July 23

The July 23 is the 204th day of the Gregorian Calendar ( 205th in leap years), thus still 161 days remain until the end of the year.

The beginning of the Dog Days

2.1 Before the 19th century
2.2 19th century 2.2.1 1801-1850
2.2.2 1851-1900

2.3.1 1901-1950
2.3.2 1951-2000

3.1 Before the 19th century
3.2 19th century
3.3 20th century 3.3.1 1901-1950
3.3.2 1951-2000

Events

Politics and World Affairs

2001: Abdurrahman Wahid is removed from office by the People's Consultative Assembly of Indonesia because of a financial scandal of his office as president. As the successor Megawati Sukarnoputri is selected.
2004: 1993 by Croatian nationalists destroyed Mostar bridge will be reopened with a ceremony.
2005: In the case of attacks by the terrorist organization Al- Qaeda in Sharm el Sheikh / Egypt die at least 88 people.

2009: In the presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan, the incumbent Kurmanbek Bakiyev was re-elected with 76.1 % of votes. Second place was taken Almazbek Atambayev, the Social Democrat with 8.4%.

Economy

Science and Technology

Culture

Society

Religion

0685: John V is Pope; he follows Benedict II
1164: Amid great jubilation of the population, the alleged relics of the Three Kings in Cologne arrive.
1431: The Council of Basel is opened.

Disasters

Minor accidents are listed in the sub- items of disaster.

Sports

Entries of Athletics world records are located under the respective discipline under Athletics. Entries to the World Cup games are found in the bottoms of football 's World Cup. The same is true for the European Football Championships.

Born

Before the 19th century

Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (* 1503)

Anna Dorothea Therbusch (* 1721)

Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid ( * 1746 )

Philipp Otto Runge (* 1777)

19th century

1801-1850

1851-1900

20th century

1901-1950

1951-2000

Died

Before the 19th century

Götz von Berlichingen († 1562)

Tsar Michael I. († 1645)

Domenico Scarlatti († 1757)

19th century

Andries Pretorius († 1853)

Isaac Merritt Singer († 1875)

Ulysses S. Grant († 1885)

20th century

1901-1950

Paul Emil Flechsig († 1929)

Alberto Santos Dumont († 1932)

D. W. Griffith († 1948)

Philippe Pétain († 1951)

1951-2000

Cordell Hull († 1955)

Henry Hallett Dale († 1968)

Mollie Steimer († 1980)

Donald Barthelme († 1989)

21st Century

2001: Eudora Welty, American writer
2002: Dieter Flimm, German theater set designer
2002:. William Luther Pierce III, American physicist and founder and director of right-wing organizations
2002: Chaim Potok, American author
2004: Friedrich Haug, German jurist, Judge of the Federal Social Court
2004: Peter Hans Hofschneider, German molecular biologist
2004: Mehmood, Indian film actor and film producer
2004: Carlos Paredes, Portuguese composer and guitarist
2004: Serge Reggiani, French actor and cabaret singer
2005: Ray Crist, American chemist
2006: Rudolf Teschner, German chess player and author
2007: Ernst Otto Fischer, German chemist and Nobel laureate
2007: Mohammed Zahir Shah, the Afghan monarch
2007: George Tabori, a British playwright, director, screenwriter and actor of Hungarian descent
2008: Friedhelm Busse, German neo-Nazi
2008: Friedel Elting, German football coach
2011: Robert Ettinger, American high school teachers
2011: Nguyen Cao Ky, South Vietnamese Air Force general and politician
2011: Marinko Kelečević, Bosnian handball player
2011: Amy Winehouse, British singer and songwriter
2012: Franco Andolfo, Italian -Austrian entertainer, pop singer and composer
2012: Sally Ride, American astronaut
2013: Rona Anderson, British actress
2013: Emile Griffith, American boxer
2013: Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer