Tukuk-OS📅 March 23
26 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on March 23? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2025 — Gaza war: Israel Defense Forces killed 15 aid workers in the Rafah paramedic massacre.
- 2021 — A container ship ran aground and obstructed the Suez Canal for six days.
- 2005 — A fire and explosion at an oil refinery in Texas City, the third-largest in the United States, killed 15 workers.
- 2001 — The Russian space agency deorbited the space station Mir, causing it to reenter the Earth's atmosphere and break up over the Pacific Ocean.
- 1996 — Lee Teng-hui was elected President of the Republic of China in the first direct presidential election in Taiwan.
Lee Teng-huiPresident of the Republic of China1996 Taiwanese presidential election
- 1994 — Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed into a hillside in Russia's Kemerovo Oblast, killing all 75 people on board, after the pilot's 15-year-old son unknowingly disabled the autopilot while seated at the controls.
- 1993 — The demolition of Kowloon Walled City, a densely crowded slum in Hong Kong, began.
- 1991 — The Sierra Leone Civil War began with the invasion of the Revolutionary United Front, in an attempt to overthrow President Joseph Saidu Momoh.
Sierra Leone Civil WarRevolutionary United FrontJoseph Saidu Momoh
- 1989 — Two researchers announced the discovery of cold fusion, a claim that was later discredited.
- 1988 — Angolan and Cuban forces defeated South Africa in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale.
- 1982 — Guatemala's government, headed by Fernando Romeo Lucas García was overthrown in a military coup by right-wing General Efraín Ríos Montt.
Fernando Romeo Lucas García1982 Guatemalan coup d'étatEfraín Ríos Montt
- 1977 — British journalist David Frost began a series of interviews with former U.S. president Richard Nixon, starting with the Watergate scandal.
David FrostDavid Frost's interviews with Richard NixonRichard Nixon
- 1933 — The Nazi Party took the first step in the Gleichschaltung process by having the Enabling Act passed, giving the government the right to make laws without the involvement of the Reichstag.
- 1931 — Bhagat Singh, one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement, and two others were executed by the British authorities for their murder of a police officer.
- 1919 — Benito Mussolini and his supporters founded the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento, the predecessor of the National Fascist Party.
Benito MussoliniFasci Italiani di CombattimentoNational Fascist Party
- 1908 — American diplomat Durham Stevens, an employee of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was fatally shot in San Francisco by two Korean immigrants unhappy with his support of increased Japanese presence in Korea.
Durham StevensMinistry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)San Francisco
- 1905 — About 1,500 Cretans, led by Eleftherios Venizelos, met at the village of Theriso to call for the island's unification with Greece, beginning the Theriso revolt.
- 1889 — Mirza Ghulam Ahmad founded the Ahmadiyya Islamic religious movement in British India.
- 1888 — Chaired by William McGregor, a meeting of ten English football clubs was held in London, eventually resulting in the establishment of the Football League.
William McGregor (football)Association footballEnglish Football League
- 1868 — Governor of California Henry Huntly Haight signed a law establishing the University of California, today a public university system that is considered a model for public institutions across the United States.
Henry Huntly HaightUniversity of CaliforniaPublic university
- 1862 — American Civil War: General Stonewall Jackson of the Confederate States Army lost the First Battle of Kernstown, but was still able to prevent the Union Army from reinforcing the Peninsula campaign.
- 1848 — The Italian tricolour is adopted for the flag of the Kingdom of Sardinia by Charles Albert of Sardinia during the First Italian War of Independence.
- 1839 — An earthquake struck central Burma, causing significant damage and killing an estimated 300 to 400 people.
- 1775 — American Revolution: Patrick Henry made his "Give me liberty or give me death!" speech to the House of Burgesses of Virginia, urging military action against the British Empire.
American RevolutionPatrick HenryGive me liberty or give me death!
- 1400 — After 175 years of rule, the Trần dynasty of Vietnam was deposed by Hồ Quý Ly, a court official.
- 625 — The Muslim army under Muhammad suffered a defeat against the Quraysh in the Battle of Uhud (depicted).
Births
- 2001 — Anna Hall, American world champion heptathlete
- 1997 — Ben Manenti, Australian cricketer
- 1996 — Alexander Albon, Thai-British race car driver
- 1996 — Joel Kiviranta, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1995 — Kevin Kauber, Estonian footballer
- 1995 — Jan Lisiecki, Canadian pianist
- 1995 — Victoria Pedretti, American actress
- 1995 — Ozan Tufan, Turkish footballer
- 1994 — Nick Powell, English footballer
- 1994 — Oskar Sundqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1994 — Bridger Zadina, American actor
- 1993 — Quinn Cook, American basketball player
Deaths
- 2026 — Valerie Perrine, American actress (born 1943)
- 2026 — Chip Taylor, American singer and songwriter (born 1940)
- 2025 — Mia Love, American politician (born 1975)
- 2022 — Madeleine Albright, Czechoslovak-American diplomat, 64th United States Secretary of State (born 1937)
- 2021 — George Segal, American actor (born 1934)
- 2021 — Julie Pomagalski, French snowboarder (born 1980)
- 2017 — Miroslava Breach, Mexican investigative journalist (born 1962)
- 2016 — Joe Garagiola, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1926)
- 2016 — Ken Howard, American actor (born 1944)
- 2015 — Gian Vittorio Baldi, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930)
- 2015 — Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (born 1923)
- 2015 — Bobby Lowther, American basketball player and lieutenant (born 1923)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Gregory the Illuminator (Episcopal Church)
- Christian feast day: Gwinear
- Christian feast day: Joseph Oriol
- Christian feast day: Ottone Frangipane
- Christian feast day: Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès (Maronite Church)
- Christian feast day: Turibius of Mogrovejo
- Christian feast day: Victorian, Frumentius and Companions
- Christian feast day: March 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Day of Hungarian-Polish Friendship (Hungary and Poland)
- Day of the Sea (Bolivia)
- Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Day (Azerbaijan)
- Pakistan Day (Pakistan)
- Promised Messiah Day (Ahmadiyya)
- World Meteorological Day
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