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In the final Test match of his career, Sri Lankan international cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan (pictured) becomes the first bowler to take 800 Test wickets. reporter assassinated in Greece since 1985. Two trains collide in West Bengal, India, killing more than 60 people and injuring over 160 others. In golf, Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa wins The Open Championship at St Andrews, Scotland. Divers uncover a store of Åland Islands . Hai Phong, Vietnam, after devastating the Philippines , leaving at least 72 people dead. Recent deaths – More current events...
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July 23: Revolution Day in Egypt (1952) 1793 – After a siege of 18 weeks, French troops in Mainz surrendered to Prussian forces, effectively ending the Republic of Mainz, the first democratic state on the current German territory. Liège, Belgium . Tamils that became known as Black July . 1983 – Air Canada Flight 143 crash-landed in Gimli, Manitoba, Canada, without loss of life after the crew was forced to glide the aircraft when it completely ran out of fuel. Hale-Bopp (pictured), one of the most widely observed comets of the twentieth century, was discovered by two independent observers, Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp, at a great distance from the Sun . More anniversaries: July 22 – July 23 – July 24 List of historical anniversaries It is now July 23 2010 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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The "Giant Marbles"

rock formation in Joshua Tree National Park, located in California, United States. These spherical boulders were formed 100 million years ago from the cooling of magma beneath the surface. Groundwater is responsible for the erosion

that created the spheres from rectangular blocks.

Photo: Mila Zinkova

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