What Happened on July 31, 1923

Historical Events

  • Belgian Chamber discusses bilinguality at Ghent University

Famous Birthdays

  • Ahmet Ertegun, Turkish-American, songwriter, businessman (co-founder of Atlantic Records), and philanthropist, born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 2006)
  • Jimmy Evert, American tennis coach (father of Chris Evert), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015)
  • Stephanie Kwolek, American chemist and inventor (Kevlar), born in New Kensington, Pennsylvania (d. 2014) [1]

About July 31, 1923

Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 100 years, 8 months and 25 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Leo