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October 1, 1923
On October 1, 1923, the 1923 Imperial Conference opened in London. Jules Deschênes, Jules Deschênes, Jules Deschênes would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · October 1, 1923
The 1923 Imperial Conference opened in London.
The 1923 Imperial Conference met in London in the autumn of 1923, the first attended by the new Irish Free State. While named the Imperial Economic Conference, the principal activity concerned the rights of the Dominions in regards to determining their own foreign policy.
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The year in brief
1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1923rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 923rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 23rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1920s decade.
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On October 1, 1923
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1923 The 1923 Imperial Conference opened in London. Conference on the rights of British Dominions
The 1923 Imperial Conference met in London in the autumn of 1923, the first attended by the new Irish Free State. While named the Imperial Economic Conference, the principal activity concerned the rights of the Dominions in regards to determining their own foreign policy.
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1923 Georges Carpentier knocked out former British heavyweight champion Joe Beckett a mere twenty seconds into the first round of their boxing match at Olympia in London. French boxer (1894–1975)
Georges Carpentier was a French boxer, actor and World War I pilot. A precocious pugilist, Carpentier fought in numerous categories. He fought mainly as a light heavyweight and heavyweight in a career lasting from 1908 to 1926.
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Other moments from 1923
- April 15 Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes.
- April 15 Racially motivated Nihon Shōgakkō fire lit by a serial arsonist kills 10 children in Sacramento, California.
- April 26 The Duke of York (the future King George VI) weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey.
- April 28 Wembley Stadium is opened, named initially as the Empire Stadium.
- 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.
- August 18 The first British Track and Field championships for women are held in London, Great Britain.
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