Historical Events
- Cavern Club in Liverpool reopens
#1 in the Charts
Frank Sinatra's album "Strangers In The Night" hits #1 on the US charts, (Grammy for Record Of The Year and Best Male Vocal Performance)
- John Pennel pole vaults record (5.34 m)
- Napoleon XIV releases "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! Ha!"
Famous Birthdays
- Micheal Williams, American basketball point guard (NBA record consecutive free throws during regular season [97] 1993), born in Dallas, Texas
Famous Deaths
- Donald Novis, British singer and actor (Monte Carlo; The Singing Plumber), dies at 60
- Douglass Montgomery, American actor (Forbidden, Harmony Lane), dies from spinal cancer at 56
- Montgomery Clift, American actor (From Here to Eternity, Judgement at Nuremberg), dies of a heart attack at 45
Died in 1966 1966 Highlights
About July 23, 1966
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 57 years, 9 months and 10 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Hanky Panky - Tommy James And The Shondells
#1 Song: Out Of Time - Chris Farlowe
