May 1923 calendar

Events

• 01 May 1923 Rahula College is established in Ceylon with the name of quotParakramabhahu Vidyalayaquot.
• 02 May 1923 Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats New York Yankees 3-0.
• 03 May 1923 First nonstop transcontinental flight (New York-San Diego) completed.
• 04 May 1923 New York state revokes Prohibition law.
• 07 May 1923 Mine strike at Belgian Borinage railroad.
• 11 May 1923 10 HRs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St. Louis Cardinals
• 12 May 1923 49th Preakness: Benny Marinelli aboard Vigil wins in 1:53.6.
• 13 May 1923 Pulitzer prize awarded to Willa Carter (One of Ours)
• 15 May 1923 Cooperation of Dutch Molen forms
• 17 May 1923 Fire during closing day ceremonies at Grover Cleveland School (SC)
• 19 May 1923 KPD (communist revolts) in German Ruhr cities occupied by Allies.
• 20 May 1923 Stanley Baldwin, becomes Prime Minister of the UK
• 22 May 1923 Stanley Baldwin succeeds Andrew Bonar Law as British premier.
• 23 May 1923 1st flight of Sabena: Brussel-Lympne, Great Britain
• 24 May 1923 The Irish Civil War ends.
• 25 May 1923 Britain recognizes Transjordan with Abdullah as its leader.
• 26 May 1923 Socialist Workers Youth International forms in Hamburg, Germany.
• 27 May 1923 The Ku Klux Klan in the United States defies a law requiring publication of its members.
• 28 May 1923 Attorney General says it is legal for women to wear trousers anywhere
• 31 May 1923 China and the USSR exchange diplomats

Famous Birthday

• Henry Kissinger

  German-American government official, advisor, negotiator and Secretary of State under President Nixon who was honored with the Nobel Peace...

• Rainier III Prince of Monaco
• Horst Tappert

  German actor in films and TV, starting with a theater debut in 1946.

• Anne Baxter

  American author, actress and noted family, the daughter of Frank Lloyd Wright.

• James Arness

  American actor most noted for the TV series "Gunsmoke," 1955-1975, which was an instant hit that retained popularity for 20 years.

• Claude Piéplu
• Nicole Stéphane
• Richard Avedon

  American photographer who is best known for his commercial work in fashion photography as well as his portraits giving the viewer an...

• Ellsworth Kelly

  American painter, sculptor and artist.

• Bernard Clavel

  French radio/tv writer, pacifist, artist, painter, critic, wrote numerous plays for radio & tv; contributes to reviews on arts & pacifist...

• Norman Thelwell
• Heydar Aliyev

  Azerbaijan general and politician 3rd President of Azerbaijan (d. 2003).

• Daniel Atger
• Ara Parseghian

  American football player and coach of Armenian and French descent who guided the University of Notre Dame to national championships in 1966...

• Elizabeth Sellars

  Glasgow, Scotland -- Actress (Chalk Garden).

• Alban Moga

  French rugby player, selected 22 times in international events between 1945 and 1949 to play as 2nd row.

• Margaret Field
• François Lesure
• Mildred Smith
• Ralph Frederic Howell
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Famous Deaths

• Hans Goldschmidt

  German chemist.

• Charles de Freycinet

  Prime Minister of France (Born 1828).

• Vaslav Vorovsky

  Russian delegate, is assassinated.

• Camille Chevillard

  French musician, a composer and conductor from a noted family, the son of Pierre Chevillard, a famous cellist, and the son-in-law of Charles...

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1. Okeh Laughing Record - The Okeh Laughing Record
2. Bar Harbor Society Orchestra - Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses
3. Ted Lewis & His Band - Tiger Rag
4. Henry Burr - Faded Love Letters
5. Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra - Wonderful One