July 23rd, 1715

Born on July 23rd, 1715

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What happened on July 23rd?

July 23rd, 2001

Megawati Sukarnoputri was sworn in (pictured) as the first female president of Indonesia following her predecessor's impeachment.

July 23rd, 1995

Hale–Bopp, one of the most widely observed comets of the 20th century, was independently discovered by astronomers Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp.

July 23rd, 1984

Vanessa Williams, the first African-American Miss America, was forced to resign after the magazine Penthouse published nude photos of her without consent.

July 23rd, 1982

A helicopter crashed during the filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie in Valencia, California, killing actor Vic Morrow and two child actors.

July 23rd, 1968

A shootout between police and a Black power group began in Cleveland, Ohio, sparking three days of rioting.

July 23rd, 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.

July 23rd, 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.

July 23rd, 1927

Wilfred Rhodes of England and Yorkshire became the only person to play in 1,000 first-class cricket matches.

July 23rd, 1921

The first National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party opened in a house in Shanghai.

July 23rd, 1914

Austria-Hungary presented Serbia with an ultimatum to allow them to investigate the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which Serbia ultimately rejected, leading to World War I.

July 23rd, 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.

July 23rd, 1862

American Civil War: Henry Halleck was appointed general-in-chief of the Union Army.

July 23rd, 1829

William Austin Burt was awarded a patent for the typographer, the first practical typewriting machine.

July 23rd, 1319

A fleet led by the Knights Hospitaller sank 22 of 28 ships of the Turkish Aydinid emirate.

July 23rd, 2010

The English-Irish boy band One Direction were formed while auditioning for the 2010 series of the British singing competition The X Factor.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 23rd

Same year
Born in 1715

44

Ewald Christian von Kleist

German poet and noble

*March 7th, 1715, Cybulino, Koszalin County †August 24th, 1759, Frankfurt (Oder)

14

Peter II of Russia

Emperor of Russia (1715-1730)

*October 12th, 1715, Saint Petersburg †January 19th, 1730, Moscow

56

Claude Adrien Helvétius

French philosopher; (1715-1771)

*January 26th, 1715, rue Sainte-Anne †December 26th, 1771, Paris

70

Jean-Étienne Guettard

French scientist (1715-1786)

*September 19th, 1715, Étampes †January 7th, 1786, Paris

72

William Watson

English physician and scientist (1715–1787)

*April 3rd, 1715, London †May 10th, 1787, London

54

Christian Fürchtegott Gellert

German poet

*July 4th, 1715, Hainichen †December 13th, 1769, Leipzig

47

Karl Friedrich Hundertmark

German author; (1715-1762)

*April 11th, 1715, Zeitz †May 8th, 1762, Leipzig

45

Anna Nitschmann

Moravian Brethren missionary and poet

*January 1st, 1715, Kunín †January 1st, 1760, Herrnhut

70

Ignaz Parhamer

Austrian educationist (1715-1786)

*June 15th, 1715, Schwanenstadt †April 1st, 1786, Vienna

71

Seneca Inggersen

German pharmacist (1715-1786)

*March 23rd, 1715, Langenhorn †December 28th, 1786, The Hague

90

John Alcock

English organist and composer (1715–1806)

*April 11th, 1715, London †February 23rd, 1806, Lichfield

85

Aignan-Thomas Desfriches

French draughtsperson

*March 7th, 1715, Orléans †December 25th, 1800, Orléans

60

Christian August Crusius

German philosopher (1715-1775)

*January 10th, 1715, Leuna †October 18th, 1775, Leipzig

63

Pedro de Cevallos

Spanish military governor (1715-1778)

*June 29th, 1715, Cádiz †December 26th, 1778, Córdoba

73

Emmanuel-Félicité de Durfort de Duras

French politician and diplomat

*December 19th, 1715, Paris †September 6th, 1789, Versailles

79

François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis

Catholic cardinal (1715-1794)

*May 22nd, 1715, Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche †November 3rd, 1794, Rome

79

Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost

German physician

*November 27th, 1715, Rosperwenda †December 2nd, 1794, Duisburg

81

Johann Friedrich Doles

German composer

*April 23rd, 1715, Steinbach-Hallenberg †February 8th, 1797, Leipzig

71

Antonio Casali

Italian cardinal (1715-1787)

*May 25th, 1715, Rome †January 14th, 1787, Rome

75

Charles-Nicolas Cochin

French artist (1715-1790)

*February 22nd, 1715, Paris †April 29th, 1790, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1715 is a normal year and no leap year.

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