Tukuk-OS📅 July 23
15 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on July 23? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2010 — The English-Irish boy band One Direction (pictured) were formed while auditioning for the 2010 series of the British singing competition The X Factor.
One DirectionThe X Factor (British TV series) series 7The X Factor (British TV series)
- 2001 — Megawati Sukarnoputri was sworn in (pictured) as the first female president of Indonesia following her predecessor's impeachment.
Megawati SukarnoputriInauguration of Megawati SukarnoputriPresident of Indonesia
- 1999 — Forty-seven people were arrested in Tulia, Texas, for dealing cocaine; 35 of them were pardoned by the governor of Texas years later.
- 1995 — Hale–Bopp, one of the most widely observed comets of the 20th century, was independently discovered by astronomers Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp.
- 1984 — Vanessa Williams, the first African-American Miss America, was forced to resign after the magazine Penthouse published nude photos of her without consent.
Vanessa WilliamsMiss AmericaVanessa Williams and Miss America
- 1982 — A helicopter crashed during the filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie in Valencia, California, killing actor Vic Morrow and two child actors.
Twilight Zone accidentTwilight Zone: The MovieValencia, Santa Clarita, California
- 1968 — A shootout between police and a Black power group began in Cleveland, Ohio, sparking three days of rioting.
- 1942 — The Holocaust: The gas chambers at Treblinka extermination camp began operation, killing 6,500 Jews who had been transported from the Warsaw Ghetto the day before.
- 1942 — Bulgarian poet and communist activist Nikola Vaptsarov was executed by firing squad.
- 1940 — Sumner Welles, U.S. Under Secretary of State, issued a declaration that the U.S. government would not recognize the Soviet Union's annexation of the Baltic states.
Sumner WellesUnited States Under Secretary of StateWelles Declaration
- 1927 — Wilfred Rhodes of England and Yorkshire became the only person to play in 1,000 first-class cricket matches.
Wilfred RhodesEngland cricket teamYorkshire County Cricket Club
- 1921 — The first National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party opened in a house in Shanghai.
1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist PartyChinese Communist PartySite of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
- 1891 — During a visit of the French Navy to Kronstadt in Russia, the two nations reached a secret agreement on a joint response to any future war in Europe.
- 1860 — The trial of the Eastbourne manslaughter, which later became an important legal precedent in the United Kingdom for discussions of corporal punishment in schools, began in Lewes.
- 1319 — A fleet led by the Knights Hospitaller sank 22 of 28 ships of the Turkish Aydinid emirate.
Births
- 2003 — Alex Consani, Model and Influencer
- 2002 — Séléna Janicijevic, French tennis player
- 2001 — Lily Phillips, British pornographic actress
- 1998 — Deandre Ayton, Bahamian basketball player
- 1996 — Alexandra Andresen, Norwegian heiress and equestrian
- 1996 — David Dobrik, Slovak YouTube personality
- 1996 — Kasperi Kapanen, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1996 — Danielle Bradbery, American singer
- 1993 — Lili Simmons, American actress
- 1992 — Danny Ings, English footballer
- 1991 — Lauren Mitchell, Australian gymnast
- 1991 — Jarrod Wallace, Australian rugby league footballer
Deaths
- 2024 — Robin Warren, Australian pathologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1937)
- 2022 — Zayar Thaw, Burmese politician and rapper (born 1981)
- 2022 — Kyaw Min Yu, Burmese political activist (born 1969)
- 2017 — John Kundla, American basketball coach (born 1916)
- 2015 — Shigeko Kubota, Japanese-American sculptor and director (born 1937)
- 2015 — Don Oberdorfer, American journalist, author, and academic (born 1931)
- 2015 — William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal (born 1926)
- 2014 — Dora Bryan, English actress and restaurateur (born 1923)
- 2014 — Norman Leyden, American composer and conductor (born 1917)
- 2014 — Ariano Suassuna, Brazilian author and playwright (born 1927)
- 2014 — Jordan Tabor, English footballer (born 1990)
- 2013 — Rona Anderson, Scottish actress (born 1926)
Observances & holidays
- Birthday of Haile Selassie (Rastafari)
- Children's Day (Indonesia)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Basil Hopko
- Christian feast day: Bridget of Sweden
- Christian feast day: Heiromartyr Phocas (Eastern Orthodox)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Giovanna da Orvieto
- Christian feast day: John Cassian (Western Christianity)
- Christian feast day: Liborius of Le Mans
- Christian feast day: Margarita María
- Christian feast day: Martyrs of Daimiel
- Christian feast day: Rasyphus and Ravennus
- Christian feast day: July 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- National Remembrance Day (Papua New Guinea)
- Renaissance Day (Oman)
- Revolution Day (Egypt)
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