Born in 1923

What things cost in 1923

1923 figures are annual averages of the published monthly (or quarterly) values. “Today’s dollars” uses the Consumer Price Index for September 2026; “latest” is the most recent published price. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, via FRED. Average retail prices are only published from 1976 on; 1923 has the CPI alone.

Who was in charge in 1923

United States

Warren G. Harding, then Calvin Coolidge (President)

United Kingdom

George V (King); Bonar Law, then Stanley Baldwin (Prime minister)

Soviet Union

Joseph Stalin (General Secretary); Mikhail Kalinin (Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of Soviets); Vladimir Lenin (Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars)

Republic of China (1916–1949)

Cao Kun (President); Wang Zhengting (Acting Premier)

French Third Republic

Alexandre Millerand (President); Raymond Poincaré (President of the Council of ministers)

Weimar Republic of Germany

Friedrich Ebert (President); Wilhelm Cuno, then Gustav Stresemann, then Wilhelm Marx (Chancellor)

Empire of Japan

Taishō (Emperor); Katō Tomosaburō, then Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (Prime minister); Uchida Kosai (Acting Prime minister)

From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 20th century (1901–1950) (revision 1377869146), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 1923 →

Famous people born in 1923

• May 27 – Henry Kissinger, German-born United States Secretary of State, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (died 2023) source
• February 8 – Urpo Korhonen, Finnish Olympic cross-country skier (died 2009) source
• November 18 – Ted Stevens, American politician (died 2010) source
• August 2 – Shimon Peres, 8th Prime Minister of Israel, 9th President of Israel, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (died 2016) source
• December 2 – Maria Callas, singer (died 1977) source
• September 29 – Nicholas Amer, English actor (died 2019) source
• March 24 – Murray Hamilton, American actor (died 1986) source
• January 6 – Norman Kirk, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1974) source
• 22 November – Hanna Maron, German-born Israeli actress source
• 22 October – Bert Trautmann, German footballer and goalkeeper (died 2013) source
• 15 January – Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China (1988–2000) source
• November 29 – Augusto Lauro, Italian prelate (died 2023) source
• March 8 – Louk Hulsman, Dutch criminologist (died 2009) source
• January 5 – Sam Phillips, American record producer (died 2003) source
• 8 January – Joseph Weizenbaum, German computer scientist (died 2008) source

What happened in 1923

• 14 January — Voters in El Salvador elected National Democratic Party candidate Alfonso Quiñónez Molina to be President of El Salvador with a 100% margin but no results were posted. He was the only candidate. source
• January 5 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). source
• February 5 – Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford makes 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class cricket score for the first time in his third match at this level, at Melbourne Cricket Ground, giving the Victoria cricket team an innings total of 1,059. source
• January 17 (or 9) – First flight of the first rotorcraft, Juan de la Cierva's Cierva C.4 autogyro, in Spain. (It is first demonstrated to the military on January 31.) source
• 8 July – Natal – Canelands, Umdloti to Maidstone deviation, 6 mi 74 ch. source
• 13 January – Beechpark, the residence of President W. T. Cosgrave in Ballyboden, Dublin, was set on fire. source
• 1 February – The Lautaro de Buin football club is established. source
• March – The inflation rate in New Zealand reaches its lowest recorded value, −15.3 per cent source