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Died on Tuesday August 14, 1923
- Emmigje HOLTEN (65), Groot-Ammers
- Cornelia Verrips (69), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Catherine Caroline Marie Albrecht (75), San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, Verenigde Staten
- Arie Kool (72), Meerkerk
- Arie van Leeuwen (59), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Dedrika Kristina Hankamp (31), Stad Hardenberg
- Dirkje Anna Maria Elisabeth van der Star (20), Mijnsheerenland
- Dijmphna van Laarhoven (78), Vught
- Barendje Methorst (71), Scherpenzeel (Gld) Nederland
- Anna Janna Jasperse (13), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 14, 1923 at Delpher
Born on August 14
- 1922 » Leslie Marr, English race car driver
- 1923 » Alice Ghostley, American actress († 2007)
- 1923 » Patriarch Diodoros of Jerusalem († 2000)
- 1924 » Georges Prêtre, French conductor († 2017)
- 1924 » Holger Juul Hansen, Danish actor († 2013)
- 1924 » Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, Tibetan spiritual leader († 1981)
- 1924 » Sverre Fehn, Norwegian architect, designed the Hedmark Museum († 2009)
- 1925 » Russell Baker, American critic and essayist († 2019)
- 1926 » Buddy Greco, American singer and pianist († 2017)
- 1926 » René Goscinny, French author and illustrator († 1977)
Died on August 14
- 1905 » Simeon Solomon, English soldier and painter (b. 1840)
- 1909 » William Stanley, American engineer and philanthropist (b. 1829)
- 1926 » John H. Moffitt, American sergeant and politician, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1843)
- 1928 » Klabund, German author and poet (b. 1890)
- 1938 » Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer and accountant (b. 1876)
- 1941 » Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr and saint (b. 1894)
- 1941 » Paul Sabatier, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
- 1943 » Joe Kelley, American baseball player and manager (b. 1871)
- 1943 » Lore Berger, Swiss author and translator (b. 1921)
- 1951 » William Randolph Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation (b. 1863)
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.
- January 11 » Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments.
- June 18 » Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets.
- June 27 » Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane.
- August 23 » Captain Lowell Smith and Lieutenant John P. Richter performed the first mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours.
- September 4 » Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USSShenandoah.
- December 21 » United Kingdom and Nepal formally signed an agreement of friendship, called the Nepal–Britain Treaty of 1923, which superseded the Treaty of Sugauli signed in 1816.
The weather on Tuesday August 14, 1923
The temperature on August 14, 1923 was between 15.2 °C and 25.3 °C and averaged 19.3 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI