Birthday July 23, 1834 James Cardinal Gibbons
Birthday July 23, 1888 Raymond Chandler is born
Birthday July 23, 1892 Haile Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74).
Birthday July 23, 1919 Pee Wee Reese, baseball player.
Birthday July 23, 1925 Gloria DeHaven, in Los Angeles, Actress
Birthday July 23, 1936 Don Drysdale, Dodger pitcher
History July 23, 1793 Connecticut Patriot Roger Sherman dies
History July 23, 1798 Napoleon captures Alexandria Egypt.
History July 23, 1803 Robert Emmett's insurrection in Dublin.
History July 23, 1829 Typewriter patented
History July 23, 1852 1st interment in US National Cemetary at Presidio
History July 23, 1862 Halleck takes command of the Union army
History July 23, 1866 Cincinatti Baseball club (The Reds) established
History July 23, 1877 1st telephone & telegraph line in Hawaii is completed
History July 23, 1878 Black Bart strikes again
History July 23, 1885 Former President Ulysses S. Grant dies
History July 23, 1904 Ice cream cone invented
History July 23, 1914 Austria-Hungary issues ultimatum to Serbia
History July 23, 1918 A string of mysterious deaths surrounds a Nebraska woman
History July 23, 1920 Montana rancher Conrad Kohrs dies
History July 23, 1937 Isolation of pituitary hormone announced
History July 23, 1944 US forces invaded japanese-held Tinian in WWII
History July 23, 1947 1st (US Navy) air squadron of jets Quonset Point RI
History July 23, 1951 Petain, leader of the Vichy government, dies
History July 23, 1952 Military seizes power in Egypt
History July 23, 1952 Monarchy overthrown in Egypt (National Day).
History July 23, 1962 An accord on Laos is reached
History July 23, 1964 Taylor and Khanh have heated discussions in Saigon
History July 23, 1965 Johnson urged to declare a state of national emergency
History July 23, 1967 The 12th Street riot
History July 23, 1968 PLO's 1st hijacking of an EL AL plane
History July 23, 1972 ERTS 1 (Earth Resources Technology Satellite) later called LANDSAT - launched to start its multi-spectral scans of Earth
History July 23, 1976 Legionnaires gather in Philly
History July 23, 1980 Soyuz 37 ferries 2 cosmonauts (1 Vietnamese) to Salyut 6.
History July 23, 1982 Actor and two children killed on Twilight Zone set
History July 23, 1988 Guns N' Roses make popular breakthrough with Sweet Child O' Mine
History July 23, 1996 U.S. women take home gymnastics gold
History July 23, 2007 Honda produces 6 millionth Civic in North America
July 23, 1834 James Cardinal Gibbons
July 23, 1888 Raymond Chandler is born
July 23, 1892 Haile Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74).
July 23, 1919 Pee Wee Reese, baseball player.
July 23, 1925 Gloria DeHaven, in Los Angeles, Actress
July 23, 1936 Don Drysdale, Dodger pitcher
July 23, 1793 Connecticut Patriot Roger Sherman dies
July 23, 1798 Napoleon captures Alexandria Egypt.
July 23, 1803 Robert Emmett's insurrection in Dublin.
July 23, 1829 Typewriter patented
July 23, 1852 1st interment in US National Cemetary at Presidio
July 23, 1862 Halleck takes command of the Union army
July 23, 1866 Cincinatti Baseball club (The Reds) established
July 23, 1877 1st telephone & telegraph line in Hawaii is completed
July 23, 1878 Black Bart strikes again
July 23, 1885 Former President Ulysses S. Grant dies
July 23, 1904 Ice cream cone invented
July 23, 1914 Austria-Hungary issues ultimatum to Serbia
July 23, 1918 A string of mysterious deaths surrounds a Nebraska woman
July 23, 1920 Montana rancher Conrad Kohrs dies
July 23, 1937 Isolation of pituitary hormone announced
July 23, 1944 US forces invaded japanese-held Tinian in WWII
July 23, 1947 1st (US Navy) air squadron of jets Quonset Point RI
July 23, 1951 Petain, leader of the Vichy government, dies
July 23, 1952 Military seizes power in Egypt
July 23, 1952 Monarchy overthrown in Egypt (National Day).
July 23, 1962 An accord on Laos is reached
July 23, 1964 Taylor and Khanh have heated discussions in Saigon
July 23, 1965 Johnson urged to declare a state of national emergency
July 23, 1967 The 12th Street riot
July 23, 1968 PLO's 1st hijacking of an EL AL plane
July 23, 1972 ERTS 1 (Earth Resources Technology Satellite) later called LANDSAT - launched to start its multi-spectral scans of Earth
July 23, 1976 Legionnaires gather in Philly
July 23, 1980 Soyuz 37 ferries 2 cosmonauts (1 Vietnamese) to Salyut 6.
July 23, 1982 Actor and two children killed on Twilight Zone set
July 23, 1988 Guns N' Roses make popular breakthrough with Sweet Child O' Mine
July 23, 1996 U.S. women take home gymnastics gold
July 23, 2007 Honda produces 6 millionth Civic in North America