Year by year · 20th century

1923

1923 in world history: 15 events, 14 births, 16 deaths, 3 states founded and 3 that came to an end. 732 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 9 January

    Juan de la Cierva's autogiro makes its first successful flight

    At Getafe near Madrid, the Spanish engineer's C.4 autogiro flew using a freely turning rotor for lift. The design pioneered rotor technology later used in helicopters.

    Madrid

  2. 16 February

    Howard Carter opens Tutankhamun's burial chamber

    Before invited officials, Carter broke through the sealed wall to reveal a gilded shrine filling the chamber. The king's sarcophagus and gold coffins lay within, untouched for over 3,000 years.

  3. 3 March

    Time magazine publishes its first issue

    Founded by Henry Luce and Briton Hadden, Time summarised the week's news in a brisk, distinctive style. It became one of the most influential magazines in the world.

  4. 18 April

    Yankee Stadium opens with a Babe Ruth home run

    Babe Ruth hit a three-run home run in the first game at the new Bronx ballpark, quickly nicknamed 'The House That Ruth Built'. It was home to the Yankees until 2008.

  5. 13 July

    The Hollywoodland sign is dedicated in Los Angeles

    A giant sign reading 'Hollywoodland' was unveiled in the hills above Los Angeles to advertise a housing development. Shortened to 'Hollywood' in 1949, it became a global symbol of the film industry.

  6. 2 August

    President Warren Harding dies in San Francisco

    Warren Harding died suddenly during a western tour, and Vice President Calvin Coolidge was sworn in by his father by lamplight in Vermont. The Teapot Dome scandal soon tarnished Harding's memory.

  7. 1 September

    The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama

    A magnitude 7.9 earthquake and the fires that followed destroyed much of Tokyo and Yokohama, killing more than 100,000 people. In the chaos, vigilantes murdered thousands of Koreans.

  8. 8 November

    Hitler launches the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich

    Adolf Hitler burst into a Munich beer hall and proclaimed a national revolution. The coup collapsed under police fire the next day; Hitler served nine months of a five-year sentence, writing Mein Kampf.

  9. Treaty · Peace

    Treaty of Lausanne

    The Treaty of Lausanne, signed on 24 July 1923, settled the conflict between the Allies and the Turkish nationalist government, replacing the Treaty of Sèvres.

  10. Revolt

    Klaipėda Revolt

    The Klaipėda Revolt took place in January 1923, when Lithuanian irregulars, organised secretly by the Lithuanian government and presented as a local uprising, seized the Klaipėda Region from its French administration.

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Wars and longer events

Born in 1923 14

Died in 1923 16

States founded 3

States that came to an end 3

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