About the day » Thursday August 2, 1923Calender converter

• Antoinette Hubertina Maria Klijn, Udenhout,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2012)
• André Jozef Aloïs Tampere, Lichtervelde,8810,West-Vlaanderen,België († 2012)
• Anna (antje) Jonk, Volendam († 2012)
• Adriana Saak, Wildervank († 1976)
• van Homoet, Amerongen († 1923)
• Cornelia Van Der Starre, Schoonhoven († 1928)
• Anthonia Petronella de Ruijter, Utrecht († 2017)
• Cecil J Frey, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1988)
• Adrianus Engel, Alkemade, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1925)
• Antonius Willebrordus van der Hall, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 2021)

• Clasina Maria Zijlmans (21), Raamdonksveer
• Anna Cornelia Montens (76), Den Haag
• Arend Jan Schut (0), Leusden, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Jacoba Kerkvliet (71), Nieuwenhage
• van Homoet (0), Amerongen
• "Antonius" Antonie Antonie (64), Heeswijk, NL
• Arend Jan Schut (0), Leusden
• Arthur Réal Émilio Boisvert (0), Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc, Maskinongé, qc. Canada.
• Berend Baker (14), Ogden,Weber,Utah,United States
• Adriaantje Harms Werkema (70), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1921 » Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist († 2013)
• 1922 » Betsy Bloomingdale, American philanthropist and socialite († 2016)
• 1922 » Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author († 1998)
• 1923 » Ike Williams, American boxer († 1994)
• 1923 » Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli lawyer and politician, 9th President of Israel († 2016)
• 1924 » Carroll O'Connor, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 2001)
• 1924 » James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, and critic († 1987)
• 1924 » Joe Harnell, American pianist and composer († 2005)
• 1925 » John Dexter, English director and producer († 1990)
• 1925 » K. Arulanandan, Ceylon-American engineer and academic († 2004)

• 1903 » Eduard Magnus Jakobson, Estonian missionary and engraver (b. 1847)
• 1913 » Ferenc Pfaff, Hungarian architect and academic, designed Zagreb Central Station (b. 1851)
• 1915 » John Downer, Australian politician, 16th Premier of South Australia (b. 1843)
• 1917 » Jaan Mahlapuu, Estonian military pilot (b. 1894)
• 1921 » Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor and actor (b. 1873)
• 1922 » Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (b. 1847)
• 1923 » Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (b. 1865)
• 1934 » Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany (b. 1847)
• 1937 » Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1900)
• 1939 » Harvey Spencer Lewis, American mystic and author (b. 1883)

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 1 » Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS.
• January 9 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro flight.
• May 26 » The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually in June.
• 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 29 » The French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon takes effect.
• November 9 » In Munich, Germany, police and government troops crush the Beer Hall Putsch in Bavaria. The failed coup is the work of the Nazis.

The temperature on August 2, 1923 was between 8.6 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.