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Glynis Johns. Glynis Margaret Payne Johns (5 October 1923 – 4 January 2024) was a British [4] actress. In a career spanning seven decades on stage and screen, Johns appeared in more than 60 films and 30 plays. She received various accolades throughout her career, including a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award as well as nominations for an ...
20 October – Essendon wins the Premiership of the 1923 VFL season, defeating Fitzroy 8.15 (63) to 6.10 (46) at the MCG. Bitalli wins the Melbourne Cup. Wynette wins the Caulfield Cup. New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield. The 1923 NSWRFL Premiership culminates in Eastern Suburbs ' 15–12 victory over South Sydney in the final.
World Series. 1924 →. The 1923 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1923 season. The 20th edition of the World Series, it matched the American League champion New York Yankees against the National League champion New York Giants. The Yankees beat the Giants in six games.
Oct 23. Legendary Yankees slugger. Babe Ruth. makes a postseason exhibition appearance in a rival Giants uniform as NY beats Baltimore Orioles, 9-0 in a benefit game for former Giants owner John Day.
March on Rome. The Revolutions of 1917–1923 were a revolutionary wave that included political unrest and armed revolts around the world inspired by the success of the Russian Revolution and the disorder created by the aftermath of World War I. The uprisings were mainly socialist or anti- colonial in nature.
12 November – Her Highness Princess Maud of Fife marries Captain Charles Alexander Carnegie in Wellington Barracks, London. 16 November – first BBC broadcast from Sheffield (station 2FL). 6 December – the 1923 United Kingdom general election, is won by the Conservative Party led by Stanley Baldwin but without enough seats to form a ...
29 October 1923: Proclamation of the Republic of Turkey. 3 March 1924: Abolition of the office of Caliphate held by the Ottoman Caliphate. 25 November 1925: Change of headgear and dress. 30 November 1925: Closure of religious convents and dervish lodges. 1 March 1926: Introduction of the new penal law. 4 October 1926: Introduction of the new ...
