In December 1923, there were several significant events that took place around the world. On December 1, the United States signed a treaty with Germany to normalize relations after World War I. On December 11, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Robert A. Millikan for his work on the elementary charge of electricity. Additionally, on December 26, Turkey became a republic, with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as its first president.
December 1923 also saw the births of notable individuals such as Bob Barker, the famous game show host known for “The Price Is Right,” and On Kawara, a Japanese conceptual artist. Sadly, the month also marked the passing of prominent figures like Gustave Eiffel, the French engineer and architect best known for the Eiffel Tower, and Khalil Gibran, the Lebanese-American poet and writer.
Calendar For December 1923