July 23

Events

 * 1877 - The first telephone and telegraph line in Hawaii was completed

Births

 * 1838 –, French violinist (d. 1910)
 * 1920 –, Portuguese fado singer (d. 1999)
 * 1923 –, Mexican singer (d. 2001)
 * 1940 –, American talk radio host
 * 1947 –, English singer
 * 1948 –, American politician and former rock musician
 * 1950 –, Canadian guitarist (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
 * 1965 –, English musician
 * 1965 –, American guitarist (Guns N' Roses)
 * 1967 –, Swedish singer
 * 1971 –, American singer
 * 1971 –, American musician
 * 1973 –, Scottish rock musician (Travis)
 * 1976 –, Canadian musician (Billy Talent)
 * 1978 –, Singaporean singer
 * 1980 –, American singer (Destiny's Child)
 * 1981 –, Canadian drummer (Sum 41)
 * 1984 –, English musician (The Wombats)

Deaths

 * 1757 –, Italian composer (b. 1685)
 * 1793 –, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1721)
 * 1980 –, American pianist (Grateful Dead) (b. 1948)
 * 1983 –, French composer (b. 1899)
 * 2004 –, Portuguese guitarist and composer (b. 1925)
 * 2004 –, Italian pianist, organist, conductor and composer (b. 1921
 * 2004 –, French singer and actor (b. 1922)
 * 2005 –, American jazz guitarist and teacher (b. 1946)
 * 2011 –, English singer songwriter (b. 1983)