Associated Press
Today in History: Thursday, July 23, 2015
On July 23, 1914, Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum to Serbia following the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serb assassin; the dispute led to World War I.
1829- William Austin Burt of Mount Vernon, Mich., received a patent for his typographer, a forerunner of the typewriter.
1885- Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, died in Mount McGregor, N.Y., at age 63.
1945- French Marshal Henri Petain, who had headed the Vichy government during World War II, went on trial, charged with treason.
1952- Egyptian military officers led by Gamal Abdel Nasser overthrew King Farouk I.
1967- Rioting that claimed some 43 lives erupted in Detroit.
1984- Vanessa Williams became the first Miss America to resign her title, because of nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine.
1986- Britain’s Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in London. (The couple divorced in 1996.)
2000- Tiger Woods became the youngest golfer to complete a career Grand Slam when he won the British Open at age 24.
2001- Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Eudora Welty died in Jackson, Miss., at age 92.
2003- Massachusetts’ attorney general issued a report saying clergy members and others in the Boston Archdiocese probably sexually abused more than 1,000 people over six decades.
2009- Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox pitched the 18th perfect game in major league history, a 5-0 win over Tampa Bay.
2011 -Singer Amy Winehouse, 27, was found dead in her London home from accidental alcohol poisoning.
Today’s Birthdays:
Actor Daniel Radcliffe (“Harry Potter” movies) turns 26 years old today.
Gloria DeHaven, Actress, 90
Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court justice, 79
Don Imus, Radio personality, 75
John Hall, Singer (Orleans), former U.S. congressman, 67
Woody Harrelson, Actor, 54
Eriq La Salle, Actor (“ER”), 53
Slash, Rock musician (Guns ‘n’ Roses), 50
Stephanie Seymour, Model, 47
Charisma Carpenter, Actress (“Angel,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”), 45
Sam Watters, R&B singer, 45
Marlon Wayans, Actor, comedian, 43
Nomar Garciaparra, Baseball player, 42
Stephanie March, Actress, 41
Michelle Williams, R&B singer (Destiny’s Child), 35
Country singer-musician Alison Krauss turns 44 years old today.