On this day: 23 July

Selected events and births on 23 July, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1860 – The trial of the Eastbourne manslaughter, which later became an important legal precedent in the United Kingdom for discussions of corporal punishment in schools, began in Lewes. Read more: Eastbourne manslaughter Precedent Corporal punishment
• 1921 – The first National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party opened in a house in Shanghai. Read more: 1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party Chinese Communist Party Site of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
• 1927 – Wilfred Rhodes of England and Yorkshire became the only person to play in 1,000 first-class cricket matches. Read more: Wilfred Rhodes England cricket team Yorkshire County Cricket Club
• 1984 – Vanessa Williams, the first African-American Miss America, was forced to resign after the magazine Penthouse published nude photos of her without consent. Read more: Vanessa Williams Miss America Vanessa Williams and Miss America
• 1995 – Hale–Bopp, one of the most widely observed comets of the 20th century, was independently discovered by astronomers Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp. Read more: Comet Hale–Bopp Alan Hale (astronomer) Thomas Bopp
• 2001 – Megawati Sukarnoputri was sworn in as the first female president of Indonesia following her predecessor's impeachment. Read more: Megawati Sukarnoputri Inauguration of Megawati Sukarnoputri President of Indonesia
• 2010 – The English-Irish boy band One Direction were formed while auditioning for the 2010 series of the British singing competition The X Factor. Read more: One Direction The X Factor (British TV series) series 7 The X Factor (British TV series)

Born on this day

• 1941 – Sergio Mattarella, Italian lawyer, judge, and politician, 12th President of Italy Read more: Sergio Mattarella President of Italy
• 1942 – Sallyanne Atkinson, Australian journalist and politician, Lord Mayor of Brisbane Read more: Sallyanne Atkinson Lord Mayor of Brisbane
• 1946 – Andy Mackay, English oboe player and composer Read more: Andy Mackay Oboe
• 1948 – Ross Cranston, Australian-English lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales Read more: Ross Cranston Solicitor General for England and Wales
• 1953 – Najib Razak, Malaysian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia Read more: Najib Razak Prime Minister of Malaysia
• 1958 – Tomy Winata, Indonesian businessman and philanthropist, founded the Artha Graha Peduli Foundation Read more: Tomy Winata Artha Graha Peduli Foundation
• 1970 – Saulius Skvernelis, 13th Prime Minister of Lithuania Read more: Saulius Skvernelis Prime Minister of Lithuania
• 1972 – Suat Kılıç, Turkish journalist, lawyer, and politician, former Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports Read more: Suat Kılıç Ministry of Youth and Sports (Turkey)
• 1975 – Dan Rogerson, Cornish politician Read more: Dan Rogerson Cornish people
• 1998 – Deandre Ayton, Bahamian basketball player Read more: Deandre Ayton
• 2002 – Séléna Janicijevic, French tennis player Read more: Séléna Janicijevic
• 2003 – Alex Consani, Model and Influencer Read more: Alex Consani

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