21st May 1923
British Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law (Conservative Party) resigned because of his terminal throat cancer. His successor in office was the previous Chancellor of the Exchequer, Stanley Baldwin (Conservative Party), who took over the government on May 22nd.
Ship Losses:
Glenburnie (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground at Spot Point, Newfoundland.[ She was refloated on 24 May.[
Marcella (United Kingdom) The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Louisburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Rosa (United Kingdom) The coaster ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was refloated on 28 May.[