Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1923 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
On this day:
St Augustine Introduces Julian Calendar to England - 0597, William the Conqueror crowned - 1066, Domesday Book Commissioned - 1085, First Christmas Tree in Britain - 1800, Mrs Beeton Published - 1861, End of the Soviet Union - 1991
Famous and historic events from 1923
Famous Britons born in 1923
Bill McLaren
Christopher Longuet-Higgins
Donald Swann
Dorothy Dunnett
Eric Sykes
Gordon Jackson
James Hamilton
Janet Brown
John Nye
John Ormond
Mary Levison
Nicholas Parsons
Norman Vaughan
Patrick Moore
Richard Attenborough
Robert Hinde
Robert Maxwell
Robin Day
Sir Donald Sinden
Sir John Mason
Sir John Mortimer
Sue Ryder
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