| General Information for July 23rd 2017 |
| There are 2 public holidays today. |
| Day 204 of 2017 |
| 161 days left in 2017 |
| Week 29 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1988 - General Ne Win, effective ruler of Burma since 1962, resigns after pro-democracy protests. |
| 1962 - Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite. |
| 1929 - The Fascist government in Italy bans the use of foreign words. |
| 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe, France. |