July 23rd, 1947

Born on July 23rd, 1947

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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

Born on July 23rd, 1947

76

Darío Jaramillo

Colombian writer and poet

*July 23rd, 1947, Santa Rosa de Osos

76

Mohan Agashe

Indian psychiatrist and actor

*July 23rd, 1947, Bhor

76

David Essex

Actor, Singer, Song Writer

*July 23rd, 1947, Plaistow

76

Lakshminarayana Subramaniam

Indian musician (1947— )

*July 23rd, 1947, Chennai

76

Larry Manetti

American actor

*July 23rd, 1947, Chicago

76

Pierre Yver

French racing driver

*July 23rd, 1947, Saint-Lô

76

Eligio Hernández

Spanish jurist, magistrate and judge

*July 23rd, 1947, El Pinar

76

Guy Mignault

Canadian stage actor, television actor and film actor

*July 23rd, 1947, Hull

76

Torsten Palm

Swedish racing driver

*July 23rd, 1947, Kristinehamn

70

Gardner Dozois

American science fiction editor (1947-2018)

*July 23rd, 1947, Salem †May 27th, 2018, Philadelphia

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Who's birthday is on July 23rd?

34

Daniel Radcliffe

British actor (born 1989)

*July 23rd, 1989, Hammersmith

82

Sergio Mattarella

President of Italy since 2015

*July 23rd, 1941, Palermo

72

Edie McClurg

American comedian and actress

*July 23rd, 1951, Kansas City

46

Gail Emms

Badminton player

*July 23rd, 1977, Hitchin

53

Jörg Stübner

German footballer (1965–2019)

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

76

Gustav Heinemann

German politician, President of Germany 1969–1974

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

46

Philip Seymour Hoffman

American actor (1967–2014)

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

47

Theo van Gogh

Dutch film director (1957–2004)

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

82

Pierre Agostini

French physicist

*July 23rd, 1941, Tunis

70

Najib Razak

Former 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia

*July 23rd, 1953, Kuala Lipis

23

Mimi Webb

English singer and songwriter

*July 23rd, 2000, Canterbury

44

Laura Benanti

American actress

*July 23rd, 1979, New York City

62

Woody Harrelson

American actor

*July 23rd, 1961, Midland

36

Julian Nagelsmann

German association football manager

*July 23rd, 1987, Landsberg am Lech

77

Edoardo Bennato

Italian singer-songwriter

*July 23rd, 1946, Naples

49

Stephanie March

American actress

*July 23rd, 1974, Dallas

31

Danny Ings

English association football player

*July 23rd, 1992, Winchester

27

Sinan Kurt

German footballer

*July 23rd, 1996, Mönchengladbach

58

Slash

British-American guitarist

*July 23rd, 1965, Hampstead

75

Michael Wood

English historian and broadcaster

*July 23rd, 1948, Moss Side

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Born in 1947

76

Rodney Williams

Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)

*November 2nd, 1947, Swetes

76

Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

77

Ulf Brunnberg

Actor

*April 7th, 1947, Bromma parish

69

Gregg Allman

American musician

*December 8th, 1947, Saint Thomas Hospital †May 27th, 2017, Richmond Hill

69

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, Manhattan

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

76

Stephen King

American writer (born 1947)

*September 21st, 1947, Portland

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

76

Kjell Magne Bondevik

33rd Prime Minister of Norway

*September 3rd, 1947, Molde Municipality

76

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)

*July 30th, 1947, Thal

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

76

Dilma Rousseff

President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016 (born 1947)

*December 14th, 1947, Belo Horizonte

77

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

76

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

*July 30th, 1947, Paris

77

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

*April 25th, 1947, Amsterdam †March 24th, 2016, Barcelona

77

Glenn Close

American actress

*March 19th, 1947, Greenwich

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

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No: With 365 days 1947 is a normal year and no leap year.

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