Timeline July 1923

Events in July 1923 7

• 1878 – 1923 Pancho Villa (1878-1923) Died 20 July 1923, aged 45 Pancho Villa was a leading general of the Mexican Revolution who commanded the Division del Norte and briefly controlled much of northern Mexico. After the revolution he retired to a ranch in Chihuahua, where he was assassinated in an ambush. He remains one of the most recognized figures of the Mexican Revolution.
• 1923 Wimbledon 1923 Men: Bill Johnston · Women: Suzanne Lenglen
• 1923 – 2012 Wisława Szymborska Poet Nobel Prize-winning poet known for her wit and precision.
• 1923 – present Rudolph A. Marcus Canadian-American Chemist Canadian-born American theoretical chemist who won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Marcus theory, which explains the rate at which electrons transfer between molecules. His elegant equations illuminated fundamental processes from photosynthesis and cell metabolism to the functioning of batteries and solar cells. Born in Montreal, he taught himself theory after repeatedly breaking laboratory glassware, and continued active research past his 100th birthday. He died five days before his 103rd birthday.
• 1923 Rudolph A. Marcus born in Montreal Born Rudolph Arthur Marcus in Montreal, Quebec, to a Jewish family descended from Lithuanian immigrants. His mother was a gifted pianist and singer who encouraged his intellectual curiosity.
• 1923 The Treaty of Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland Replaced Sèvres, recognised the Turkish Republic, and sanctioned a compulsory population exchange that uprooted around 1.6 million people. The last treaty of the First World War.
• 1923 Treaty of Lausanne signed Treaty settles borders of the new Turkish state The Treaty of Lausanne was signed by Turkey and the Allied powers, replacing the unratified Treaty of Sevres and establishing the internationally recognized borders of modern Turkey. It also provided for a large-scale population exchange between Greece and Turkey. The treaty formally ended the state of war stemming from the First World War in the region.