What Happened In October 1923 In History

Historical Events for October, 1923

• 6th » The great powers of World War I withdraw from Istanbul.
• 13th » Ankara replaces Istanbul as the capital of Turkey.
• 16th » The Walt Disney Company is founded by Walt Disney and his brother, Roy O. Disney or Roy Disney.
• 29th » Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.
• 31st » The first of 160 consecutive days of 100º Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Australia.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1923

• 3rd » Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican politician, 1st List of heads of government of Dominica or Premier of Dominica (d. 2004)
• 4th » Charlton Heston, American actor and director (d. 2008)
• 5th » Philip Berrigan, American priest and activist (d. 2002)
• 5th » Stig Dagerman, Swedish journalist and author (d. 1954)
• 5th » Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (d. 1994)
• 5th » Glynis Johns, South African-Welsh actress, singer, and dancer
• 5th » Kailashpati Mishra, Indian politician, 18th List of Governors of Gujarat or Governor of Gujarat (d. 2012)
• 7th » Irma Grese, German SS officer (d. 1945)
• 7th » Michel Joseph Kuehn, French bishop (d. 2012)
• 7th » Břetislav Pojar, Czech animator and director (d. 2012)
• 7th » Jean-Paul Riopelle, Canadian painter and sculptor (d. 2002)
• 9th » Donald Sinden, English actor and singer (d. 2014)
• 10th » Louis Gottlieb, American bass player (The Limeliters) (d. 1996)
• 10th » Nicholas Parsons, English actor
• 10th » Murray Walker, English sportscaster
• 12th » Goody Petronelli, American boxer, trainer, and manager (d. 2012)
• 13th » Cyril Shaps, English actor (d. 2003)
• 13th » Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer (d. 2006)
• 13th » John C. Champion, American producer and screenwriter (d. 1994)
• 15th » Italo Calvino, Italian journalist and author (d. 1985)
• 15th » Antonio Fontán, Spanish journalist and politician (d. 2010)
• 15th » Eugene Patterson, American journalist and activist (d. 2013)
• 16th » Linda Darnell, American actress and singer (d. 1965)
• 16th » Bert Kaempfert, German conductor and composer (d. 1980)
• 16th » Bill McLaren, Scottish rugby player and sportscaster (d. 2010)
• 17th » Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (d. 2004)
• 17th » Charles McClendon, American football player and coach (d. 2001)
• 18th » Jessie Mae Hemphill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)
• 19th » Ruth Carter Stevenson, American founder of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (d. 2013)
• 20th » Robert Craft, American conductor and author
• 21st » Samuel Khachikian, Iranian director, screenwriter, and author (d. 2001)
• 22nd » Bert Trautmann, German footballer and manager (d. 2013)
• 23rd » Aslam Farrukhi, Indian-Pakistani linguist, author, and scholar
• 23rd » Ned Rorem, American composer and author
• 23rd » Frank Sutton, American actor (d. 1974)
• 24th » Robin Day, English lieutenant and journalist (d. 2000)
• 24th » Denise Levertov, English-American poet (d. 1997)
• 25th » Jean Duceppe, Canadian actor (d. 1990)
• 25th » Beate Sirota Gordon, Austrian-American director and producer (d. 2012)
• 25th » Bobby Thomson, Scottish-American baseball player (d. 2010)
• 27th » Roy Lichtenstein, American painter and sculptor (d. 1997)
• 27th » Ned Wertimer, American actor (d. 2013)
• 29th » Carl Djerassi, Austrian-American chemist and author
• 29th » Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Dutch runner
• 30th » Gloria Oden, American poet and academic

Famous Deaths for October 1923

• 14th » Marcellus Emants, Dutch-Swiss author, poet, and playwright (b. 1848)
• 30th » Bonar Law e.g Andrew Bonar Law, Canadian-English banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1858)

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