Page 7: Historical Events In July - 23

1959  VP Richard Nixon begins visit on USSR on July - 23.   

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

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

1961  On this day in history esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & 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 on this day in history.   

1964  Jan PML de Vries, Dutch germanist/folklorist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history beatles "Help" is released in the UK   

1966  Cavern Club in Liverpool reopens on July - 23.   

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

1966  On July - 23 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  On this day in history pirate Radio Swinging Scotland closes down for financial reasons   

1967  On July - 23 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 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 this day in history deli Floyd, writer, dies   

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 July - 23.   

1973  On July - 23 ozark AL plane knocked out of the air by lightning, St Louis-36 die   

1973  On this day in history eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82   

1974  Greek military dictatorship collapses on July - 23.   

1974  Mary Forbes, actress (Nun-Les Miserables, Ivy), dies at 90 on July - 23.   

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 July - 23.   

1977  On July - 23 rené de Vos, Dutch actor/composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79   

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

1979  On July - 23 e Bowell discovers asteroid #2736 Ops   

1979  On this day in history keith Godchaux, rocker (Grateful Dead), dies in a car accident at 31   

1980  On this day in history billy Carter admits to being paid by Libya   

1980  River of No Return Wilderness Area designated by Jimmy Carter on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

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 July - 23.   

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

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

1705  On this day in history birth of francis Blomefield, English topographer (d. 1752)   

1734  On this day in history birth of antonio Maria Gasparo Sacchini, opera composer [or Jun 14 1730]   

0945  Richarius, bishop of Luik (922-45), dies on July - 23.   

1227  Death of Qiu Chuji, Chinese Taoist (b. 1148) on July - 23.   

1373  Birgitta van Sweden, Swedish saint, dies on this day in history.   

1403  Death of Henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], killed in battle at 39 on this day in history.   

1531  Death of Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, Marshal of Normandy and husband of Diane de Poitiers on July - 23.   

1568  On July - 23 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  Death of John Day, English printer (b. 1522) on July - 23.