Famous people born on July 23 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is July 23, you share it with Daniel Radcliffe, Woody Harrelson, Philip Seymour Hoffman — and you were born under Leo, the sign of the warm, confident, and born for the spotlight.
Birthday basics for July 23
Leo ♌
Zodiac sign
Ruby
Birthstone
Larkspur
Birth flower
204th
Day of the year
July 23 is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years), with 161 days still to come.
Famous people born on July 23
Daniel Radcliffe — English actor who played the title role in the Harry Potter film series (born 1989).
Woody Harrelson — Oscar-nominated actor of Cheers, Natural Born Killers, and True Detective (born 1961).
Philip Seymour Hoffman — Oscar-winning American actor known for Capote and The Master (born 1967).
Also sharing the day:
Slash (b. 1965) — British-American lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses.
Monica Lewinsky (b. 1973) — American activist, writer, and television producer.
Anthony Kennedy (b. 1936) — Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1988 to 2018.
Raymond Chandler (b. 1888) — American detective novelist who wrote The Big Sleep and Farewell, My Lovely.
Haile Selassie I (b. 1892) — Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974.
July 23 in history
1962 — Telstar 1 relayed the first publicly transmitted live transatlantic television signal between the U.S. and Europe.
1952 — Egypt's Free Officers Movement, led by Gamal Abdel Nasser, overthrew King Farouk in a bloodless coup — the Egyptian Revolution.
1903 — The Ford Motor Company sold its first automobile, a Model A, to a Chicago dentist for $850.
1995 — Astronomers Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp independently discovered Comet Hale-Bopp, which would become one of the most widely observed comets of the 20th century.
1999 — Eileen Collins became the first woman to command a Space Shuttle mission, piloting STS-93 aboard Columbia.
1967 — The 12th Street uprising began in Detroit, one of the largest civil disturbances in U.S. history.
1986 — Britain's Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.
1914 — Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum to Serbia, a key step toward the outbreak of World War I.
July 23 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is July 23?
Anyone born on July 23 is a Leo — warm, confident, and born for the spotlight.
What is the birthstone for July 23?
The birthstone for a July 23 birthday is Ruby, and the birth flower is the Larkspur.
Who is the most famous person born on July 23?
Daniel Radcliffe is among the best known — English actor who played the title role in the Harry Potter film series (born 1989).
What happened on July 23?
In 1962, Telstar 1 relayed the first publicly transmitted live transatlantic television signal between the U.S. and Europe.
What day of the year is July 23?
July 23 is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years), with 161 days still to come.
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