1923

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This article is about the year 1923.
1923
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1923 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar 1923
MCMXXIII
Ab urbe condita 2676
Armenian calendar 1372
ԹՎ ՌՅՀԲ
Assyrian calendar 6673
Bahá'í calendar 79–80
Bengali calendar 1330
Berber calendar 2873
British Regnal year 13 Geo. 5 – 14 Geo. 5
Buddhist calendar 2467
Burmese calendar 1285
Byzantine calendar 7431–7432
Chinese calendar 壬戌(Water Dog)
4619 or 4559
    — to —
癸亥年 (Water Pig)
4620 or 4560
Coptic calendar 1639–1640
Discordian calendar 3089
Ethiopian calendar 1915–1916
Hebrew calendar 5683–5684
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 1979–1980
 - Shaka Samvat 1844–1845
 - Kali Yuga 5023–5024
Holocene calendar 11923
Igbo calendar 923–924
Iranian calendar 1301–1302
Islamic calendar 1341–1342
Japanese calendar Taishō 12
(大正12年)
Javanese calendar 1853–1854
Juche calendar 12
Julian calendar Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar 4256
Minguo calendar ROC 12
民國12年
Nanakshahi calendar 455
Thai solar calendar 2465–2466

1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (dominical letter G) of the Gregorian calendar, the 1923rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 923rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 23rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1920s decade. As of the start of 1923, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was relegated that February to use only by churches after Greece adopted the Gregorian calendar.

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May[edit]

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Main article: October 1923

November[edit]

Main article: November 1923

December[edit]

Main article: December 1923
  • December 1 – In Italy, the Gleno Dam on the Gleno River in the Valle di Scalve in the northern Province of Bergamo bursts, killing at least 356 people.
  • December 10 – Sigma Alpha Kappa (the first social fraternity at a Jesuit college in the United States) is founded as a fraternal organization until the ban on social fraternities is lifted.
  • December 20 – BEGGARS Fraternity (the second social fraternity at a Jesuit college in the United States) is founded by nine men who have secured permission to do so from the Pope.
  • December 21 – The Nepal–Britain Treaty is the first to define the international status of Nepal as an independent sovereign country.
  • December 27 – The crown prince of Japan survives an assassination attempt in Tokyo.
  • December 29Vladimir K. Zworykin files his first patent (in the United States) for "television systems".

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References[edit]

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  2. ^ Kitchen, Paul (2008). Win, Lose or Wrangle: The Inside Story of the Old Ottawa Senators - 1883-1935. Manotick Ontario: Penumbra Press. p. 246. 
  3. ^ Mariz Tadros (18–24 March 1999). "Unity in diversity". Al Ahram Weekly (421). Retrieved 30 September 2014. 
  4. ^ Earl L. Sullivan (1 January 1986). Women in Egyptian Public Life. Syracuse University Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-8156-2354-0. Retrieved 6 October 2014. 
  5. ^ Nadje S. Al Ali. "Women's Movements in the Middle East: Case Studies of Egypt and Turkey" (Report). SOAS. Retrieved 21 September 2014. 
  6. ^ "Hooper, Albert W. "Bert"". The History of Canadian Broadcasting. Retrieved January 28, 2015. 
  7. ^ "Constitutional history at a glance". Al-Ahram Weekly On-line. 3–9 March 2005. Retrieved 2013-12-11. 
  8. ^ "National Weather Service". Crh.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2013-08-25. 
  9. ^ Named and commissioned October 10. Hayward, John T. (August 1978). "Comment and Discussion". United States Naval Institute Proceedings. 
  10. ^ Palestine Royal Commission Report, Presented by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to Parliament by Command of His Majesty. Cmd. 5479. London: His Majesty’s Stationery Office. July 1937. 
  11. ^ Tonge, Stephen. "Weimar Germany 1919-1933". A Web of English History. Retrieved 2012-03-14.