Page 7: Historical Events In July - 23

1959  On this day in history vP Richard Nixon begins visit on USSR   

1960  On July - 23 15th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls   

1961  On July - 23 betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open   

1961  Esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75 on this day in history.   

1964  On July - 23 egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage   

1964  On this day in history jan PML de Vries, Dutch germanist/folklorist, dies at 74   

1965  Beatles "Help" is released in the UK on July - 23.   

1966  On this day in history cavern Club in Liverpool reopens   

1966  Napoleon XIV releases "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! Ha!" on July - 23.   

1966  On this day in history donald Novis, singer/actor (Pajama Game), dies at 60   

1967  43 killed in racial rebellion in Detroit (2,000 injured, 442 fires) on this day in history.   

1967  Pirate Radio Swinging Scotland closes down for financial reasons on this day in history.   

1967  Race riots claiming 43 erupts in Detroit on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history fred Blasie wins 5th wrestling world championship belt   

1968  On this day in history pLO's first hijacking of an El Al plane   

1968  On July - 23 race riot in Cleveland, 11 including 3 cops killed   

1968  Don Lillis, NFL president (NY Jets) on July - 23.   

1969  Deli Floyd, writer, dies on July - 23.   

1971  Van Heflin, actor (Great Adventure), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1972  Eddy Merckx (Belgium) wins his 4th consecutive Tour de France on this day in history.   

1972  The first Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) is launched on July - 23.   

1973  Ozark AL plane knocked out of the air by lightning, St Louis-36 die on July - 23.   

1973  Eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82 on July - 23.   

1974  Greek military dictatorship collapses on this day in history.   

1974  On July - 23 mary Forbes, actress (Nun-Les Miserables, Ivy), dies at 90   

1976  Wings release "Let 'em In" on this day in history.   

1976  On July - 23 wilhelmina Von Bremen, 4X100 relay sprinter (Oly-gold-32), dies at 64   

1977  Washington jury convicts 12 Hanafi Moslems on hostage charges on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history 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 on July - 23.   

1979  On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroid #2736 Ops   

1979  On July - 23 keith Godchaux, rocker (Grateful Dead), dies in a car accident at 31   

1980  On July - 23 billy Carter admits to being paid by Libya   

1980  River of No Return Wilderness Area designated by Jimmy Carter on July - 23.   

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

1301  On July - 23 birth of duke Otto of Austria (d. 1339)   

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

1401  Francesco Sfoza, soldier was born on this day in history.   

1503  Anna Jagello, Queen of the Romans (d. 1547) was born on this day in history.   

1659  Antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer was born on July - 23.   

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  Richarius, bishop of Luik (922-45), dies on this day in history.   

1227  Death of Qiu Chuji, Chinese Taoist (b. 1148) on this day in history.   

1373  On this day in history birgitta van Sweden, Swedish saint, dies   

1403  On July - 23 death of henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], killed in battle at 39   

1531  On this day in history death of louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, Marshal of Normandy and husband of Diane de Poitiers   

1568  On this day in history don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23   

1581  Georges Lalaing, viceroy of Friesland, dies on this day in history.   

1584  On July - 23 death of john Day, English printer (b. 1522)