. 2000)
• 10th » Jane Kean, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
• 11th » George J. Maloof, Sr., American businessman (d. 1980)
• 12th » Ann Miller, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2004)
• 13th » Don Adams, American actor and director (d. 2005)
• 13th » A. H. Halsey, English sociologist and academic
• 13th » Stanley Tanger, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (d. 2010)
• 14th » Roberto De Vicenzo, Argentinian golfer
• 15th » Artur Alliksaar, Estonian poet (d. 1966)
• 15th » Robert DePugh, American activist, founded the Minutemen (anti-Communist organization) known as Minutemen Organization (d. 2009)
• 15th » Douglas Wass, English civil servant
• 16th » Warren Barker, American composer (d. 2006)
• 17th » Lindsay Anderson, Indian-English actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
• 17th » Solly Hemus, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 17th » Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (d. 2014)
• 17th » Gianni Raimondi, Italian tenor (d. 2008)
• 17th » Harry Reasoner, American journalist (d. 1991)
• 18th » Alfred Bieler, Swiss ice hockey player (d. 2013)
• 18th » Beryl Platt, Baroness Platt of Writtle, English engineer and politician
• 20th » Mother Angelica, American nun and broadcaster, founded Eternal Word Television Network
• 20th » Irene Lieblich, Polish-American painter (d. 2008)
• 20th » Tito Puente, American drummer and producer (d. 2000)
• 21st » John Mortimer, English lawyer and author (d. 2009)
• 22nd » Avis Bunnage, English actress (d. 1990)
• 22nd » Peter Kane Dufault, American poet (d. 2013)
• 22nd » Bettie Page, American model and actress (d. 2008)
• 22nd » Aaron Spelling, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
• 23rd » Dolph Briscoe, American politician, 41st Governor of Texas (d. 2010)
• 23rd » Avram Davidson, American author (d. 1993)
• 23rd » Antonino Rocca, Italian-American wrestler (d. 1977)
• 24th » Gus Bodnar, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2005)
• 24th » Doris Burn, American author and illustrator (d. 2011)
• 25th » Francis Graham-Smith, English astronomer
• 25th » Melissa Hayden (dancer) called Melissa Hayden, Canadian-American ballerina (d. 2006)
• 25th » Albert King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1992)
• 28th » Carolyn Cassady, American author (d. 2013)
• 28th » William Guarnere, American sergeant (d. 2014)
• 29th » Irvin Kershner, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2010)
• 30th » Percy Heath, American bassist (Heath Brothers and Modern Jazz Quartet) (d. 2005)
• 30th » Kagamisato Kiyoji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 42nd Makuuchi Yokozuna or Yokozuna (d. 2004)
• 30th » Al Lewis (actor) known as Al Lewis, American actor (d. 2006)
• 30th » Francis Tucker, South African race car driver (d. 2008)

Famous Deaths for April 1923

• 4th » John Venn, English mathematician and philosopher, created the Venn diagram (b. 1834)
• 5th » George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English financier (b. 1866)
• 17th » Laurence Ginnell, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1852)
• 25th » Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (b. 1840)

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