1923
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Events
January
- January 22: A decision to establish an agrarian bank to aid the farmers is made by the Greek government.
- January 23: The Greek Government publishes the law that adopts the Gregorian Calendar.
March
- March 1: The Julian Calendar is officially replaced by the Gregorian in Greece. February 16 becomes March 1.
- March 11: The "Alexander Z" sinks in the Saronic Gulf. 150 sailors drown.
- March 19: Aris Thessaloniki play their first match and defeat Iraklis 2-0.
April
- April 23: Aris defeat YMCA of Thessaloniki 5-0 to win the 1st Championship of Thessaloniki.
July
- July 24: The Treaty of Lausanne is signed.
September
- September 20: Patriarch Meletius IV resigns the Ecumenical throne amid growing political pressure.
- September 27: The Italian forces that had occupied Corfu evacuate the island. Greece is forced to pay an indemnity to the Italian government.
October
- October 9: 5,000 mostly Greek-owned businesses are shut down in Constantinople.
December
- December 19: King George II goes into exile.
Births
March
- March 13: Brig. Gen. Dimitrios Ioannidis, member of the Junta
December
- December 2: Maria Callas, opera singer
- December 23: Stjepan Bobek, former coach of Panathinaikos and Olympiakos
- December 31: Yiannis Dalianidis, film director
Deaths
- January 11: exiled King Constantine I, in Palermo, Italy
