What are the important events that happened on July 23? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
July 23: Facts & Myths About This Day
July 23 is the 205th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 161 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 10, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 478,248 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectapentagon’ day.
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 190 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,232 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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July 23 Historical Events
- 1632 –Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe, France.
- 1821 –While Mora Rebellion continuing, Greeks captured Monemvasia Castle and massacred nearly 3000 Turkish inhabitants.
- 1833 –Cornerstones are laid for the construction of the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio.
- 1840 –The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.
- 1927 –The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay.
- 1942 –Bulgarian poet and Communist leader Nikola Vaptsarov is executed by firing squad.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1974 –The Greek military junta collapses, and former Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis is invited to lead the new government.
- 1999 –Crown Prince Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan is crowned King Mohammed VI of Morocco on the death of his father.
Who were born on July 23?
- 1886 –Salvador de Madariaga, Spanish diplomat (d. 1978)
- 1888 –Raymond Chandler, American novelist (d. 1959)
- 1894 –Arthur Treacher, English character actor (d. 1975)
- 1906 –Vladimir Prelog, Croatian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
- 1918 –Bueno de Mesquita, Dutch comedian and actor (d. 2005)
- 1920 –Amalia Rodrigues, Portuguese fado singer (d. 1999)
- 1937 –Dave Webster, American football player
- 1938 –Götz George, German actor
- 1970 –Thea Dorn, German writer
- 1977 –Neicer Reasco, Ecuadorian footballer
Who died on July 23?
- 1373 –Bridget of Sweden, Swedish mystic and saint, founder of the Bridgettine Order (b. 1303)
- 1403 –Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, English rebel (executed) (b. 1343)
- 1584 –John Day, English printer (b. 1522)
- 1773 –George Edwards, English naturalist (b. 1693)
- 1989 –Donald Barthelme, American short fiction writer and reporter (b. 1931)
- 1990 –Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese developer of television (b. 1899)
- 1996 –Jean Muir, American actress (b. 1911)
- 1997 –Chūhei Nambu, Japanese long and triple jumper (b. 1904)
- 2003 –James E. Davis, New York City police officer and councilman (murdered) (b. 1962)
- 2004 –Serge Reggiani, French singer and actor (b. 1922)
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