July 23
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Birthday of Haile Selassie(Rastafari)
Celebration of the birth of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I, revered as divine in the Rastafari movement.
Children's Day(Indonesia)
National Children's Day in Indonesia celebrates the rights, welfare, and happiness of children across the archipelago.
Christianfeast day:
Bridget of Sweden, Heiromartyr Phocas(Eastern Orthodox), John Cassian(Western Christianity), Liborius of Le Mans, Margarita María, Mercè Prat i Prat, Rasyphus and Ravennus, July 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
A Christian feast day commemorating multiple saints honored in Catholic and Orthodox traditions.
National Remembrance Day(Papua New Guinea)
A solemn day in Papua New Guinea honoring those who lost their lives in wartime service.
Renaissance Day(Oman)
Celebration of Oman’s Renaissance Day marking the beginning of Sultan Qaboos’s rule and modern renewal.
Revolution Day (Egypt)
National holiday in Egypt marking the anniversary of the 1952 Revolution that led to a republic.
Bridget of Sweden
Feast day honoring Saint Bridget of Sweden, 14th-century mystic and founder of the Bridgettine Order.
Heiromartyr Phocas(Eastern Orthodox)
Feast day commemorating Phocas the Gardener, an early Christian martyr honored in Eastern Orthodoxy.
John Cassian(Western Christianity)
Feast day for John Cassian, early monk and theological writer influential in Western monasticism.
Events
Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I plunders the Bulgarian capital of Pliska and captures Khan Krum's treasury.
In 811, Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I sacked the Bulgarian capital of Pliska, seizing Khan Krum's vast treasury.
A Knights Hospitaller fleet scores a crushing victory over an Aydinid fleet off Chios.
In 1319, a Knights Hospitaller fleet routed the Aydinid navy off the coast of Chios, delivering a decisive Crusader victory.
Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe, France.
In 1632, three hundred French colonists set sail from Dieppe to reinforce the settlement of New France in North America.
Scanian War: Denmark–Norway captures the harbor town of Marstrand from Sweden.
During the Scanian War in 1677, Denmark–Norway captured the strategic Swedish harbor town of Marstrand.
Kingdom of Prussia re-conquers Mainz from France.
In 1793, Prussian forces reconquered the city of Mainz from revolutionary France during the War of the First Coalition.
Sir Thomas Maitland is appointed as the first Governor of Malta, transforming the island from a British protectorate to a de facto colony.
Sir Thomas Maitland was appointed the first Governor of Malta in 1813, transitioning the island from a protectorate to British colonial rule.
While the Mora Rebellion continues, Greeks capture Monemvasia Castle. Turkish troops and citizens are transferred to Asia Minor's coasts.
In 1821, Greek revolutionaries captured Monemvasia Castle, advancing the cause of the Greek War of Independence.
In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.
William Austin Burt patented the typographer in 1829, an early mechanical writing device that paved the way for the modern typewriter.
The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.
The Province of Canada was established in 1840 by the Act of Union, merging Upper and Lower Canada into a single colony.
Births
Otto
14th-century Duke of Austria from the House of Habsburg who co-ruled the duchy and strengthened its administration.
Louis I
14th-century French prince and Duke of Anjou known for his patronage of the arts and political ambitions in southern Europe.
Pier Paolo Vergerio the Elder
Italian Renaissance humanist and church official, recognized for his influential theological writings and advocacy of reform.
Francesco I Sforza
Italian condottiero who became Duke of Milan by marrying Bianca Maria Visconti, founding the Sforza dynasty.
Danjong of Joseon
Young Korean monarch who became the sixth king of Joseon and was later deposed in a palace coup.
Queen consort of Bohemia and Hungary, known for her political alliances and dynastic marriage to Ferdinand I.
Bonaventura Peeters the Elder
17th-century Flemish marine artist known for his evocative seascapes and harbor scenes.
Adam Dollard des Ormeaux
17th-century French colonial officer celebrated for his leadership during the Battle of Long Sault in New France.
Head of the Catholic Church from 1700 to 1721, known for his diplomatic skill and patronage of the arts.
Deaths
He Ning
He Ning was a prominent chancellor of the Later Zhou dynasty in 10th century China.
Nuh II
Nuh II was the Emir of the Samanid Empire from 976 to 997, leading one of the last Persian dynasties.
Gunter of Bamberg
Gunter of Bamberg was a medieval bishop known for his ecclesiastical leadership and church reforms.
Warner of Grez
Warner of Grez was a French nobleman and kinsman of crusader leader Godfrey of Bouillon.
Qiu Chuji
Qiu Chuji was a renowned Taoist master who founded the Dragon Gate sect of the Quanzhen school.
Thoros III
Thoros III was King of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia during the late 13th century.
Bridget of Sweden
Bridget of Sweden was a 14th-century mystic and saint who founded the Bridgettine Order.
Thomas Percy
Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, was an English nobleman and rebel executed after the Battle of Shrewsbury.
Louis de Brézé
Louis de Brézé was a French nobleman best known as the first husband of Diane de Poitiers.