What Happened In May 1923 In History

Historical Events for May, 1923

• 13th » Robert Bellarmine, a Doctor of the Church named Doctor of the Catholic Church, is beatified.
• 26th » 24 Hours of Le Mans, was first held, and has since been run annually in June.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1923

• 1st » Joseph Heller, American author and playwright (d. 1999)
• 1st » Milan Kangrga, Croatian philosopher and theorist (d. 2008)
• 1st » Antônio Maria Mucciolo, Italian-Brazilian archbishop (d. 2012)
• 1st » Marcel Rayman, Polish soldier (d. 1944)
• 2nd » Patrick Hillery, Irish politician, 6th President of Ireland (d. 2008)
• 3rd » George Hadjinikos, Greek pianist, conductor, and educator
• 3rd » Ralph Hall, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician
• 4th » Stanley Biber, American physician (d. 2006)
• 4th » Ed Cassidy, American drummer (Spirit (band) e.g Spirit and Rising Sons) (d. 2012)
• 4th » Godfrey Quigley, Israeli-Irish actor (d. 1994)
• 4th » Assi Rahbani, Lebanese composer and producer (d. 1986)
• 4th » Eric Sykes, English actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
• 4th » John Toner, American football player and coach (d. 2014)
• 5th » Richard Wollheim, English philosopher (d. 2003)
• 6th » Harry Watson (ice hockey b. 1923) called Harry Watson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2002)
• 7th » Anne Baxter, American actress (d. 1985)
• 9th » Johnny Grant (radio personality) known as Johnny Grant, American radio host and producer (d. 2008)
• 9th » Barbara New, English actress (d. 2010)
• 10th » Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijan general and politician, 3rd President of Azerbaijan (d. 2003)
• 10th » Otar Korkia, Georgian basketball player and coach (d. 2005)
• 11th » Joan Moriarty, English nurse
• 13th » Red Garland, American pianist (Miles Davis Quintet) (d.1984)
• 14th » Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iraq) called Foreign Minister of Iraq
• 14th » Mrinal Sen, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 15th » Richard Avedon, American photographer (d. 2004)
• 15th » John Lanchbery, English-Australian composer and conductor (d. 2003)
• 16th » Victoria Fromkin, American linguist and academic (d. 2000)
• 16th » Merton Miller, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize in Economics known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000)
• 16th » Peter Underwood (parapsychologist) known as Peter Underwood, English parapsychologist and author
• 17th » Michael Beetham, English pilot and marshal
• 17th » Anthony Eyton, English painter and educator
• 18th » Jean-Louis Roux, Canadian actor and politician, 34th List of lieutenant governors of Quebec or Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2013)
• 18th » Hugh Shearer, Jamaican politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (d. 2004)
• 20th » Hugh Beach, English general
• 20th » Edith Fellows, American actress and singer (d. 2011)
• 21st » Vernon Biever, American photographer (d. 2010)
• 21st » Armand Borel, Swiss-American mathematician and educator (d. 2003)
• 21st » Ara Parseghian, American football player and coach
• 21st » Evelyn Ward, American actress (d. 2012)
• 22nd » Denise Pelletier, Canadian actress (d. 1976)
• 23rd » Alicia de Larrocha, Catalan-Spanish pianist (d. 2009)
• 23rd » Walter Wolfrum, German lieutenant and pilot (d. 2010)
• 24th » Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (d. 1986)
• 26th » James Arness, American actor and producer (d. 2011)
• 26th » Roy Dotrice, English actor
• 27th » Henry Kissinger, German-American politician, 56th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Peace Prize called Nobel Prize laureate
• 27th » Sumner Redstone, American businessman
• 28th » György Ligeti, Romanian-Austrian composer and educator (d. 2006)
• 28th » N. T. Rama Rao, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh or Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (d. 1996)
• 28th » Karl Vaino, Estonian politician
• 29th » Bernard Clavel, French author (d. 2010)
• 29th » John Parker, 6th Earl of Morley, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon
• 30th » Anna Proclemer, Italian actress (d. 2013)
• 31st » Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor
• 31st » Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (d. 2005)

Famous Deaths for May 1923

• 4th » Ralph McKittrick, American golfer and tennis player (b. 1877)
• 14th » N. G. Chandavarkar, Indian politician (b. 1855)
• 14th » Charles de Freycinet, French politician, 43rd Prime Minister of France (b. 1828)

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