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Sunday July 23, 2023

July 23: Day of the Week

July 23, 2023 was the 204th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 161 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is dimanche.

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Here’s the July calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

July 2023
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Zodiac & Birthstone

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 Event(s)

  • 1632
    Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe, France.
  • 1677
    Scanian War: Denmark–Norway captures the harbor town of Marstrand from Sweden.
  • 1829
    In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.
  • 1840
    The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.
  • 1942
    World War II: The German offensives Operation Edelweiss and Operation Braunschweig begin.
  • 1961
    The Sandinista National Liberation Front is founded in Nicaragua.
  • 1986
    In London, Prince Andrew, Duke of York marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.
  • 1992
    A Vatican commission, led by Joseph Ratzinger, establishes that it is necessary to limit rights of homosexual people and non-married couples.
  • 1995
    Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered; it will become visible to the naked eye nearly a year later.
  • 1999
    Crown Prince Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan is crowned King Mohammed VI of Morocco on the death of his father.

Who were born on July 23?

  • 1856
    Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian nationalist (d. 1920)
  • 1923
    Luis Aloma, Cuban baseball player (d. 1997)
  • 1938
    Bert Newton, Australian actor and television show host
  • 1948
    John Hall, American politician and songwriter
  • 1959
    Nancy Savoca, American filmmaker
  • 1971
    Alison Krauss, American singer and fiddler
  • 1973
    Andrea Scanavacca, Italian rugby player
  • 1977
    Scott Clemmensen, American ice hockey player
  • 1985
    Ólafur Hannesson, Icelandic television personality
  • 1985
    Luis Ángel Landín, Mexican footballer

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