On This Day — July 23

🕰️ Notable Events on July 23

• 2016 — Kabul twin bombing occurred in the vicinity of Deh Mazang when protesters, mostly from the Shiite Hazara minority, were marching against route changing of the TUTAP power project. At least 80 people were killed and 260 were injured. Wikipedia ↗
• 2015 — NASA announces discovery of Kepler-452b by Kepler. Wikipedia ↗
• 2005 — Three bombs explode in the Naama Bay area of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, killing 88 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo, Japan by Yuji Nishizawa. Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Digital Equipment Corporation files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered; it becomes visible to the naked eye on Earth nearly a year later. Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — A Vatican commission, led by Joseph Ratzinger, establishes that limiting certain rights of homosexual people and non-married couples is not equivalent to discrimination on grounds of race or gender. Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Abkhazia declares independence from Georgia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — General Ne Win, effective ruler of Burma since 1962, resigns after pro-democracy protests. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Thirteen Sri Lanka Army soldiers are killed after a deadly ambush by the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Gimli Glider: Air Canada Flight 143 runs out of fuel and makes a deadstick landing at Gimli, Manitoba. Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Outside Santa Clarita, California, actor Vic Morrow and two children are killed when a helicopter crashes onto them while shooting a scene from Twilight Zone: The Movie. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Phạm Tuân becomes the first Vietnamese citizen and the first Asian in space when he flies aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — The Greek military junta collapses, and former Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis is invited to lead the new government, beginning Greece's metapolitefsi era. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — The United States launches Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Qaboos bin Said al Said becomes Sultan of Oman after overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur initiating massive reforms, modernization programs and end to a decade long civil war. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Glenville shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization and the Cleveland Police Department occurs. During the shootout, a riot begins and lasts for five days. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — The only successful hijacking of an El Al aircraft takes place when a Boeing 707 carrying ten crew and 38 passengers is taken over by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The aircraft was en route from Rome, to Lod, Israel. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Detroit Riots: In Detroit, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city. It ultimately kills 43 people, injures 342 and burns about 1,400 buildings. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — The Sandinista National Liberation Front is founded in Nicaragua. Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the coup) in overthrowing King Farouk of Egypt. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — The post-war legal processes against Philippe Pétain begin. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — The Rayleigh bath chair murder occurred in Rayleigh, Essex, England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: The British destroyers HMS Eclipse and HMS Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser HMS Newfoundland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — The Holocaust: The Treblinka extermination camp is opened. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: The German offensives Operation Edelweiss and Operation Braunschweig begin. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Bulgarian poet and Communist leader Nikola Vaptsarov is executed by firing squad. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — The United States' Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles issues a declaration on the U.S. non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties. Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — The Fascist government in Italy bans the use of foreign words. Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay. Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film. Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — The Communist Party of China (CPC) is established at the founding National Congress. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Austria-Hungary issues a series of demands in an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia demanding Serbia to allow the Austrians to determine who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Serbia accepts all but one of those demands and Austria declares war on July 28. Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — The Second Constitution accepted by the Ottomans. Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — The Ford Motor Company sells its first car. Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1881 — The Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina is signed in Buenos Aires. Wikipedia ↗
• 1874 — Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — American Civil War: Henry Halleck takes command of the Union Army. Wikipedia ↗
• 1840 — The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1829 — In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter. Wikipedia ↗
• 1821 — While the Mora Rebellion continues, Greeks capture Monemvasia Castle. Turkish troops and citizens are transferred to Minor Asia coasts. Wikipedia ↗
• 1793 — Kingdom of Prussia re-conquers Mainz from France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1793 — Roger Sherman, a Connecticut Patriot and member of the Committee of Five selected to draft the Declaration of Independence, dies of typhoid in New Haven, Connecticut, at age 72. Wikipedia ↗
• 1677 — Scanian War: Denmark-Norway captures the harbor town of Marstrand from Sweden. Wikipedia ↗
• 1632 — Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe, France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1319 — A Knights Hospitaller fleet scores a crushing victory over an Aydinid fleet off Chios. Wikipedia ↗
• 811 — Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I plunders the Bulgarian capital of Pliska and captures Khan Krum's treasury. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on July 23

• 1996 — Alexandra Andresen, Norwegian heiress and equestrian Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Danny Ings, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Lauren Mitchell, Australian gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Jarrod Wallace, Australian rugby league footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Kevin Reynolds, Canadian figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Daniel Radcliffe, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Donald Young, American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Alessio Cerci, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Felipe Dylon, Brazilian singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Serdar Kurtuluş, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Aya Uchida, Japanese voice actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Nelson Philippe, French race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Yelena Sokolova, Russian long jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Luis Ángel Landín, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Walter Gargano, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Matthew Murphy, English singer and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Brandon Roy, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Celeste Thorson, American actress, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Bec Hewitt, Australian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Aaron Piersol, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — David Strettle, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Ömer Aysan Barış, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Joe Mather, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Gökhan Ünal, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Gerald Wallace, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Paul Wesley, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Steve Jocz, Canadian singer-songwriter, drummer, and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Dmitriy Karpov, Kazakhstani decathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Aleksandr Kulik, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Jarkko Nieminen, Finnish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Sandeep Parikh, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Michelle Williams, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Perro Aguayo Jr., Mexican wrestler and promoter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Richard Sims, Zimbabwean cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Ricardo Sperafico, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Cathleen Tschirch, German sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Stuart Elliott, Northern Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Stefanie Sun, Singaporean singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Lauren Groff, American novelist and short story writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Scott Clemmensen, American ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Gail Emms, English badminton player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Néicer Reasco, Ecuadorian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Shawn Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Judit Polgár, Hungarian chess player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Dan Rogerson, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Terry Glenn, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Maurice Greene, American sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Rik Verbrugghe, Belgian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Nomar Garciaparra, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Fran Healy, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Himesh Reshammiya, Indian singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Andrea Scanavacca, Italian rugby player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Suat Kılıç, Turkish journalist, lawyer, and politician, Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Floyd Reifer, Barbadian cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Marlon Wayans, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Zinedine Zidane, French footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Dalvin DeGrate, American rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Alison Krauss, American singer-songwriter and fiddler Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Joel Stein, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Charisma Carpenter, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Thea Dorn, German author and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Sam Watters, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Andrew Cassels, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Elden Campbell, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Gary Payton, American basketball player and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Stephanie Seymour, American model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Rob Dickinson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Slash, English-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Uwe Barth, German politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Nick Menza, German drummer and songwriter (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Slobodan Zivojinovic, Serbian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Eriq La Salle, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Mark Laurie, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Alain Lefèvre, Canadian pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — André Ducharme, Canadian comedian and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Michael Durant, American pilot and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Martin Gore, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Woody Harrelson, American actor and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Milind Gunaji, Indian actor, model, television show host, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Gary Ella, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Susan Graham, American soprano and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Al Perez, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Nancy Savoca, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Ken Green, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Tomy Winata, Indonesian businessman and philanthropist, founded the Artha Graha Peduli Foundation Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Jo Brand, English comedian, actress, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Nikos Galis, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Theo van Gogh, Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Quentin Willson, English TV presenter, Top Gear. Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Graham Gooch, English cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Najib Razak, Malaysian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Paul Hibbert, Australian cricketer and coach (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Bill Nyrop, American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — John Rutsey, Canadian drummer (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Janis Siegel, American jazz singer (The Manhattan Transfer) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Alex Kozinski, Romanian-born American lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Ian Thomas, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Blair Thornton, Canadian guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Alan Turner, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Clive Rice, South African cricketer and coach (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Ross Cranston, Australian-English lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — John Cushnahan, Northern Irish educator and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — John Hall, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Stanisław Targosz, Polish general (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Gardner Dozois, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — David Essex, English singer-songwriter, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Torsten Palm, Swedish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Robin Simon, English historian, critic, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Andy Mackay, English oboe player and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — René Ricard, American poet, painter, and critic (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Edward Gregson, English composer and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Jon Sammels, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Dino Danelli, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Maria João Pires, Portuguese pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Randall Forsberg, American scientist (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Tony Joe White, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Sallyanne Atkinson, Australian journalist and politician, Lord Mayor of Brisbane Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Madeline Bell, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Richard E. Dauch, American businessman, co-founded American Axle (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Dimitris Liantinis, Greek philosopher and author (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Christopher Andrew, English historian and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Richie Evans, American race car driver (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Sergio Mattarella, Italian lawyer, judge, and politician, 12th President of Italy Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Danielle Collobert, French author, poet, and journalist (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Don Imus, American radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian economist and politician, Italian Minister of Finance (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Juliet Anderson, American porn actress and producer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Ronny Cox, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Charles Harrelson, American murderer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Bert Newton, Australian actor and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Dave Webster, American football player and engineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Don Drysdale, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Anthony Kennedy, American lawyer and jurist Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Jim Hall, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Raimund Abraham, Austrian architect, designed the Austrian Cultural Forum (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Bert Convy, American actor, singer, and game show host (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Benedict Groeschel, American priest, psychologist, and talk show host (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Richard Rogers, Italian-English architect, designed the Millennium Dome and Lloyd's building Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Te Atairangikaahu, Māori queen (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Claude Fournier, Canadian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Guy Fournier, Canadian author and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Danny Barcelona, American drummer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Lateef Jakande, Nigerian journalist and politician, 5th Governor of Lagos State Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Leon Fleisher, American pianist and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Vera Rubin, American astronomer and academic (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Hubert Selby, Jr., American author and screenwriter (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Gérard Brach, French director and screenwriter (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on July 23 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on July 23

🏛️ Public Holidays

Also in: Día de la Fuerza Aérea del Perú (PE) · Revolution Day (EG) · عيد ثورة ٢٣ يوليو (EG)

✡️ Religious Observances

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