Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/July 23
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July 23: Parents' Day in the United States (2006), Revolution Day in Egypt.
- 1881 - The International Federation of Gymnastics, the world's oldest international sport federation, was founded in Liège, Belgium.
- 1952 - King Farouk of Egypt was forced to abdicate by army officers in the Free Officers Movement.
- 1967 - The 12th Street Riot began in the predominantly black inner-city area of Detroit, Michigan, United States.
- 1970 - Qaboos (pictured) overthrew his father Said bin Taimur to become Sultan of Oman.
- 1986 - Sarah Ferguson married Prince Andrew at Westminster Abbey, joining the British Royal Family as the Duchess of York.
- 2001 - Megawati Sukarnoputri became the first female president of Indonesia.
