What happened on July 23

62 documented historical events happened on July 23, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: A fleet led by the Knights Hospitaller sank 22 of 28 ships of the Turkish Aydinid emirate. On the same day, in another year: 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. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on July 23, including Bert Convy, Jim Hall (racing driver), Don Drysdale. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

106 people with a Wikipedia article died on July 23, including Gunther of Bamberg, Qiu Chuji, Thoros III. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

15 observances are celebrated on July 23 around the world: Birthday of Haile Selassie (Rastafari), Children's Day (Indonesia), Christian feast day: Blessed Basil Hopko, Christian feast day: Bridget of Sweden, Christian feast day: Heiromartyr Phocas (Eastern Orthodox), Christian feast day: Blessed Giovanna da Orvieto. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.