1923 in History

1923

Sumner Redstone, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2020)

Sumner Redstone, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2020)

1923

György Ligeti, Hungarian-Austrian composer and educator (died 2006)

György Ligeti, Hungarian-Austrian composer and educator (died 2006)

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Bernard Clavel, French author (died 2010)

Bernard Clavel, French author (died 2010)

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John Parker, 6th Earl of Morley, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon (died 2015)

John Parker, 6th Earl of Morley, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon (died 2015)

1923

Eugene Wright, American jazz bassist (died 2020)

Eugene Wright, American jazz bassist (died 2020)

1923

Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor (died 2015)

Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor (died 2015)

1923

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (died 2005)

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (died 2005)

1923

Claudio Matteini, Italian football player (died 2003)

Claudio Matteini, Italian football player (died 2003)

1923

Lloyd Shapley, American mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016)

Lloyd Shapley, American mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016)

1923

Igor Shafarevich, Russian mathematician and theorist (died 2017)

Igor Shafarevich, Russian mathematician and theorist (died 2017)

1923

Elizabeth Jolley, English-Australian author and academic (died 2007)

Elizabeth Jolley, English-Australian author and academic (died 2007)

1923

Masutatsu Ōyama, Korean-Japanese karateka (died 1994)

Masutatsu Ōyama, Korean-Japanese karateka (died 1994)

1923

Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, Japanese princess (died 2024)

Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, Japanese princess (died 2024)