About the day » Tuesday July 31, 1923Calender converter

• Andries Hederik, Delft, Zuid Holland († 1990)
• Bernardina Maria Verhoef-, Eindhoven, Nederland († 2005)
• Anna Elisabeth Bläsi, Solothurn, Switzerland († 2005)
• van Groenendaal, Tilburg († 2010)
• Barendina van der Eem, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1975)
• Adrienne Linsen, Kleine Brogel (B) († 2009)
• Afra Maria Vlaar, Purmerend († 1995)
• Anna Theresia Antonetta Maria Rijnen, Tilburg, NB Netherlands († 2010)
• Albertus Petrus Lauwers, Stoppeldijk,, Zeeland, Nederland († 2007)
• Abraham Mendels, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)

• Cornelis Halters (96), Dongen
• Adriaantje Knegt (57), Hilversum
• Cornelia Anthonia Maria Oetgens van Waveren-Pancras Clifford (52)
• Anna Jans Douwes (46), Nietap, Roden, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Claus van Bismarck (71), Miekinia (Nimkau), Neder-Silezië, Polen
• Arendje van Eijsden (67), Geervliet
• Clementia Maria Van der Haegen (48), Aalst, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Bernardus Dirks (65), Groningen, Nederland
• Arie van Klaveren (21), Boskoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bernardus Dirks (65), groningen

• 1920 » James E. Faust, American religious leader, lawyer, and politician († 2007)
• 1921 » Donald Malarkey, American sergeant and author († 2017)
• 1921 » Peter Benenson, English lawyer and activist, founded Amnesty International († 2005)
• 1921 » Whitney Young, American activist († 1971)
• 1922 » Hank Bauer, American baseball player and manager († 2007)
• 1923 » Ahmet Ertegun, Turkish-American songwriter and producer, founded Atlantic Records († 2006)
• 1923 » Stephanie Kwolek, American chemist and engineer, invented Kevlar († 2014)
• 1924 » Jimmy Evert, American tennis player and coach († 2015)
• 1925 » Carmel Quinn, Irish singer, actress and writer
• 1925 » John Swainson, Canadian-American jurist and politician, 42nd Governor of Michigan († 1994)

• 1913 » John Milne, British geologist and mining engineer. (b. 1850)
• 1914 » Jean Jaurès, French journalist and politician (b. 1859)
• 1917 » Francis Ledwidge, Irish soldier and poet (b. 1881)
• 1917 » Hedd Wyn, Welsh language poet (b. 1887)
• 1920 » Ion Dragoumis, Greek philosopher and diplomat (b. 1878)
• 1940 » Udham Singh, Indian activist (b. 1899)
• 1942 » Francis Younghusband, British Army Officer, explorer and spiritual writer (b.1863)
• 1943 » Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1905)
• 1944 » Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French pilot and poet (b. 1900)
• 1953 » Robert A. Taft, American soldier and politician (b. 1889)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Adrianus
10. Jacob
11. Jacobus
12. Gerardus
13. Wilhelmus
14. Dirk
15. Antonius
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Grietje
14. Helena
15. Margaretha
16. Aaltje

• 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.
• February 16 » Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
• August 2 » Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.
• September 29 » The British Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine.
• September 29 » The First American Track & Field championships for women are held.
• October 29 » Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.

The temperature on July 31, 1923 was between 12.4 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 10.4 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.