Historical Events In July - 23

1959  On this day in history vP Richard Nixon begins visit on USSR   

1960  On this day in history 15th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls   

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 July - 23.   

1964  Egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage on July - 23.   

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

1965  On July - 23 beatles "Help" is released in the UK   

1966  On July - 23 cavern Club in Liverpool reopens   

1966  Napoleon XIV releases "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! Ha!" on July - 23.   

1966  Donald Novis, singer/actor (Pajama Game), dies at 60 on July - 23.   

1967  43 killed in racial rebellion in Detroit (2,000 injured, 442 fires) on July - 23.   

1967  On July - 23 pirate Radio Swinging Scotland closes down for financial reasons   

1967  On this day in history race riots claiming 43 erupts in Detroit   

1968  Fred Blasie wins 5th wrestling world championship belt on July - 23.   

1968  PLO's first hijacking of an El Al plane on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history deli Floyd, writer, dies   

1971  On July - 23 van Heflin, actor (Great Adventure), dies at 60   

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

1972  On this day in history the first Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) is launched   

1973  On July - 23 ozark AL plane knocked out of the air by lightning, St Louis-36 die   

1973  Eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history greek military dictatorship collapses   

1974  Mary Forbes, actress (Nun-Les Miserables, Ivy), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1976  On July - 23 wings release "Let 'em In"   

1976  On July - 23 wilhelmina Von Bremen, 4X100 relay sprinter (Oly-gold-32), dies at 64   

1977  On this day in history washington jury convicts 12 Hanafi Moslems on hostage charges   

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

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  On July - 23 keith Godchaux, rocker (Grateful Dead), dies in a car accident at 31   

1980  On July - 23 billy Carter admits to being paid by Libya   

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

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0645  On this day in history birth of yazid I, Sixth caliph of Islam (d. 683)   

1301  Duke Otto of Austria (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.   

1339  Louis I, Duke of Anjou/King of Naples (Battle at Poitiers) was born on this day in history.   

1401  On July - 23 birth of francesco Sfoza, soldier   

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  On July - 23 birth of francis Blomefield, English topographer (d. 1752)   

1734  Antonio Maria Gasparo Sacchini, opera composer [or Jun 14 1730] was born on July - 23.   

0945  On July - 23 richarius, bishop of Luik (922-45), dies   

1227  Death of Qiu Chuji, Chinese Taoist (b. 1148) on July - 23.   

1373  Birgitta van Sweden, Swedish saint, dies on July - 23.   

1403  On July - 23 death of henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], killed in battle at 39   

1531  Death of Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, Marshal of Normandy and husband of Diane de Poitiers on this day in history.   

1568  On this day in history don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23   

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

1584  On this day in history death of john Day, English printer (b. 1522)