July 23rd, 1887

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Born on July 23rd, 1887 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on July 23rd?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on July 23rd
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (July 1887)

Born on July 23rd, 1887

Weekday

Saturday

July 23rd, 1887 was a Saturday.

Age

136

People born on July 23rd, 1887 will turn 137 this year (2024), in exactly 86 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1887 - August 23rd, 1887

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 49,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 47 days, exactly on June 14th, 2024, people who were born on July 23rd, 1887 will be 50,000 days old!

49,953 Days

7,136 Weeks

1,641 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

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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?

Daniel Radcliffe

British actor (born 1989)

*July 23rd, 1989, Hammersmith

Gustav Heinemann

German politician, President of Germany 1969–1974

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

Haile Selassie I

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974

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

Sergio Mattarella

President of Italy since 2015

*July 23rd, 1941, Palermo

Gail Emms

Badminton player

*July 23rd, 1977, Hitchin

Raymond Chandler

American novelist and screenwriter (1888–1959)

*July 23rd, 1888, Chicago †March 26th, 1959, La Jolla

Jörg Stübner

German footballer (1965–2019)

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

Edie McClurg

American comedian and actress

*July 23rd, 1951, Kansas City

Philip Seymour Hoffman

American actor (1967–2014)

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

Mimi Webb

English singer and songwriter

*July 23rd, 2000, Canterbury

Theo van Gogh

Dutch film director (1957–2004)

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

Laura Benanti

American actress

*July 23rd, 1979, New York City

Julian Nagelsmann

German association football manager

*July 23rd, 1987, Landsberg am Lech

Pierre Agostini

French physicist

*July 23rd, 1941, Tunis

Stephanie March

American actress

*July 23rd, 1974, Dallas

Sinan Kurt

German footballer

*July 23rd, 1996, Mönchengladbach

Salvador de Madariaga

Spanish diplomat, writer and historian (1886-1978)

*July 23rd, 1886, A Coruña †December 14th, 1978, Muralto

Emil Jannings

German actor (1884-1950)

*July 23rd, 1884, Rorschach †January 2nd, 1950, Strobl

Danny Ings

English association football player

*July 23rd, 1992, Winchester

Najib Razak

Former 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia

*July 23rd, 1953, Kuala Lipis

Same year
Born in 1887

Le Corbusier

Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer (1886-1965)

*October 6th, 1887, La Chaux-de-Fonds †August 27th, 1965, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

Pierre Taittinger

French politician

*October 4th, 1887, 18th arrondissement of Paris †January 22nd, 1965, Paris

Saint-John Perse

French poet and diplomat

*May 31st, 1887, Pointe-à-Pitre †September 20th, 1975, Hyères

Erwin Schrödinger

Austrian physicist (1887–1961)

*August 12th, 1887, Vienna †January 4th, 1961, Vienna

Marc Chagall

Belarusian-born French artist (1887–1985)

*July 14th, 1887, Vitebsk †March 28th, 1985, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

Arthur Rubinstein

Polish-American classical pianist (1887-1982)

*January 28th, 1887, Łódź †December 20th, 1982, Geneva

John Reed

American journalist, poet, and communist activist

*October 22nd, 1887, Portland †October 17th, 1920, Moscow

Hermann Hammerschmidt

*August 21st, 1887, Cottbus †November 30th, 1944

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George Abbott

American writer and director (1887-1995)

*June 25th, 1887, Chautauqua County †January 31st, 1995, Miami Beach

Lynn Fontanne

British actress (1887–1983)

*December 6th, 1887, London †July 30th, 1983, Waukesha County

Josef Lada

Czech illustrator, painter, caricaturist, scenographer and writer (1887-1957)

*December 17th, 1887, Hrusice †December 14th, 1957, Prague

Joseph Lamb

American composer of ragtime music

*December 6th, 1887, Montclair †September 3rd, 1960, Brooklyn

Carmen Lyra

Costa Rican politician and writer

*January 15th, 1887, San José †May 14th, 1949, Mexico City

Lajos Áprily

Hungarian poet/translator/recipient:1954 Attila József Prize

*November 14th, 1887, Brașov †August 6th, 1967, Budapest

Chiang Kai-shek

Chinese politician and military leader (1887–1975)

*October 31st, 1887, Xikou †April 5th, 1975, Taipei

Huntley Gordon

Canadian actor (1887-1956)

*October 8th, 1887, Montreal †December 7th, 1956, Van Nuys

Carlos Dávila

Chilean diplomat, journalist and politician (1887-1955)

*September 15th, 1887, Los Ángeles †October 19th, 1955, Washington, D.C.

Boris Karloff

English actor (1887–1969)

*November 23rd, 1887, Dulwich †February 2nd, 1969, Midhurst

Georgia O'Keeffe

American modernist artist (1887–1986)

*November 15th, 1887, Sun Prairie †March 6th, 1986, Santa Fe

Vidkun Quisling

Norwegian politician and Nazi collaborator (1887–1945)

*July 18th, 1887, Fyresdal †October 24th, 1945, Akershus Fortress

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 23rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on July 23rd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXIII.VII.MDCCCLXXXVII

23.7.1887

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1887 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
July 1887

July 1887

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July 23rd, 1887

Born on July 23rd, 1887

Weekday

Saturday

Age

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 49,000 days old!

49,953 Days

7,136 Weeks

1,641 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on July 23rd?

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

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

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

A helicopter crashed during the filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie in Valencia, California, killing three people and leading to new safety standards.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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?

Same year Born in 1887

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 23rd

Birthday of Haile Selassie (Rastafari)

Children's Day (Indonesia)

Bridget of Sweden

Heiromartyr Phocas (Eastern Orthodox)

John Cassian (Western Christianity)

Liborius of Le Mans

Margarita María

Mercè Prat i Prat

Rasyphus and Ravennus

July 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

National Remembrance Day (Papua New Guinea)

Renaissance Day (Oman)

Revolution Day (Egypt)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

23.7.1887

Legend

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July 1887

Date of birth

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Birthdays
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Same year
Born in 1887

Calendar
July 1887

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
26					1	2	3
27	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
28	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
29	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
30	25	26	27	28	29	30	31