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July 23: Day Of The Week

July 23, 2013 is the 204^th day of the year 2013 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 161 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.

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Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

July 23 Historical Events

• 1833 –
  Cornerstones are laid for the construction of the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio.
• 1927 –
  The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay.
• 1940 –
  The United States’ Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles issues a declaration on the U.S. non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of three Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
• 1942 –
  World War II: The German offensives Operation Edelweiss and Operation Braunschweig begin.
• 1961 –
  The Sandinista National Liberation Front is founded in Nicaragua.
• 1970 –
  Qaboos ibn Sa’id becomes Sultan of Oman after overthrowing his father, Sa’id ibn Taimur initiating massive reforms ;modernisation programs and end to a decade long civil war.
• 1972 –
  The United States launch Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite.
• 1984 –
  Vanessa Williams becomes the first Miss America to resign when she surrenders her crown after nude photos of her appeared in Penthouse magazine.
• 1988 –
  General Ne Win, effective ruler of Burma since 1962, resigns after pro-democracy protests.
• 1999 –
  ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo, Japan by Yuji Nishizawa.

Who were born on July 23?

• 1914 –
  Nassos Daphnis, Greek born American painter (d.2010)
• 1923 –
  Cyril M. Kornbluth, American writer (d. 1958)
• 1923 –
  Luis Aloma, Cuban baseball player (d. 1997)
• 1931 –
  Guy Fournier, French Canadian author and screenwriter
• 1950 –
  Blair Thornton, Canadian guitarist (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
• 1957 –
  Kate Buffery, British actress and writer
• 1959 –
  Nancy Savoca, American filmmaker
• 1973 –
  Andrea Scanavacca, Italian rugby player
• 1983 –
  Aaron Peirsol, American swimmer
• 1986 –
  Natalie Tran, Vietnamese-Australian YouTube video blogger

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