July 23rd (1983) was a Saturday. It's the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 161 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 23rd July, 1983
» 13 Sri Lanka Army soldiers are killed after a Four Four Bravo known as deadly ambush by the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
» Gimli Glider: Air Canada Flight 143 runs out of fuel and makes a deadstick landing at Rural Municipality of Gimli or Gimli, Manitoba.
Famous Birthdays on July 23 in 1983
» Andrew Eiden, American actor
» Bec Hewitt, Australian actress and singer
» Aaron Peirsol, American swimmer
» David Strettle, English rugby player
July 23rd Famous Deaths for 1983
» Georges Auric, French composer (b. 1899)
July 23rd Holidays in History
» Birthday of Haile Selassie I named Haile Selassie (Rastafari movement)
» Christian Calendar of saints or Feast Day:
» Bridget of Sweden
» Saint Phocas e.g Heiromartyr Phocas (Eastern Orthodox Church named Eastern Orthodox)
» Liborius of Le Mans
» July 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Public holidays in Papua New Guinea or National Remembrance Day (Papua New Guinea)
» Qaboos bin Said al Said named Renaissance Day (Oman)