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| Birthday June 23, 1763 Josephine, empress of France |
| Birthday June 23, 1846 George Sax, inventor of saxophone |
| Birthday June 23, 1876 Irvin S. Cobb, American writer, humorist |
| Birthday June 23, 1894 Alfred Kinsey, sexologist |
| Birthday June 23, 1894 Duke of Windsor, (King Edward VIII of England, briefly in 1936) |
| Birthday June 23, 1911 David Ogilvy, advertising whiz |
| Birthday June 23, 1912 Alan Turing, mathematician pioneer in computer theory |
| Birthday June 23, 1913 William P. Rogers, former sec of state |
| Birthday June 23, 1916 Irene Worth, in Nebraska |
| Birthday June 23, 1927 Bob Fosse, choreographer, director (Cabaret, Damn Yankees) |
| Birthday June 23, 1929 June Carter Cash, country singer & Johnny's wife in Virginia |
| Birthday June 23, 1929 Michael Shaara, author of The Killer Angels, is born |
| Birthday June 23, 1930 Donn F. Eisele, astronaut (Apollo 7) |
| Birthday June 23, 1933 Bert Convy, game show host |
| Birthday June 23, 1940 Wilma Rudolph, retired Olympic athlete |
| Birthday June 23, 1943 James Levine, musical conductor |
| Birthday June 23, 1946 Ted Shackelford |
| History June 23, 1683 William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape indians in Penn; only treaty "not sworn to - nor broken" |
| History June 23, 1757 Robert Clive defeats Indians at Plassey - wins control of Bengal |
| History June 23, 1760 Battle of Landshut - Silesia |
| History June 23, 1776 Commodore Parker prepares for a naval strike on Charleston |
| History June 23, 1862 Lee confers with his generals before the Seven Days' Battles |
| History June 23, 1868 Christopher Latham Sholes patents Typewriter |
| History June 23, 1878 Frontiersman Martin Sweeny is murdered |
| History June 23, 1902 Mercedes registered as a brand name |
| History June 23, 1915 First Battle of the Isonzo |
| History June 23, 1915 Yanks get record 16 walks & 3 wild pitches beat A's Bruno Hass - 15-0 |
| History June 23, 1927 Gehrig hits 3 HRs in 11-4 victory over Red Sox |
| History June 23, 1927 Newspaper reveals Coolidge will be adopted into Sioux tribe |
| History June 23, 1934 Even without the corpse, a murderer is uncovered |
| History June 23, 1938 Marineland opens in Fla - 1st aquarium |
| History June 23, 1938 Civil Aeronautics Authority (US) created |
| History June 23, 1940 Hitler takes a tour of Paris |
| History June 23, 1944 Tornadoes hit West Virginia and Pennsylvania |
| History June 23, 1947 Vetoed Taft-Hartley Act overriden by congress |
| History June 23, 1950 Yanks & Tigers hit 11 HRs - Tigers win 10-9 |
| History June 23, 1955 Walt Disney's "Lady And The Tramp" is released |
| History June 23, 1956 Nasser elected president |
| History June 23, 1959 Klaus Fuchs released |
| History June 23, 1964 Johnson announces new ambassador to South Vietnam |
| History June 23, 1967 Senator Dodd (D-CT) censured for misusing campaign funds. Also President Johnson & Premier Kosygin (USSR) meet in NJ |
| History June 23, 1967 Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Aleksei Kosygin |
| History June 23, 1969 Warren Burger sworn in as US Chief Justice |
| History June 23, 1969 North Vietnamese encircle Ben Het |
| History June 23, 1972 Nixon & Haldeman agree to use CIA to cover up Watergate |
| History June 23, 1972 Title IX enacted |
| History June 23, 1972 Nixon signs Higher Education Act |
| History June 23, 1973 Haldeman encourages Nixon to ward off FBI |
| History June 23, 1973 Phillies Ken Brett 4th consecutive game HR in which he pitched |
| History June 23, 1976 CN Tower in Toronto - tallest free-standing structure (555 m) opens |
| History June 23, 1977 13th Mayor's Trophy Game - Mets beat Yanks 6-4 |
| History June 23, 1981 33 inning game ends Pawtuckett 3 Rochester 2 |
| History June 23, 1985 Bomb destroys Air India Boeing 747 in air - 329 die |
| History June 23, 1986 Tip O'Neill refuses to let Reagan address House |
| History June 23, 1987 Tiffany visits the mall on her way to stardom |
| History June 23, 1989 Batman released |
| History June 23, 2013 Wallenda makes Grand Canyon crossing on high wire |