On This Day for July 23 - Egyptian monarchy toppled by coup, Haile Selassie is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. July 23 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Haile Selassie READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1952 Egyptian monarchy toppled by coup READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2012: U.S. astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel in space, died at the age of 61. [Take our quiz about famous astronauts and cosmonauts.] 2011: British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, who won five Grammy Awards for her Motown-inspired Back to Black (2006) but struggled with substance-abuse problems, died from alcohol poisoning at the age of 27. [Test your knowledge of the Grammy Awards.] 1967: A riot began in Detroit as African Americans and the city's police department were involved in violent confrontations following a police raid on an illegal drinking club; the unrest, which lasted for five days, is considered one of the catalysts of the militant Black Power movement. [Learn more about notable riots in U.S. history.] 1997: Slobodan Milošević became president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (comprising Serbia and Montenegro ) after serving as president of Serbia from 1989; he was later charged with genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes relating to the Kosovo conflict, and he died during his trial in 2006. 1970: Sultan Saʿīd ibn Taymūr of Oman was overthrown by his son, Qaboos bin Said, in a palace coup. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about the Middle East.] 1945: Marshal Philippe Pétain of France went on trial for treason during World War II; he ultimately was given a life sentence of solitary confinement. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about World War II.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1989 Daniel Radcliffe British actor 1973 Monica Lewinsky American activist, public speaker, and writer 1967 Philip Seymour Hoffman American actor 1892 Haile Selassie I emperor of Ethiopia 1971 Alison Krauss American musician 1856 Bal Gangadhar Tilak Indian political leader SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help