Page 7: Historical Events In July - 23

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

1960  15th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  On July - 23 beatles "Help" is released in the UK   

1966  On this day in history cavern Club in Liverpool reopens   

1966  On July - 23 napoleon XIV releases "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! Ha!"   

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 July - 23.   

1967  On July - 23 pirate Radio Swinging Scotland closes down for financial reasons   

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

1968  Fred Blasie wins 5th wrestling world championship belt on this day in history.   

1968  PLO's first hijacking of an El Al plane on this day in history.   

1968  Race riot in Cleveland, 11 including 3 cops killed on July - 23.   

1968  On July - 23 don Lillis, NFL president (NY Jets)   

1969  On July - 23 deli Floyd, writer, dies   

1971  On July - 23 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 July - 23 ozark AL plane knocked out of the air by lightning, St Louis-36 die   

1973  On July - 23 eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82   

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 July - 23.   

1976  Wilhelmina Von Bremen, 4X100 relay sprinter (Oly-gold-32), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1978  On July - 23 israeli cabinet rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas   

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  On July - 23 river of No Return Wilderness Area designated by Jimmy Carter   

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0645  Yazid I, Sixth caliph of Islam (d. 683) was born on this day in history.   

1301  On this day in history birth of duke Otto of Austria (d. 1339)   

1339  Louis I, Duke of Anjou/King of Naples (Battle at Poitiers) was born on this day in history.   

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

1503  On July - 23 birth of anna Jagello, Queen of the Romans (d. 1547)   

1659  On July - 23 birth of antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer   

1705  On July - 23 birth of francis Blomefield, English topographer (d. 1752)   

1734  On July - 23 birth of antonio Maria Gasparo Sacchini, opera composer [or Jun 14 1730]   

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

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

1373  Birgitta van Sweden, Swedish saint, dies on July - 23.   

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

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