I was born. Seriously, I consider that a historical event. For less interesting historical events: Thomas Cromwell was executed, and Henry VIII married his fifth wife.

The Titanic sunk, kind of unlucky I suppose.

November 23, 1960 Tinseltown dedicated its Walk of Fame on Hollywood Blvd November 23, 1937 John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men," premieres in New York City November 23, 1936 1st issue of Life, picture magazine created by Henry R Luce November 23, 1988 Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal November 23, 1887 Notre Dame loses its 1st football game 8-0 to Michigan

January 28th, the space shuttle Challenger exploded.

June 17: the OJ Simpson low speed car chase!

August 27th: These events happened, that I find interesting: 1813 - Napoleon defeats the Austrians, Russians and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden. 1896 - Anglo-Zanzibar War: the shortest war in world history (9:02 to 9:40) between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar. 1962 - Mariner 2 launched to Venus. 2003 - Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing approximately 34,646,416 miles (55,758,006 kilometers) from Earth. Births: 551 BC - Confucius, Chinese philosopher (Alright!!) 1906 - Ed Gein, American serial killer 1908 - Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States 1910 - Mother Teresa, human rights activist 1937 - Alice Coltrane, American jazz musician 1952 - Paul "Pee-Wee Herman" Reubens 1970 - Tony Kanal, English-born musician (No Doubt) Note: These are only the ones I found interesting... see link if you care to see more. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_27

Feb 3 1815- first commercial cheese factory is founded (Switzerland) Feb 3 1916- The Parliament building in Ottawa Canada burn down (my home town) Feb3 1959 - The Day The Music Died: A plane crash kills rock-and-roll performers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper.

What happened on July 23 What happened on my birthday? Search other websites with Google If you added a Personal Historic listing - Find it on Google Get a HOUSE for $23,000 ?? Search for "Real Estate" in Las Vegas, Az, Detroit Enter your search terms Submit search form Need financing for that $23,000 House? Search for "Home Financing" 1599 Caravaggio's first public commission for paintings 1632 300 colonists bound for New France depart Dieppe, France. 1793 The Prussians conquer Mayence. 1798 Napoleon captures Alexandria, Egypt 1803 Irish nationalist Robert Emmet, 25, leads a rebellion against the British He spoke with Bonaparte and Talleyrand last year in an effort to obtain French support, his small band of followers commits two murders and other acts of violence July 23 in a move to capture the viceroy, but the rioters are quickly dispersed Emmet escapes, goes into hiding, is captured August 25, tried by a special court, and hanged September 20 1803 Robert Emmett's insurrected in Dublin 1808 Spanish forces at Bailen force a French army of 18,000 under Gen Pierre Antoine Dupont, 43, to surrender July 23 1827 The first US swim school opens (Boston Mass) 1829 William Austin Burt patents "typographer" (typewriter) 1833 Corner stones laid for construction of the Kirtland Temple in Ohio 1840 The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union. 1852 The first interment in US National Cemetary at Presidio 1862 American Civil War: Henry W. Halleck takes command of the Union Army. 1874 Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa. 1877 The first US municipal railroad, Cincinnati Southern, begins operations 1877 The first telephone & telegraph line in Hawaii completed 1880 The first commercial hydroelectric power planet begins, Grand Rapids, Mich 1881 The Federation Internationale de Gymnastique, the world's oldest international sport federation, was founded. 1900 Pan-African Congress meets in London 1903 Ford Motor Company sold its first car. 1904 Ice cream cone created by Charles E Menches during La Purchase Expo 1914 Austria-Hungary issues an ultimatum to Serbia allowing the Austrians to find out who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand. When Serbia denies Austria-Hungary their demands World War I is sparked on July 28, 1914 1916 Australians enter the action in the battle of the Somme at Pozières and Mouquet Farm, France 1920 Kenya becomes a British crown colony 1925 NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits his first of 23 career grand slammers 1926 Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film. 1929 Fascist government in Italy ban the use of foreign words. 1931 Ashmore & Cartier Is in Indian Ocean transferred to Australia 1931 France announces they can't afford to send a team to 1932 LA olympics 1936 In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of socialist and communist parties. 1937 Isolation of pituitary hormone announced (Yale University) 1940 "Blitz" begins, all-night raid on London 1940 US Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles`s declaration on the US non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of three Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. 1942 The Holocaust: The Treblinka extermination camp is opened 1942 World War II: Hitler signed the Operation Edelweiss. 1944 US forces invade Japanese-held Tinian in WW II 1945 The process against Philippe Ptain begins. 1947 First Navy all jet squadron (VF-17A) receives its first aircraft (FH). 1947 The first US Navy air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, RI 1948 Progressive party convention nominates Henry Wallace for President 1948 USS Putnum (DD-757) evacuates U.N. team from Haifa, Israel and becomes first U.S. Navy ship to fly the U.N. flag. 1950 USS Boxer sets record crossing of Pacific to bring aircraft, troops, and supplies to Korea at start of the Conflict 1952 Establishment of the European Coal and Steel community. 1952 General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser - the real power behind the coup) in the overthrow of King Farouk of Egypt. 1956 Bell X-2 rocket plane sets world aircraft speed record of 3,050 kph 1956 The Loi Cadre is passed by the French Republic in order to order French overseas territory affairs. 1958 The first 4 women named to peerage in House of Lords 1961 Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) founded in Nicaragua. 1962 Telstar relays the first live trans-Atlantic television signal. 1962 The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos was signed. 1964 Egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage 1964 Number one hit on UK music charts - The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night 1965 Beatles "Help" is released in the UK 1966 Cavern Club in Liverpool reopens 1966 Napoleon XIV releases "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! Ha!" 1967 12th Street Riot: In Detroit, Michigan, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city (43 killed, 342 injured and ~1,400 buildings burned). 1967 43 killed in racial rebellion in Detroit (2,000 injured, 442 fires) 1967 Personal posting - The love of my life Scott Jones was born. 1967 Pirate Radio Swinging Scotland closes down for financial reasons 1967 Race riots claiming 43 erupts in Detroit 1968 Fred Blasie wins 5th wrestling world championship belt 1968 Glenville Shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization led by Ahmed Evans and the Cleveland Police Department occurred. During the shootout, a riot began that lasted for five days. 1968 PLO's first hijacking of an El Al plane 1968 Race riot in Cleveland, 11 including 3 cops killed 1968 The first and only successful hijacking of an El Al aircraft took place when a 707 carrying 10 crew and 38 passengers was taken over by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The aircraft was en route from Rome, Italy, to Lod, Israel. 1969 Number one hit on UK music charts - The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women 1970 Qaboos ibn Said, becomes Sultan of Oman after overthrowing his father, Said ibn Taimur. 1972 Eddy Merckx (Belgium) wins his 4th consecutive Tour de France 1972 The first Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) is launched 1973 Ozark AL plane knocked out of the air by lightning, St Louis-36 die 1974 Greek military dictatorship collapses 1996 This was the year "The Book Clip - Guaranteed to keep your Book Open" first appeared on the Internet. See Pictures HERE www.bookclip.com 1976 Wings release "Let 'em In" 1977 Number one hit on UK music charts - Donna Summer - I Feel Love 1977 Washington jury convicts 12 Hanafi Moslems on hostage charges 1978 Israeli cabinet rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas 1980 Billy Carter admits to being paid by Libya 1980 River of No Return Wilderness Area designated by Jimmy Carter 1980 Soyuz 37 ferries 2 cosmonauts (1 Vietnamese) to Salyut 6 1982 The International Whaling Commission decides to end commercial whaling by 1985-86. 1983 Around 3,000 Tamils were slaughtered by Shinhalese Buddhist majority in Sri Lanka and some 400,000 Tamils fled to neighboring Tamil Nadu, India and a lot found refuge in Europe and Canada. This incident, known as Black July led directly to beginning of civil war in Sri Lanka. 1983 Gimli Glider: Air Canada flight 143 lands "dead-stick" in Gimli, Manitoba. 1983 Number one hit on UK music charts - Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat 1984 Vanessa Williams becomes the first black Miss America. Resigns after nude photos of her appeared in Penthouse magazine. 1986 Britain's Prince Andrew marries Sarah Ferguson 1986 In London, Prince Andrew, Duke of York marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey. 1986 Personal posting - July 23 1986 a world greatest enterprenuir was born Ahmed khan 1988 General Ne Win, effective ruler of Myanmar since 1962 resigns after pro-democracy protests. 1988 Saskatchewan's Dave Ridgway kicks record 8 field goals vs Edmonton (CFL) 1989 FOX-TV tops ABC, NBC & CBS for first time (America's Most Wanted) 1989 Winds gust to 85 MPH at Fort Smith Arkansas 1991 James Farentino of Dynasty arrested in Canada for cocaine possession 1991 Personal posting - Ankit Kapur was born. 1992 A Vatican commission, led by Joseph Ratzinger, establishes it is necessary to limit rights of homosexual people and non-married couples. 1993 Personal posting - Dakota Dawn Seymore born 1993 Personal posting - JULY 23, 1993 JOESEF CASTILLO MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE TO THE WORLD 1993 Personal posting - 23rd july 1993 theresa was born 1993 Personal posting - July 23, 1993 an amazing child was born...Lindsay L. 1993 Sarah Deal becomes first women Marine selected for naval aviation training. 1995 Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered and is visibly seen with a naked eye nearly a year later. 1997 Digital Equipment Company files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel. 1997 Spree killer Andrew Cunanan commits suicide in the upstairs bedroom aboard a Miami houseboat to avoid capture by the police 1999 ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo. 1999 Crown Prince Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan, is crowned King Mohammed VI of Morroco at the death of his father. 2004 Eleven years after its destruction, Stari most (the Old Bridge) in Mostar is reopened. 2005 Three bombs hit the Naama Bay area of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, killing 88 people.

Nothing much, but Carlos Santana was born exactly a year later.

William Wallace was captured by English troops.