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July 23rd


- Birthday of Haile Selassie (Rastafari movement)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Neptunalia, in honor of Neptune. (Roman Empire)
- Renaissance Day (Oman)
- Revolution Day (Egypt)

July 23rd


- 2005 - Three bombs explode in the Naama Bay area of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, killing 88 people.
- 1999 - Crown Prince Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan is crowned King Mohammed VI of Morocco on the death of his father.
- 1999 - ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo, Japan.
- 1997 - Digital Equipment Company files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel.
- 1995 - Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered; it will become visible to the naked eye nearly a year later.
- 1992 - A Vatican commission, led by Joseph Ratzinger, establishes that it is necessary to limit rights of homosexual people and non-married couples.
- 1992 - Abkhazia declares independence from Georgia.
- 1988 - General Ne Win, effective ruler of Burma since 1962, resigns after pro-democracy protests.
- 1986 - In London, Prince Andrew, Duke of York marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.
- 1984 - Vanessa Williams becomes the first Miss America to resign when she surrenders her crown after nude photos of her appeared in Penthouse magazine.
- 1983 - Gimli Glider: Air Canada Flight 143 runs out of fuel and makes a deadstick landing at Gimli, Manitoba.
- 1983 - The Sri Lankan Civil War begins with the killing of 13 Sri Lanka Army soldiers by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Terrorist group. In the subsequent riots of Black July, about 1,000 Tamils are slaughtered, some 400,000 Tamils flee to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, India and many find refuge in Europe and Canada.
- 1982 - The International Whaling Commission decides to end commercial whaling by 1985-86.
- 1972 - The United States launch Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite.
- 1970 - Qaboos ibn Sa’id becomes Sultan of Oman after overthrowing his father, Sa’id ibn Taimur initiating massive reforms ;modernisation programs and end to a decade long civil war.
- 1968 - Glenville Shootout: in Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization led by Ahmed Evans and the Cleveland Police Department occurs. During the shootout, a riot begins and lasts for five days.
- 1968 - The only successful hijacking of an El Al aircraft takes place when a Boeing 707 carrying 10 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, Italy, to Lod, Israel.
- 1967 - 12th Street Riot: in Detroit, Michigan, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city. It will leave 43 killed, 342 injured and 1,400 buildings burned.
- 1962 - Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite.
- 1962 - The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed.
- 1961 - The Sandinista National Liberation Front is founded in Nicaragua.
- 1956 - The Loi Cadre is passed by the French Republic in order to order French overseas territory affairs.
- 1952 - The European Coal and Steel community is established.
- 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.
- 1945 - The post-war legal processes against Philippe Pétain begin.
- 1942 - The Holocaust: the Treblinka extermination camp is opened.
- 1942 - World War II: Operation Edelweiss begins.
- 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.
- 1936 - In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.
- 1929 - The Fascist government in Italy bans the use of foreign words.
- 1926 - Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
- 1914 - Austria-Hungary issues an ultimatum to Serbia demanding Serbia to allow the Austrians to determine who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Serbia will reject those demands and Austria will declare war on July 28.
- 1903 - The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
- 1881 - The Federation Internationale de Gymnastique, the world's oldest international sport federation, is founded.
- 1881 - The Boundary treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina is signed in Buenos Aires.
- 1874 - Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa.
- 1862 - American Civil War: Henry W. Halleck takes command of the Union Army.
- 1840 - The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.
- 1833 - Cornerstones are laid for the construction of the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio.
- 1829 - In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.
- 1793 - Prussia re-conquers Mainz from France.
- 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe, France.

July 23rd


- 1996 - Rachel G. Fox, American actress
- 1992 - Amanda Wilson, English singer
- 1990 - Munro Chambers, Canadian actor
- 1989 - Daniel Radcliffe, English actor
- 1986 - Ayaka Komatsu, Japanese model and actress
- 1986 - Nelson Philippe, French racing driver
- 1986 - Reece Ritchie, English actor
- 1985 - Ólafur Hannesson, Icelandic television personality
- 1985 - Luis Ángel Landín, Mexican footballer
- 1985 - Matthew Colin Bailey, American designer
- 1985 - Blake Harrison, English actor
- 1984 - Brandon Roy, American professional basketball player
- 1984 - Matthew Murphy, English singer, guitarist and keyboardist (The Wombats)
- 1983 - Andrew Eiden, American actor
- 1983 - Bec Hewitt, Australian actress
- 1983 - Aaron Peirsol, American swimmer
- 1983 - David Strettle, English rugby player
- 1982 - Paul Wesley, American actor
- 1982 - Gerald Wallace, American basketball player
- 1982 - Zanjoe Marudo, Filipino actor
- 1981 - Steve Jocz, Canadian drummer (Sum 41)
- 1981 - Jarkko Nieminen, Finnish tennis player
- 1980 - Michelle Williams, American singer (Destiny's Child)
- 1979 - Perro Aguayo, Jr., Mexican professional wrestler
- 1979 - Richard Sims, Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1979 - Ricardo Sperafico, Brazilian racing driver
- 1978 - Stuart Elliott, Northern Irish footballer
- 1978 - Stefanie Sun, Singaporean singer
- 1978 - Marianela González, Venezuelan actress
- 1977 - Neicer Reasco, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1977 - Scott Clemmensen, American ice hockey player
- 1976 - Jonathan Gallant, Canadian bassist (Billy Talent)
- 1976 - Judit Polgár, Hungarian chess player
- 1975 - Seong Hyeon-ah, South Korean actress
- 1975 - Surya Sivakumar, Indian Tamil actor
- 1974 - Terry Glenn, American football player
- 1974 - Maurice Greene, American sprinter
- 1974 - Stephanie March, American actress
- 1974 - Sonny Siaki, Samoan professional wrestler
- 1974 - Rik Verbrugghe, Belgian cyclist
- 1974 - Kathryn Hahn, American actress
- 1973 - Nomar Garciaparra, American baseball player
- 1973 - Francis Healy, English-born Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Travis)
- 1973 - Monica Lewinsky, American White House intern
- 1973 - Himesh Reshammiya, Indian Bollywood composer, singer and actor
- 1973 - Andrea Scanavacca, Italian rugby player
- 1972 - Marlon Wayans, American actor
- 1972 - Floyd Reifer, West Indian cricketer
- 1971 - Dalvin DeGrate, American singer
- 1971 - Alison Krauss, American singer and fiddler
- 1971 - Chris Michalek, American jazz harmonica player
- 1971 - Christopher Lee, Singaporean actor and model
- 1971 - Joel Stein, American journalist
- 1970 - Charisma Carpenter, American actress
- 1970 - Thea Dorn, German writer
- 1968 - Elden Campbell, American basketball player
- 1968 - Nick Menza, Germany-born American drummer (Megadeth)
- 1968 - Gary Payton, American basketball player
- 1968 - Stephanie Seymour, American supermodel
- 1967 - Titiyo, Swedish singer
- 1967 - Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor
- 1966 - Samantha Beckinsale, English actress
- 1965 - Rob Dickinson, English guitarist, singer and songwriter (Catherine Wheel)
- 1965 - Slash, English-born American guitarist (Guns N' Roses)
- 1964 - Uwe Barth, German politician
- 1964 - Ed Forchion, American marijuana activist
- 1962 - Eriq La Salle, American actor
- 1961 - Martin Gore, English guitarist, keyboardist, bassist and songwriter (Depeche Mode)
- 1961 - Woody Harrelson, American actor
- 1961 - André Ducharme, Québécois humorist (Rock et Belles Oreilles) and comedian
- 1961 - Michael Durant, American helicopter pilot
- 1960 - Al Perez, American professional wrestler
- 1959 - Nancy Savoca, American filmmaker
- 1957 - Theo van Gogh, Dutch film director (d. 2004)
- 1957 - Nick Galis, Greek basketball player
- 1954 - Annie Sprinkle, American porn star and performance artist
- 1953 - Graham Gooch, English cricketer
- 1953 - Bob Hilton, American game show host and announcer
- 1952 - Bill Nyrop, American ice hockey player (d. 1995)
- 1952 - Paul Hibbert, Australian cricketer
- 1951 - Edie McClurg, American actress
- 1951 - Michael McConnohie, American voice actor
- 1950 - Alex Kozinski, Romanian-born American judge
- 1950 - Blair Thornton, Canadian guitarist (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
- 1950 - Alan Turner, Australian cricketer
- 1949 - Clive Rice, South African cricketer
- 1948 - John Cushnahan, Northern Irish politician
- 1948 - John Hall, American politician and songwriter
- 1947 - Gardner Dozois, American science fiction writer and editor
- 1947 - David Essex, English singer
- 1947 - Torsten Palm, Swedish racing driver
- 1943 - Randall Forsberg, American nuclear freeze advocate (d. 2007)
- 1943 - Tony Joe White, American singer and songwriter
- 1942 - Myra Hindley, English murderer (d. 2002)
- 1942 - Sallyanne Atkinson, Australian politician
- 1941 - Richie Evans, American NASCAR driver (d. 1985)
- 1940 - Don Imus, American talk radio host
- 1938 - Juliet Anderson, American pornographic actress (d. 2010)
- 1938 - Ronny Cox, American actor
- 1938 - Götz George, German actor
- 1938 - Charles Harrelson, American convicted murderer; father of Woody Harrelson (d. 2007)
- 1938 - Bert Newton, Australian actor and television show host
- 1937 - Dave Webster, American football player
- 1936 - Don Drysdale, American baseball player (d. 1993)
- 1936 - Anthony Kennedy, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
- 1935 - Jim Hall, American race car driver and constructor (Chaparral Cars)
- 1935 - Hein Heinsen, Danish sculptor
- 1933 - Bert Convy, American game show host and performer (d. 1991)
- 1933 - Raimund Abraham, Austrian architect (d. 2010)
- 1933 - Benedict Groeschel, American Roman Catholic priest
- 1931 - Te Atairangikaahu, New Zealand M?ori Queen (d. 2006)
- 1931 - Guy Fournier, French Canadian author and screenwriter
- 1931 - Claude Fournier, French Canadian film director and screenwriter
- 1928 - Hubert Selby Jr., American author (d. 2004)
- 1927 - Gérard Brach, French film director and screenwriter (d. 2006)
- 1925 - Tajuddin Ahmad, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh (d.1975)
- 1924 - Gavin Lambert, British-born American screenwriter (d. 2005)
- 1923 - Luis Aloma, Cuban baseball player (d. 1997)
- 1923 - Cyril M. Kornbluth, American writer (d. 1958)
- 1923 - Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer (d. 2001)
- 1921 - Calvert DeForest, American actor (d. 2007)
- 1920 - Amalia Rodrigues, Portuguese fado singer (d. 1999)
- 1918 - Bueno de Mesquita, Dutch comedian and actor (d. 2005)
- 1918 - Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player (d. 1999)
- 1914 - Virgil Finlay, American horror illustrator (d. 1971)
- 1913 - Michael Foot, English politician (d. 2010)
- 1912 - Michael Wilding, English actor (d. 1979)
- 1912 - M. H. Abrams, American literary critic and writer
- 1909 - John W. Finn, American WWII hero (d. 2010)
- 1906 - Vladimir Prelog, Croatian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
- 1906 - Chandrasekhar Azad, Indian revolutionary (d. 1931)
- 1905 - Leopold Engleitner, Austrian Holocaust survivor and lecturer
- 1901 - Hank Worden, American actor and rodeo cowboy (d. 1992)
- 1900 - John Babcock, Last surviving Canadian veteran of World War I (d. 2010)
- 1899 - Gustav Heinemann, 3rd President of the Federal Republic of Germany (d. 1976)
- 1898 - Jacob Marschak, American economist (d. 1977)
- 1898 - Red Dutton, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1987)
- 1895 - Aileen Pringle, American actress (d. 1989)
- 1894 - Arthur Treacher, English character actor (d. 1975)
- 1892 - Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (d. 1975)
- 1888 - Raymond Chandler, American novelist (d. 1959)
- 1886 - Salvador de Madariaga, Spanish League of Nations official (d. 1978)
- 1886 - Walter H. Schottky, German physicist (d. 1976)
- 1885 - Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-born American perfumer (Prince Matchabelli Perfume Company) (d. 1935)
- 1884 - Emil Jannings, Swiss actor (d. 1950)
- 1865 - Max Heindel, Danish Christian occultist, astrologer, and mystic (d. 1919)
- 1864 - Apolinario Mabini, Filipino political theoretician and Prime Minister (d. 1903)
- 1856 - Lokmanya Tilak, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1920)
- 1838 - Edouard Judas Colonne, French violinist (d. 1910)
- 1823 - Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Canadian Catholic priest and archbishop (d. 1894)
- 1796 - Franz Berwald, Swedish composer (d. 1868)
- 1777 - Philipp Otto Runge, German painter (d. 1810)
- 1775 - Etienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician (d. 1812)
- 1705 - Francis Blomefield, English topographer (d. 1752)
- 1649 - Pope Clement XI (d. 1721)
- 1503 - Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, Queen consort of the Romans, wife of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1547)
- 1339 - King Louis I of Naples (d. 1384)
- 1301 - Otto, Duke of Austria (d. 1339)
- 645 - Yazid I, the second Umayyad Caliph (d. 683)