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| July 23rd |
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| About July 23rd is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 161 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1921 - Calvert DeForest, actor, comedian (Late Show with David Letterman) 1936 - Anthony Kennedy, U.S. Supreme Court Justice 1973 - Monica Lewinsky, White House intern (had affair with President Clinton) 1989 - Daniel Radcliffe, actor (Harry Potter) Deaths 1793 - Roger Sherman, U.S. Senator (Connecticut) 1875 - Isaac Singer, inventor, founded Singer Sewing Machine Company 1885 - Ulysses S. Grant, 18th U.S. President 1989 - Donald Barthelme, author of short fiction 1982 - Vic Morrow, actor (Combat!, The California Kid) Events 1775 - Authorization of the building of the Boston Light is granted by Massachusetts, the first lighthouse built in America. 1972 - Landsat, the first Earth-resources satellite is launched by the United States. 2000 - Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win a career Grand Slam win he wins the British Open at the age of twenty-four. 2009 - Mark Buehrle pitches a perfect game to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 5-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. |
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