Historical Events In July - 23
Friday, 26 July 2024
1959 On July - 23 vP Richard Nixon begins visit on USSR
1960 15th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls on July - 23.
1961 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open on July - 23.
1961 Esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75 on this day in history.
1964 On this day in history 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 on July - 23.
1965 Beatles "Help" is released in the UK on this day in history.
1966 Cavern Club in Liverpool reopens on July - 23.
1966 Napoleon XIV releases "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! Ha!" on this day in history.
1966 Donald Novis, singer/actor (Pajama Game), dies at 60 on July - 23.
1967 On this day in history 43 killed in racial rebellion in Detroit (2,000 injured, 442 fires)
1967 On July - 23 pirate Radio Swinging Scotland closes down for financial reasons
1967 On this day in history race riots claiming 43 erupts in Detroit
1968 Fred Blasie wins 5th wrestling world championship belt on July - 23.
1968 PLO's first hijacking of an El Al plane on July - 23.
1968 On July - 23 race riot in Cleveland, 11 including 3 cops killed
1968 On this day in history don Lillis, NFL president (NY Jets)
1969 Deli Floyd, writer, dies on this day in history.
1971 On this day in history van Heflin, actor (Great Adventure), dies at 60
1972 On July - 23 eddy Merckx (Belgium) wins his 4th consecutive Tour de France
1972 The first Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) is launched on this day in history.
1973 On this day in history ozark AL plane knocked out of the air by lightning, St Louis-36 die
1973 Eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82 on this day in history.
1974 On July - 23 greek military dictatorship collapses
1974 Mary Forbes, actress (Nun-Les Miserables, Ivy), dies at 90 on July - 23.
1976 On this day in history wings release "Let 'em In"
1976 Wilhelmina Von Bremen, 4X100 relay sprinter (Oly-gold-32), dies at 64 on July - 23.
1977 On July - 23 washington jury convicts 12 Hanafi Moslems on hostage charges
1977 René de Vos, Dutch actor/composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79 on July - 23.
1978 Israeli cabinet rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas on July - 23.
1979 E Bowell discovers asteroid #2736 Ops on July - 23.
1979 On July - 23 keith Godchaux, rocker (Grateful Dead), dies in a car accident at 31
1980 Billy Carter admits to being paid by Libya on this day in history.
1980 On this day in history river of No Return Wilderness Area designated by Jimmy Carter
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