Deaths on July 23

Kenjiro Takayanagi

Died on July 23, 1990

Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese engineer (b. 1899)

Kenjiro Takayanagi (高柳健次郎, Takayanagi Kenjirō, January 20, 1899 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka – July 23, 1990 in Yokosuka) was a Japanese engineer and a pioneer in the development of television. Although he failed to gain much recognition in the West, he built the world's first all-electronic television receiver, and is referred to as "the father of television".

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2 Aug

Gulf War
Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
8 Aug

Gulf War
Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.
23 Aug

Gulf War
Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests" (actually hostages) to try to prevent the Gulf War.
28 Aug

Kuwait
Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province.
28 Nov

Margaret Thatcher
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and the prime ministry, and is succeeded as both by John Major.

Deaths on July 23

Kenjiro Takayanagi

Died on July 23, 1990

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