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1923 in Great Britain — Page 2

Explore 56 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1923.

Historical records for Great Britain in 1923

Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 16 of 56 unique records.

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7Places on this page

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Member of Parliament

Hore-Belisha · Devonport · Member of Parliament for Devonport · Politics / Liberal Party

Elected Member of Parliament for Devonport

Men Like Gods

Wells, Herbert George · Arts / Literature

Wells published Men Like Gods, a utopian speculative novel.

Purchase of Evening Standard

Aitken, William Maxwell · London · Media / Media

Buys control of the Evening Standard

RAF Discharge

Lawrence of Arabia, Thomas Edward · Farnborough · Warfare / Military

Leaves the Royal Air Force after his assumed identity becomes public.

Reassessing Victorian Institutions

Strachey, Lytton · Arts / Literature

Strachey's work continued shaping discussions of political and religious institutions in Victorian Britain.

Royal Tank Corps

Lawrence of Arabia, Thomas Edward · Bovington Camp · Warfare / Military

Joins the Royal Tank Corps under the name T. E. Shaw.

Scoring Role in Retained League Crown

Chambers, Harry · Liverpool · Forward · Sport / Football

Harry Chambers provided attacking firepower when Liverpool retained the English championship in 1922–23, reinforcing his place among the club's prominent early scorers.

Senior Scholar

Crossman, Richard Howard Stafford · Winchester · Student · Politics / Labour Party

Becomes a senior scholar during his education at Winchester College.

The Decay of Capitalist Civilisation

Webb, Sidney James · Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Decay of Capitalist Civilisation"

The Perfect Fool

Holst, Gustav Theodore · London · Arts / Classical Music

1st performance of, "The Perfect Fool"

The World Crisis

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · Warfare / Military

Publication of "The World Crisis", a prediction of impending war

The World Crisis First Volume

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · Humanities / Social Science

Churchill published the first volume of The World Crisis, his history of the First World War.

The World Crisis Second Volume

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · Humanities / Social Science

Churchill published another volume of The World Crisis, examining the escalation and conduct of the European war.

The World Crisis", a prediction of impending war

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · Warfare / Military

Publication of "The World Crisis", a prediction of impending war

Vic Watson Plays in First Wembley FA Cup Final

Watson, Vic · Wembley · Forward · Sport / Football

Vic Watson leads West Ham United’s forward line as the club faces Bolton Wanderers in the inaugural FA Cup final at Wembley, which Bolton win 2-0.

West Ham First Wembley Final Under Syd King

King, Syd · Wembley · Manager · Sport / Football

King manages West Ham United in their first FA Cup final, a historic Wembley occasion that ends in defeat against Bolton Wanderers.

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