July 23
- Tisha B'AvJewish
Tisha B’Av, the fast recalling the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem — by tradition, both fell on this day.
The Hebrew anniversary of a passing drifts against the civil calendar; these fall on July 23 this year.
- R. Yaakov Yitzchak, the Chozeh (Seer) of Lublind. 1815 CE
The Seer of Lublin, a central figure of Polish Hasidism
- 1373 CEChristian · died
The mystic and founder of the Bridgettines, Bridget of Sweden, died in Rome after years urging church reform.
- 1856 CEHindu · born
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, author of the Bhagavad Gita commentary 'Gita Rahasya' and the Vedic-antiquity studies 'Orion' and 'The Arctic Home in the Vedas', was born in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.
- 1995 CEScience · discovered
On 23 July 1995, Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp independently spotted a distant comet that would become one of the most widely observed of the twentieth century, bright to the naked eye in 1997.