Page 7: Historical Events In July - 23

1959  On July - 23 vP Richard Nixon begins visit on USSR   

1960  15th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls on July - 23.   

1961  On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open   

1961  Esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75 on this day in history.   

1964  Egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history jan PML de Vries, Dutch germanist/folklorist, dies at 74   

1965  Beatles "Help" is released in the UK on July - 23.   

1966  On this day in history cavern Club in Liverpool reopens   

1966  On July - 23 napoleon XIV releases "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! Ha!"   

1966  On this day in history donald Novis, singer/actor (Pajama Game), dies at 60   

1967  On this day in history 43 killed in racial rebellion in Detroit (2,000 injured, 442 fires)   

1967  On this day in history pirate Radio Swinging Scotland closes down for financial reasons   

1967  Race riots claiming 43 erupts in Detroit on this day in history.   

1968  On July - 23 fred Blasie wins 5th wrestling world championship belt   

1968  PLO's first hijacking of an El Al plane on July - 23.   

1968  On this day in history race riot in Cleveland, 11 including 3 cops killed   

1968  Don Lillis, NFL president (NY Jets) on this day in history.   

1969  Deli Floyd, writer, dies on July - 23.   

1971  Van Heflin, actor (Great Adventure), dies at 60 on July - 23.   

1972  Eddy Merckx (Belgium) wins his 4th consecutive Tour de France on July - 23.   

1972  The first Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) is launched on July - 23.   

1973  On this day in history ozark AL plane knocked out of the air by lightning, St Louis-36 die   

1973  On this day in history eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82   

1974  On this day in history greek military dictatorship collapses   

1974  On July - 23 mary Forbes, actress (Nun-Les Miserables, Ivy), dies at 90   

1976  Wings release "Let 'em In" on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history wilhelmina Von Bremen, 4X100 relay sprinter (Oly-gold-32), dies at 64   

1977  Washington jury convicts 12 Hanafi Moslems on hostage charges on July - 23.   

1977  On July - 23 rené de Vos, Dutch actor/composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79   

1978  Israeli cabinet rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas on July - 23.   

1979  E Bowell discovers asteroid #2736 Ops on July - 23.   

1979  Keith Godchaux, rocker (Grateful Dead), dies in a car accident at 31 on this day in history.   

1980  Billy Carter admits to being paid by Libya on this day in history.   

1980  River of No Return Wilderness Area designated by Jimmy Carter on July - 23.   

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0645  Yazid I, Sixth caliph of Islam (d. 683) was born on July - 23.   

1301  Duke Otto of Austria (d. 1339) was born on July - 23.   

1339  On this day in history birth of louis I, Duke of Anjou/King of Naples (Battle at Poitiers)   

1401  Francesco Sfoza, soldier was born on this day in history.   

1503  On July - 23 birth of anna Jagello, Queen of the Romans (d. 1547)   

1659  On this day in history birth of antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer   

1705  Francis Blomefield, English topographer (d. 1752) was born on this day in history.   

1734  Antonio Maria Gasparo Sacchini, opera composer [or Jun 14 1730] was born on this day in history.   

0945  Richarius, bishop of Luik (922-45), dies on this day in history.   

1227  Death of Qiu Chuji, Chinese Taoist (b. 1148) on this day in history.   

1373  On this day in history birgitta van Sweden, Swedish saint, dies   

1403  Death of Henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], killed in battle at 39 on this day in history.   

1531  On July - 23 death of louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, Marshal of Normandy and husband of Diane de Poitiers   

1568  Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23 on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history georges Lalaing, viceroy of Friesland, dies   

1584  On July - 23 death of john Day, English printer (b. 1522)