BIRTHDAY ATLAS

Birthday facts

Born on July 23.

Everyone born on July 23 is a Leo — ruled by the Sun, generous, and would like that noted. The stone is ruby, the flower larkspur, and the day is shared with Woody Harrelson and Shawn Levy.

Leo, the Lion — an engraving
Sun sign
Leo ♌︎
the Lion · ruled by the Sun · generous, and would like that noted
Ruby, the birthstone for July — an engraving
Birthstone
Ruby
July
Larkspur, the birth flower for July — an engraving
Birth flower
Larkspur
& water lily

Your book

Born on July 23? Add the year.

Then it is a pop-up book: the sky the day you arrived, the No. 1 that week, the president, what a stamp cost, your life in weeks, and who was exactly your age when they did the thing they are known for — and at the end, a birthday poster of the day, engraved, to take home. One field. The date lives after the # in the link, which no server sees — nothing about you leaves your browser.

Making it for someone else? Send it as a pop-up birthday card.

The old books say

Leo, July 23 to August 22.

The Lion, ruled by the Sun itself, and the books do not pretend otherwise: this is the sign of the centre of the room. A fire sign, credited with warmth, generosity and a need to be seen that its people would call a gift for being seen. The tradition gives Leo courage and a big heart and a weakness for applause, and notes that it tends to earn the applause, which is the annoying part.

Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.

Good company

Also born on July 23.

The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.

1961
Woody Harrelson
American activist and actor
1968
Shawn Levy
Canadian-American director and producer
1967
Philip Seymour Hoffman
American director and actor
1892
Haile Selassie
Ethiopian emperor
1888
Raymond Chandler
American crime novelist and screenwriter
1982
Paul Wesley
American director and actor
1906
Chandra Shekhar Azad
Indian activist
1989
Daniel Radcliffe
English actor

On this day

What July 23 has seen.

It is Tisha B'Av (Judaism, 2026).

1891During a visit of the French Navy to Kronstadt in Russia, the two nations reached a secret agreement on a joint response to any future war in Europe.
1995Hale–Bopp, one of the most widely observed comets of the 20th century, was independently discovered by astronomers Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp.
1999Forty-seven people were arrested in Tulia, Texas, for dealing cocaine; 35 of them were pardoned by the governor of Texas years later.
2010The English-Irish boy band One Direction were formed while auditioning for the 2010 series of the British singing competition The X Factor.

The calendar

When July 23 falls.

A Thursday in 2026, a Friday in 2027, a Sunday in 2028, a Monday in 2029, and a Tuesday in 2030.