| Date | Name | Location / Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Day |  | ||
| Revolution Day (July 23) |  | ||
| National Remembrance Day |  | ||
| Gorgeous Grandma Day |  | ||
| National Vanilla Ice Cream Day |  | ||
| National Parents' Day |  | ||
| Sprinkle Day |  |
Historical Events on July 23
- 1862: Henry Halleck takes over the command of the Union Army during the American Civil War.
- 1881: In Buenos Aires, the Boundary Treaty of 1881 is signed between Argentina and Chile.
- 1885:S President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer on this date.
- 1903: Ford Motor Co. sells its first car today.
- 1908: The Ottomans accept the Second Constitution.
- 1926: The Movietone sound system is bought by Fox Film on this day.
- 1927: In Bombay, the Indian Broadcasting Company starts with its first station.
- 1929: The use of foreign words is banned by the fascist government in Italy.
- 1942: The Treblinka Extermination Camp is put into operation during the Holocaust.
- 1942: German offensive Operation Braunschweig starts during World War II.
- 1942: German offensive Operation Edelweiss starts during World War II.
- 1943: The Italian submarine Ascianghi is sunk by the HMS Laforey and the HMS Eclipse right after she had torpedoed the HMS Newfoundland.
- 1972: Landsat 1 is launched by the United States.
- 1982: While filming the Twilight Zone: The Movie outside of Santa Clarita, California, Vic Morrow and 2 children are killed when a helicopter crashes while filming a scene.
- 1992: Abkhazia declares itself independent from Georgia.
- 1995: Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered.
- 1997: Antitrust charges are levied against Intel by Digital Equipment Corporation.
Famous Birthdays on July 23
- American crime novelist and screenwriter, Raymond Chandler is born in 1888.
- American actress Aileen Pringle is born in 1895.
- English actor Michael Wilding is born in 1912.
- German-American actress, Elly Annie Schneider is born in 1914.
- American radio host and DJ, Don Imus is born in 1940.
- American singer-songwriter Madeline Bell is born in 1942.
- English historian and critic, Robin Simon is born in 1947.
- American actor Woody Harrelson is born in 1961.
- American actor Woody Harrelson is born in 1961.
- English-American guitarist and songwriter, Slash is born in 1965.
- American actor Philip Seymour Hoffman is born in 1967.
- American model and actress, Stephanie Seymour is born in 1968.