Born on 23 July 1972

At A Glance

23 July 1972 at a glance

Day of the week

23 July 1972 was a Sunday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Sylvia's Mother” by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1972

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1972 was The Godfather.

Star sign

The star sign for 23 July is Leo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 23 July 1972 fell in the Year of the Rat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for July is Ruby.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 23 July 1972 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 23 July

• 1962 Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite.
• 1970 Qaboos bin Said al Said becomes Sultan of Oman after overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur initiating massive reforms, modernization programs and end to a decade long civil war.
• 1972 The United States launches Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite.
• 1974 The Greek military junta collapses, and former Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis is invited to lead the new government, beginning Greece's metapolitefsi era.
• 1980 Phạm Tuân becomes the first Vietnamese citizen and the first Asian in space when he flies aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut.

Famous people born on 23 July

• Woody Harrelson, American actor and activist (born 1961)
• Daniel Radcliffe, English actor (born 1989)
• Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor, director, and producer (1967–2014)
• Kathryn Hahn, American actress (born 1973)

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