July 23rd, 1974

Born on July 23rd, 1974

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What happened on July 23rd, 1974?

July 23rd, 1974

The Greek military junta collapses, and former Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis is invited to lead the new government, beginning Greece's metapolitefsi era.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_junta

What else 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.

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

Born on July 23rd, 1974

49

Stephanie March

American actress

*July 23rd, 1974, Dallas

49

Rik Verbrugghe

Belgian cyclist

*July 23rd, 1974, Tienen

49

Maurice Greene

American sprinter

*July 23rd, 1974, Kansas City

49

Frode Hagen

Norwegian handball player

*July 23rd, 1974, Drammen Municipality

49

Martin Amerhauser

Austrian footballer

*July 23rd, 1974, Salzburg

43

Terry Glenn

All-American college football player, professional football player, wide receiver (1974-2017)

*July 23rd, 1974, Columbus †November 20th, 2017, Irving

49

Masaaki Ueki

Japanese association football player

*July 23rd, 1974, Ibaraki Prefecture

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

34

Daniel Radcliffe

British actor (born 1989)

*July 23rd, 1989, Hammersmith

46

Gail Emms

Badminton player

*July 23rd, 1977, Hitchin

46

Philip Seymour Hoffman

American actor (1967–2014)

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

53

Jörg Stübner

German footballer (1965–2019)

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

44

Laura Benanti

American actress

*July 23rd, 1979, New York City

50

Monica Lewinsky

American former White House intern

*July 23rd, 1973, San Francisco

50

Himesh Reshammiya

Indian musician, singer and actor

*July 23rd, 1973, Mumbai

82

Sergio Mattarella

President of Italy since 2015

*July 23rd, 1941, Palermo

36

Julian Nagelsmann

German association football manager

*July 23rd, 1987, Landsberg am Lech

50

Thomas Ebert

Danish rower

*July 23rd, 1973, Roskilde

23

Mimi Webb

English singer and songwriter

*July 23rd, 2000, Canterbury

72

Edie McClurg

American comedian and actress

*July 23rd, 1951, Kansas City

76

Gustav Heinemann

German politician, President of Germany 1969–1974

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

47

Theo van Gogh

Dutch film director (1957–2004)

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

47

Jörg Jaksche

German cyclist

*July 23rd, 1976, Fürth

31

Danny Ings

English association football player

*July 23rd, 1992, Winchester

27

Sinan Kurt

German footballer

*July 23rd, 1996, Mönchengladbach

48

Suriya

Indian film actor, producer and television presenter

*July 23rd, 1975, Coimbatore

62

Woody Harrelson

American actor

*July 23rd, 1961, Midland

50

Fran Healy

Scottish singer and songwriter

*July 23rd, 1973, Stafford

Same year
Born in 1974

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

50

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

49

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

50

Maulik Pancholy

Indian American actor, author, activist, and speaker

*January 18th, 1974, Kissimmee

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

49

Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor and film producer (born 1974)

*November 11th, 1974, Los Angeles

50

Adrian Holmes

Welsh-Canadian actor

*March 31st, 1974, Wrexham

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

50

Steve Lomas

Northern Irish association football player and manager

*January 18th, 1974, Hanover

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

*March 24th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

50

Tri Kusharyanto

Badminton player

*January 18th, 1974, Yogyakarta City

49

Ye Zhaoying

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1974, Hangzhou

49

Kim Ji-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 10th, 1974, Busan

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No: With 365 days 1974 is a normal year and no leap year.

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