October Benito Mussolini, the military head (duce) of the Fascist Party, is named premier by King Victor Emmanuel III; on 25 November Mussolini is granted dictatorial powers.

18 Nov.

French novelist Marcel Proust dies at age fifty-one.

20 Nov.

The Lausanne Conference, called to rewrite the Treaty of Sevres, convenes in Switzerland.

26 Nov.

Excavation begins on the tomb of ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamen near Luxor, Egypt.

6 Dec.

The provisional government in Ireland is superseded by the Free State government, formally establishing the Irish Free State.

18 Dec.

One week after his election, President Gabriel Narutowicz of Poland is assassinated by a madman.

30 Dec.

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is officially proclaimed.