June 23rd in History

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June 23rd in History

1951: British diplomats Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess, two soviet spies, flee to the USSR
1956: Colonel Nasser elected as President in Egypt
1973: The Pope opens the vatican gallery of modern art

June 23rd birthdays

1763: Josephine de Beauharnais, Wife of Napoleon
1910: Jean Anouilh, French playwright
1912: Alan Turing, Founder of computer science