Page 7: Historical Events In July - 23

1960  15th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls.   

1961  In this year, Betsy Rawls claims LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open   

1961  Esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma and Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75   

1964  egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage.   

1964  Jan PML de Vries, Dutch germanist/folklorist, dies at 74   

1965  Beatles "Help" is released in the UK   

1966  cavern Club in Liverpool reopens.   

1966  In this year, Napoleon XIV releases "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! Ha!"   

1966  donald Novis, singer/actor (Pajama Game), dies at 60.   

1967  43 killed in racial rebellion in Detroit (2000 injured, 442 fires).   

1967  Pirate Radio Swinging Scotland closes down for financial reasons   

1967  race riots claiming 43 erupts in Detroit.   

1968  In this year, Fred Blasie claims 5th wrestling world championship belt   

1968  PLO's inaugural hijacking of an El Al plane   

1968  Race riot in Cleveland, 11 including 3 cops killed   

1968  don Lillis, NFL president (NY Jets).   

1969  deli Floyd, writer, dies.   

1971  van Heflin, actor (Great Adventure), dies at 60.   

1972  In this year, Eddy Merckx (Belgium) claims his 4th consecutive Tour de France   

1972  the inaugural Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) is launched.   

1973  ozark AL plane knocked out of the air by lightning, St Louis-36 die.   

1973  Eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82   

1974  Greek military dictatorship collapses   

1974  mary Forbes, actress (Nun-Les Miserables, Ivy), dies at 90.   

1976  Wings release "Let 'em In"   

1976  Wilhelmina Von Bremen, 4X100 relay sprinter (Oly-gold-32), dies at 64   

1977  Washington jury convicts 12 Hanafi Moslems on hostage charges   

1977  rené de Vos, Dutch actor/composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79.   

1978  Israeli cabinet rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas   

1979  e Bowell discovers asteroid #2736 Ops.   

1979  keith Godchaux, rocker (Grateful Dead), dies in a car accident at 31.   

1980  Billy Carter admits to being paid by Libya   

1980  river of No Return Wilderness Area designated by Jimmy Carter.   

1980  Soyuz 37 ferries 2 cosmonauts (1 Vietnamese) to Salyut 6   

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0645  On this day in history birth of yazid I, Sixth caliph of Islam (d. 683)   

1301  Duke Otto of Austria (d. 1339) was born on July - 23.   

1339  Louis I, Duke of Anjou/King of Naples (Battle at Poitiers) was born on July - 23.   

1401  Francesco Sfoza, soldier was born on July - 23.   

1503  Anna Jagello, Queen of the Romans (d. 1547) was born on July - 23.   

1659  Antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1705  Francis Blomefield, English topographer (d. 1752) was born on this day in history.   

1734  Antonio Maria Gasparo Sacchini, opera composer [or Jun 14 1730] was born on July - 23.   

0945  On July - 23 richarius, bishop of Luik (922-45), dies   

1227  On this day in history death of qiu Chuji, Chinese Taoist (b. 1148)   

1373  On July - 23 birgitta van Sweden, Swedish saint, dies   

1403  On this day in history death of henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], killed in battle at 39   

1531  On July - 23 death of louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, Marshal of Normandy and husband of Diane de Poitiers   

1568  Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23 on July - 23.   

1581  On July - 23 georges Lalaing, viceroy of Friesland, dies   

1584  Death of John Day, English printer (b. 1522) on July - 23.