Historical Events
- Army move SPD/KPD-government to German part of Saxony
- Gibbs, Grey and Wood's revue "Runnin' Wild" (introducing "The Charleston") opens on Broadway, New York City
- Kemal Atatürk declares Turkey a republic (successor state to Ottoman Empire)
- Mustafa Kemal officially confirms Turkey as a republic (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti), now commemorated annually as the Republic Day of Turkey
- Textile strike against lower wages begins in Enschede, Netherlands
Famous Birthdays
Carl Djerassi (1923-2015)
Austrian-born American chemist and father of the contraceptive pill, born in Vienna, Austria
- Dietrich Manicke, German composer, born in Wurzen, Saxony, Germany (d. 2013)
About October 29, 1923
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 100 years and 6 months
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Scorpio
