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23 July 2031
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2010 - The English-Irish boy band One Direction (pictured) were formed while auditioning for the 2010 series of the British singing competition The X Factor.English–Irish boy band (2010–2016)
Anniversary
2001 - Megawati Sukarnoputri was sworn in (pictured) as the first female president of Indonesia following her predecessor's impeachment.President of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004
Anniversary
1999 - Forty-seven people were arrested in Tulia, Texas, for dealing cocaine; 35 of them were pardoned by the governor of Texas years later.Arrests for cocaine dealing in Texas, US
Anniversary
1995 - Hale–Bopp, one of the most widely observed comets of the 20th century, was independently discovered by astronomers Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp.Great Comet of 1997
Anniversary
1984 - Vanessa Williams, the first African-American Miss America, was forced to resign after the magazine Penthouse published nude photos of her without consent.American singer, actress and 1984 Miss America (born 1963)
Historical events
No items available.
Notable births
No items available.
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Robin Warren, Australian pathologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1937)Australian pathologist (1937–2024)
Died
2022 - Zayar Thaw, Burmese politician and rapper (born 1981)Burmese politician and artist (1981–2022)
Died
2022 - Kyaw Min Yu, Burmese political activist (born 1969)Burmese political prisoner (1969–2022)
Died
2017 - John Kundla, American basketball coach (born 1916)American basketball player and coach (1916–2017)
Died
2015 - Shigeko Kubota, Japanese-American sculptor and director (born 1937)Japanese artist (1937–2015)
Died
2015 - Don Oberdorfer, American journalist, author, and academic (born 1931)American journalist (1931–2015)
Died
2015 - William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal (born 1926)American Catholic prelate (1926–2015)
Died
2014 - Dora Bryan, English actress and restaurateur (born 1923)English actress (1923–2014)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
15.6% illuminated
Lunar age: 3.8 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
0.47 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Moon zodiac
Virgo
14.05 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.