📰✨ ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY ✨📰

📆 July 23

📜 SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

👑 1840 — The Declaration of Majority anticipates the coming of age of Dom Pedro II, who, at only 14 years old, takes the throne and ends the regency period in Brazil. 🇧🇷
🚗 1903 — Ford Motor Company sells its first automobile, kicking off the journey of one of the world’s largest vehicle manufacturers. 🚘
⚔️ 1914 — Austria-Hungary issues an ultimatum to Serbia after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, triggering the crisis that would lead to World War I. 🌍
🛰️ 1972 — The United States launches Landsat 1, the first satellite dedicated to observing Earth’s natural resources. 🌎
🕯️ 1993 — Eight children and teenagers are murdered in central Rio de Janeiro in the incident known as the Candelária Massacre, one of the saddest events in Brazilian history. 🇧🇷
☄️ 1995 — The Hale-Bopp Comet is discovered, which would become one of the brightest and most observed comets of the 20th century. 🌠
🪐 2015 — NASA announces the discovery of Kepler-452b, an exoplanet considered one of the most Earth-like ever found. 🔭
⭐ BIRTHS
👑 1401 — Francisco I Sforza, Duke of Milan and founder of the Sforza dynasty.
🧑‍⚕️ 1872 — Edward Adrian Wilson, physician, British polar explorer, and naturalist.
🎤 1942 — Eduardo Araújo, Brazilian singer and songwriter. 🇧🇷
🎬 1961 — Woody Harrelson, American actor. 🇺🇸
🎸 1965 — Slash, legendary guitarist of Guns N' Roses. 🤘
🧙‍♂️ 1989 — Daniel Radcliffe, British actor immortalized as Harry Potter. ⚡
🎶 1995 — Hwasa, South Korean singer, rapper, and songwriter of the group MAMAMOO. 🇰🇷
🕊️ DEATHS
✈️ 1932 — Alberto Santos Dumont, Brazilian aviation pioneer. 🇧🇷
👑 1999 — Hassan II, King of Morocco for nearly four decades.
🎤 2011 — Amy Winehouse, British singer and songwriter. 🎶
🪗 2013 — Dominguinhos, Brazilian singer, songwriter, and master of the accordion. 🇧🇷
⚽ 2013 — Djalma Santos, two-time world champion with the Brazilian National Team. 🏆
📚 2014 — Ariano Suassuna, Brazilian writer, playwright, and poet.
🥅 2017 — Waldir Peres, former Brazilian goalkeeper and coach, three-time Brazilian champion with São Paulo. ⚽
📍 HOLIDAYS AND CYCLICAL EVENTS
🇧🇷 Brazil
🛣️ Highway Patrol Officers’ Day
🎉 Anniversary of the cities of:
🏙️ Serrolândia (BA)
🌊 Santa Cruz Cabrália (BA)
🌴 Viana (ES)
⛰️ Pouso Redondo (SC)
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✨ "Knowing history means understanding the past to build a wiser future." 📖🌍