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Born on Wednesday January 31, 1923
- Anje Boers, Erica, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2002)
- Adriana (Diet) Dogterom, Deventer († 2010)
- Antje Lourens, Sebaldeburen, gem. Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland († 2001)
- Arentje Pipping, den Bommel († 1995)
- Bernardus Altena, Almelo († 1981)
- Carl William McLaughlin, Duck, Clay County, West Virginia, United States of America († 2006)
- Alfred CRANSWICK, Holborn, London, England († 2002)
- Adriana Maria de Wit, Dussen, Altena, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2015)
- Bertus (Bert) van den Berg, Wijk bij Duurstede († 2001)
- Alfred Oscar Hubert De Wachter, Hingene († 2016)
Died on Wednesday January 31, 1923
- * Johannes Timmermans (74), Boxtel
- Anthonia Maria Elisabeth van der Burg (39), Delft
- Antje Wigboldij (66), Termunten
- Abel Wiebes Kamminga (80), Gerkesklooster
- Adriana Wijnandina Jacoba van Houweninge (92), Oosterbeek(Renkum)
- Abel Wiebes Kamminga (80), Gerkesklooster, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands
- Antje Popkes WIGBOLDIJ (66), Wagenborgen, Termunten, Delfzijl, Groningen, Nederland
- Abele Wybes Kamminga (80), Gerkesklooster, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
- (86), Gramsbergen
- Abele Wybes Kamminga (80), Gerkesklooster, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 31, 1923 at Delpher
Born on January 31
- 1920 » Bert Williams, English footballer († 2004)
- 1920 » Stewart Udall, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 37th United States Secretary of the Interior († 2010)
- 1921 » Carol Channing, American actress, singer, and dancer († 2019)
- 1921 » E. Fay Jones, American architect, designed the Thorncrown Chapel († 2004)
- 1921 » John Agar, American actor († 2002)
- 1921 » Mario Lanza, American tenor and actor († 1959)
- 1922 » Joanne Dru, American actress († 1996)
- 1923 » Norman Mailer, American journalist and author († 2007)
- 1925 » Benjamin Hooks, American minister, lawyer, and activist († 2010)
- 1926 » Tom Alston, American baseball player († 1993)
Died on January 31
- 1892 » Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (b. 1834)
- 1900 » John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish nobleman (b. 1844)
- 1907 » Timothy Eaton, Canadian businessman, founded Eaton's (b. 1834)
- 1923 » Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (b. 1869)
- 1933 » John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
- 1942 » Henry Larkin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1860)
- 1944 » Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright (b. 1882)
- 1954 » Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, invented FM radio (b. 1890)
- 1954 » Vivian Woodward, English captain and footballer (b. 1879)
- 1955 » John Mott, American activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
Names that were popular for boys in 1923
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Gerrit
- Maria
- Hendrikus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1923
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Marie
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Antonia
- Margaretha
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1923
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
- February 16 » Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
- April 15 » Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes.
- August 16 » The United Kingdom gives the name "Ross Dependency" to part of its claimed Antarctic territory and makes the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand its administrator.
- September 1 » The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.
- September 29 » The First American Track & Field championships for women are held.
- October 31 » The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia.
The weather on Wednesday January 31, 1923
The temperature on January 31, 1923 was between 5.0 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI