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1922 Atacama earthquake

The 1922 Atacama earthquake was a magnitude 8.3–8.6 megathrust earthquake that struck northern Chile on 11 November 1922, generating a Pacific-wide tsunami that killed about 800 people.

1922 Committee

1922 Committee (the 22), formally the Conservative Private Members (1922) Committee: backbench Conservative MPs' body founded April 1923 by the 1922-election intake, not the Carlton Club meeting; meets weekly, oversees leadership elections and confidence votes.

1922 Newport by-election

The 1922 Newport by-election (18 October 1922, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales) saw unofficial Conservative Reginald Clarry beat Labour's Bowen and Liberal Moore; the result fed the Carlton Club meeting that ended the Lloyd George coalition.

1922 Southern Rhodesian government referendum

The 1922 Southern Rhodesian government referendum, held 27 October 1922, saw the white electorate reject joining the Union of South Africa (5,989 votes) in favor of responsible government (8,774), ending British South Africa Company rule in 1923.

1922 Swedish prohibition referendum

The 1922 Swedish prohibition referendum (förbudsomröstningen), held 27 August 1922, was Sweden's first national consultative referendum on total alcohol prohibition; it failed 49% to 51%, with 59% of women voting yes, using the country's only sex-segregated ballots.

192220 Oicles

192220 Oicles (2007 RZ132) is a mid-sized Jupiter Trojan asteroid, about 6.75 km across, orbiting the Sun every 11.96 years at 4.90 to 5.55 AU; not hazardous, no Earth close approaches.

1923

1923, the interwar year of the Treaty of Lausanne, the Republic of Turkey's founding, the Great Kanto Earthquake (over 100,000 dead), the Ruhr occupation, Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch, Harding's death, King Tut's tomb, and Disney's founding.

1923 (TV series)

1923 is a Taylor Sheridan Western drama on Paramount+, a Yellowstone prequel starring Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren as Jacob and Cara Dutton in 1920s Montana; two eight-episode seasons, 2022–2025.

1923 Great Kantō earthquake

The 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, also called the Great Tokyo earthquake (関東大震災, Kantō daishinsai), was a magnitude 7.9 quake near Tokyo on September 1, 1923, that killed 105,385 people.

1923 in the United States

1923 in the United States: Harding's death and Coolidge's succession, Taft Court landmark decisions Adkins, Meyer v. Nebraska, and Moore v. Dempsey, founding of the American Law Institute, and Gibran's The Prophet.

1923 Ipiales earthquake

The 1923 Ipiales earthquake, also known as the Cumbal earthquake, was a destructive Mw 6.2 earthquake that struck southern Colombia near the Ecuador border on 14 December 1923.

1923 season 2

1923 season 2 is the final season (2025) of Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone prequel on Paramount+, starring Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren as Jacob and Cara Dutton; it premiered February 23, 2025 and ended with "A Dream and a Memory".

1923 Sichuan earthquake

The 1923 Sichuan earthquake was a magnitude 7.3 strike-slip earthquake that struck western Sichuan, China, on 24 March 1923, devastating Luhuo and Daofu and killing about 3,000 people.

1923 Sirjan earthquake

The 1923 Sirjan earthquake, usually called the Lalehzar earthquake, was a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck Kerman province, southeast Iran, on 22 September 1923, killing roughly 200 to 300 people.

1923 Turbat-Haklari earthquake

The 1923 Turbat-Haklari earthquake, also known as the Kaj Darakht earthquake, struck near Turbat-i Haidariyyeh in Khurasan, northeastern Iran, early on 25 May 1923, destroying villages and killing about 900 people.

1924

1924: the year of the Dawes Plan on German reparations, the first Winter Olympics at Chamonix and the Paris games, Ramsay MacDonald's Labour government, and the KMT-Communist united front in China.

1924 British Mount Everest expedition

1924 British Mount Everest expedition: third British attempt on Everest, led by Charles Bruce and Norton; Mallory and Irvine vanished 8 June 1924 on the northeast ridge; Mallory's body found 1999, Irvine's boot 2024.

1924 Chilean coup d'état

The 1924 Chilean coup d'état was a September military intervention in which young officers forced Congress to pass social laws, then deposed President Arturo Alessandri and installed a junta.

1924 Constitution of the USSR

The 1924 Constitution of the USSR (Конституция СССР 1924 года) was the first fundamental law of the Soviet Union, combining the 1922 Union Treaty's Declaration and Treaty into one Basic Law.

1924 Democratic National Convention

The 1924 Democratic National Convention, nicknamed "Klanbake," nominated John W. Davis on a record 103 ballots at Madison Square Garden, New York City, in 1924.

1924 Soviet Constitution

The 1924 Soviet Constitution (Первая Конституция СССР) was the first Basic Law of the USSR, adopted by the Second Congress of Soviets on 31 January 1924.

1924 Summer Olympics

1924 Summer Olympics (Games of the VIII Olympiad), Paris, second Paris Games after 1900 and first city to host twice; 44 nations, 3,089 athletes, first Olympic village at Colombes, Coubertin's last Games, USA led the medal table.

1924 United States presidential election

1924 U.S. presidential election: Republican Calvin Coolidge won a full term with 382 electoral votes and 54.0% of the popular vote, defeating Democrat John W. Davis (136) and Progressive Robert M. La Follette (13).

1924 Winter Olympics

1924 Winter Olympics (I Olympic Winter Games), originally Semaine Internationale des Sports d'Hiver: first Winter Games, Chamonix, France, 25 January to 5 February 1924; 258 athletes, 16 nations, six sports; retroactively recognized by the IOC.

1924 Wonosobo earthquake

The 1924 Wonosobo earthquake was a pair of destructive shocks in Central Java, Indonesia, on 12 November and 2 December 1924, killing 727 and 115 people.

1925

The year 1925: Locarno treaties in Europe, Mussolini's dictatorship declared, Mein Kampf published, the Scopes trial, The Great Gatsby, Hubble's galaxies, and Heisenberg's quantum mechanics.

1925 Ardahan earthquake

The 1925 Ardahan earthquake was a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck near Ardahan in northeastern Anatolia on 9 January 1925, destroying several villages and causing loss of life.

1925 Chilean coup d'état

The 1925 Chilean coup d'état was a 23 January 1925 military action in which young officers led by Marmaduke Grove and Carlos Ibáñez del Campo overthrew Chile's Government Junta.

1925 Ecuadorian coup d'état

The 1925 Ecuadorian coup d'état was a bloodless military uprising on 9 July 1925 that overthrew President Gonzalo S. Córdova and began the Revolución Juliana.

1925 North Tajima earthquake

The 1925 North Tajima earthquake (北但馬地震), also called the North Tajima Great Disaster, struck northern Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on May 23, 1925, killing 428 people, mostly in fires.