June 23rd, 1868

Born on June 23rd, 1868

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What happened on June 23rd, 1868?

June 23rd, 1868

Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer".

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Latham_Sholes

What else happened on June 23rd?

June 23rd, 2016

Citizens of the United Kingdom voted in favour of leaving the European Union.

June 23rd, 2014

Under the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 2118, the last of Syria's declared chemical weapons were shipped out for destruction.

June 23rd, 1992

Croatian War of Independence: The Battle of the Miljevci Plateau ended after a failed counterattack by forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina against the Croatian Army who had captured the plateau.

June 23rd, 1991

The first installment of the video-game series Sonic the Hedgehog was released.

June 23rd, 1985

A bomb attributed to the Sikh separatist group Babbar Khalsa destroyed Air India Flight 182 above the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 329 on board.

June 23rd, 1982

Chinese American Vincent Chin died after being beaten into a coma in Highland Park, Michigan, U.S., by two automotive workers who were angry about the success of Japanese auto companies.

June 23rd, 1973

The Los Angeles Dodgers started Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell in the infield, beginning a record eight-year run in Major League Baseball for four people designated as starters for those positions.

June 23rd, 1972

President Richard Nixon signed Title IX (co-author Patsy Mink pictured) into law as part of the Education Amendments, prohibiting gender discrimination in any educational program receiving U.S. federal funds.

June 23rd, 1956

In a nationwide referendum, Gamal Abdel Nasser (pictured) was elected President of Egypt, a post he held until his death in 1970.

June 23rd, 1926

The College Board administered the first SAT, a major standardized test for university and college admissions in the United States.

June 23rd, 1894

Led by French historian Pierre de Coubertin, an international congress at the Sorbonne in Paris formed the International Olympic Committee to revive the ancient Olympic Games.

June 23rd, 1887

The Parliament of Canada passed the Rocky Mountains Park Act, creating Banff National Park in Alberta as the country's first national park.

June 23rd, 1865

Stand Watie became the last Confederate general of the American Civil War to surrender to Union forces.

June 23rd, 1797

War of the First Coalition: Napoleon signed the Armistice of Bologna, agreeing a ceasefire between France and the Papal States.

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

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

70

Gaston Maspero

French Egyptologist (1846–1916)

*June 23rd, 1846, Paris †June 30th, 1916, Palais de l'Institut de France

28

Danna Paola

Mexican singer, model and actress

*June 23rd, 1995, Mexico City

41

Alan Turing

English computer scientist (1912–1954)

*June 23rd, 1912, Maida Vale †June 7th, 1954, Wilmslow

91

Joseph Vogt

German historian of classical antiquity (1895-1986)

*June 23rd, 1895, Schechingen †July 14th, 1986, Tübingen

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

66

Frances McDormand

American actress

*June 23rd, 1957, Gibson City

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

60

Bob Fosse

American actor, dancer, choreographer and director (1927-1987)

*June 23rd, 1927, Chicago †September 23rd, 1987, George Washington University Hospital

47

Patrick Vieira

French association football manager (born 1976)

*June 23rd, 1976, Dakar

97

Ernst Theodor Eichelbaum

German politician and educationist (1893-1991)

*June 23rd, 1893, Berlin †April 16th, 1991, Schleswig-Holstein

22

Bárbara Bandeira

Portuguese singer

*June 23rd, 2001, Setúbal

82

Rotraut Wisskirchen

German christian archaeologist

*June 23rd, 1936, Hagen †August 1st, 2018

86

Ola Ullsten

Swedish politician, prime minister of Sweden between October 1978 and October 1979

*June 23rd, 1931, Teg †May 28th, 2018, Öja District, Gotland

53

Christian Meier

Peruvian actor, director and singer

*June 23rd, 1970, Lima

77

Jean Anouilh

French playwright (1910–1987)

*June 23rd, 1910, Bordeaux †October 3rd, 1987, Lausanne

73

Alfred William Alcock

British military physician and carcinologist (1859–1933)

*June 23rd, 1859, Mumbai †March 24th, 1933, Belvedere

40

José Rojas

Chilean footballer

*June 23rd, 1983, Talagante

49

Larry Blyden

American game show host (1925-1975)

*June 23rd, 1925, Houston †June 6th, 1975, Agadir

62

Alfred Kinsey

American sexologist (1894–1956)

*June 23rd, 1894, Hoboken †August 25th, 1956, Bloomington

40

Luis A. Martínes

Ecuadorian writer, painter, and politician (1869-1909)

*June 23rd, 1869, Ambato †November 26th, 1909, Ambato

Same year
Born in 1868

72

Eduard Norden

German classical philologist and historian (1868–1941)

*September 21st, 1868, Emden †July 13th, 1941, Zürich

80

Eustace Miles

British real tennis player

*September 22nd, 1868, Hampstead †December 20th, 1948, London

55

Emanuel Hegenbarth

German painter (1868-1923)

*January 14th, 1868, Česká Kamenice †July 18th, 1923, Dresden

95

W. E. B. Du Bois

American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)

*February 23rd, 1868, Great Barrington †August 27th, 1963, Accra

58

Gaston Leroux

French author and journalist

*May 6th, 1868, Paris †April 15th, 1927, Nice

86

Paul Claudel

French diplomat, poet and playwright (1868-1955)

*August 6th, 1868, Villeneuve-sur-Fère †February 23rd, 1955, Paris

77

George Arliss

English actor, author, playwright and filmmaker (1868–1946)

*April 10th, 1868, London †February 5th, 1946, London

50

Edmond Rostand

French poet and dramatist (1868–1918)

*April 1st, 1868, Marseille †December 2nd, 1918, Paris

50

Nicholas II of Russia

Emperor of Russia from 1894 to 1917

*May 6th, 1868, Pushkin †July 17th, 1918, Yekaterinburg

51

Eleanor H. Porter

American novelist

*December 19th, 1868, Littleton †May 21st, 1920, Cambridge

65

Albrecht von Graefe

German politician (1868-1933)

*January 1st, 1868, Berlin †April 18th, 1933, Goldebee

65

Fritz Haber

German chemist and receiver of the Nobel prize

*December 9th, 1868, Wrocław †January 29th, 1934, Basel

43

Robert Falcon Scott

Royal Navy officer and explorer

*June 6th, 1868, Plymouth †March 29th, 1912, Ross Ice Shelf

77

Heinrich Reineke

German politician (1868–1945)

*August 2nd, 1868, Pivitsheide V. L. †October 1st, 1945, Groß Nemerow

75

Karl Landsteiner

Austrian biologist, physician and Nobel Prize laureate

*June 14th, 1868, Vienna †June 26th, 1943, New York City

49

Scott Joplin

American composer, musician, and pianist

*March 31st, 1868, Texarkana †April 1st, 1917, New York City

68

Maxim Gorky

Russian writer (1868–1936)

*March 16th, 1868, Nizhny Novgorod †June 18th, 1936, Gorki-10

76

Paul Otlet

Belgian author, librarian and anti-colonial thinker

*August 23rd, 1868, City of Brussels †December 10th, 1944, City of Brussels

98

John Nance Garner

Vice president of the United States from 1933 to 1941

*November 22nd, 1868, Red River County †November 7th, 1967, Uvalde

85

Robert A. Millikan

American physicist

*March 22nd, 1868, Morrison †December 19th, 1953, San Marino

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 23rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Saint John's Eve and the first day of the Midsummer celebrations [although this is not the real summer solstice; see June 20] , Saint John's Eve and the first day of the Midsummer celebrations) which are celebrated on June 23rd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1868 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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