July 23rd, 1763

Born on July 23rd, 1763

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 23rd?

July 23rd, 2001

Megawati Sukarnoputri (pictured) became the first female president of Indonesia after her predecessor Abdurrahman Wahid was removed from office.

July 23rd, 1995

Hale–Bopp (pictured), 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 three people and leading to new safety standards.

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, 1999

47 people, mostly African American, were arrested in Tulia, Texas U.S., for dealing cocaine. Years later, 35 of the 47 were pardoned by the Governor.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 23rd?

34

Daniel Radcliffe

British actor (born 1989)

*July 23rd, 1989, Hammersmith

76

Gustav Heinemann

German politician, President of Germany 1969–1974

*July 23rd, 1899, Schwelm †July 7th, 1976, Essen

46

Gail Emms

Badminton player

*July 23rd, 1977, Hitchin

82

Sergio Mattarella

President of Italy since 2015

*July 23rd, 1941, Palermo

71

Franz Berwald

Swedish composer

*July 23rd, 1796, Stockholm †April 3rd, 1868, Stockholm

53

Jörg Stübner

German footballer (1965–2019)

*July 23rd, 1965, Freiberg †June 24th, 2019, Dresden

46

Philip Seymour Hoffman

American actor (1967–2014)

*July 23rd, 1967, Fairport †February 2nd, 2014, Manhattan

23

Mimi Webb

English singer and songwriter

*July 23rd, 2000, Canterbury

72

Edie McClurg

American comedian and actress

*July 23rd, 1951, Kansas City

86

Thomas Brisbane

British Army general

*July 23rd, 1773, Largs †January 27th, 1860, Largs

36

Julian Nagelsmann

German association football manager

*July 23rd, 1987, Landsberg am Lech

44

Laura Benanti

American actress

*July 23rd, 1979, New York City

83

Haile Selassie I

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974

*July 23rd, 1892, Ejersa Goro †August 27th, 1975, Addis Ababa

47

Theo van Gogh

Dutch film director (1957–2004)

*July 23rd, 1957, The Hague †November 2nd, 2004, Amsterdam

27

Sinan Kurt

German footballer

*July 23rd, 1996, Mönchengladbach

49

Stephanie March

American actress

*July 23rd, 1974, Dallas

31

Danny Ings

English association football player

*July 23rd, 1992, Winchester

82

Pierre Agostini

French physicist

*July 23rd, 1941, Tunis

71

Clement XI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1700 to 1721

*July 23rd, 1649, Pesaro †March 19th, 1721, Rome

70

Najib Razak

Former 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia

*July 23rd, 1953, Kuala Lipis

Same year
Born in 1763

50

Joséphine de Beauharnais

Empress of the French, first wife of Napoleon (1763–1814)

*June 23rd, 1763, Les Trois-Îlets †May 29th, 1814, Rueil-Malmaison

41

Claude Chappe

French inventor

*December 25th, 1763, Brûlon †January 23rd, 1805, Paris

66

Jean-Xavier Lefèvre

Swiss-born French clarinettist (1763-1829)

*March 6th, 1763, Lausanne †November 9th, 1829, Paris

68

Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron

French general in the service of the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars (1763-1831)

*January 24th, 1763, Paris †July 4th, 1831, Saint Petersburg

64

Kobayashi Issa

Japanese writer (1763-1828)

*June 15th, 1763, Kashiwabara †January 5th, 1828, Kashiwabara

84

John Jacob Astor I

German-American businessman

*July 17th, 1763, Walldorf †March 29th, 1848, Manhattan

81

Charles XIV John of Sweden

King of Sweden and Norway between 1818–1844. Prince of Ponte Corvo 1806–1810 and French field marshal

*January 26th, 1763, Pau †March 8th, 1844, Stockholm Palace

50

Jean Victor Marie Moreau

French General (1763–1813)

*February 14th, 1763, Morlaix †September 2nd, 1813, Louny

66

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin

French professor of chemistry (1763-1829)

*May 16th, 1763, Saint-André-d'Hébertot †November 14th, 1829, Saint-André-d'Hébertot

31

Augustin Robespierre

French lawyer and revolutionary (1763-1794)

*January 21st, 1763, Arras †July 28th, 1794, Paris

35

Wolfe Tone

Irish politician (1763-1798)

*June 20th, 1763, Dublin †November 19th, 1798, Dublin

92

Samuel Rogers

British poet; (1763-1855)

*July 30th, 1763, Stoke Newington †December 18th, 1855, London

62

Johann Gabriel Chasteler de Courcelles

Austrian general

*January 22nd, 1763, County of Hainaut †May 7th, 1825, Venice

80

Heinrich Cotta

German forester and silviculturist (1763 – 1844)

*October 30th, 1763, Zillbach †October 25th, 1844, Tharandt

70

Johann Rudolf von Buol-Schauenstein

(1763-1834)

*November 21st, 1763, Vienna †March 12th, 1834, Vienna

55

Eberhard von Vegesack

Swedish military personnel

*March 29th, 1763, Rostock †October 30th, 1818, Stockholm

47

Manuel Alberti

Argentine priest (1763-1811)

*May 28th, 1763, Buenos Aires †January 31st, 1811, Buenos Aires

74

Georg Dubislav Ludwig von Pirch

Prussian officer (1763-1838)

*December 13th, 1763, Magdeburg †April 3rd, 1838, Berlin

72

John Molson

Canadian politician (1763-1836)

*December 28th, 1763, Spalding †January 11th, 1836, Boucherville

77

Martin Chittenden

American politician (1763-1840)

*March 12th, 1763, Salisbury †September 5th, 1840, Williston

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1763 is a normal year and no leap year.

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