Historical Events In June - 23

1981  NYC mayor Koch turns down a $7,500 offer to perform comedy on June - 23.   

1981  Zarah Leander, Swedish/German singer/actress (Gabriela), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history all time low at the South Pole -117ø F   

1982  On this day in history himmy, of Australia, weighs in at domestic cat record 20.7 kg (45 lb)   

1985  Bomb destroys Air India Boeing 747 in air near Ireland, 329 die on this day in history.   

1986  On June - 23 tip O'Neill refuses to let Reagan address House   

1986  Nigel Stock, actor (Lost Continent, Young Sherlock Holmes), dies on June - 23.   

1987  W Landgraf discovers asteroid #3683 Baumann on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history dayton Lummis, actor (Moonfire, Flight that Disappeared), dies   

1989  On June - 23 the movie "Batman" premiers   

1990  A rally to save Alien Nation from cancellation held at Stat of Liberty on June - 23.   

1990  On June - 23 tV Guide selects Arsenio Hall as TV personality of the year   

1991  On this day in history tony Randall &Jack Klugman star in Bdwy performance of Odd Couple   

1991  Antonio Jacinto, Angolan poet, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1992  Lou Ramos, entertainer, dies on this day in history.   

1994  Alan Frank, music publisher, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history jonas Salk, biologist (Polio vaccine), dies of heart failure   

1996  Andreas George Papandreou, PM of Greece (1981-89, 93-96), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1997  "Wino" Willie Forkner, biker (Wild One), dies of heart attack at 77 on this day in history.   

2006  In Miami, the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrests seven men, accusing them of planning to bomb the Sears Tower and other attacks in Miami on this day in history.   

2012  Greece proposes to slow down austerity measures by two years on this day in history.   

2013  9 tourists and 1 tour guide are killed after gunmen storm a hotel near Nanga Parbat, Pakistan on June - 23.   

2014  Claude Monet 's Water Lilies is sold at auction for US$54 million on this day in history.   

2017  Saudi Arabia and allies, Egypt, UAE and Bahrain issue list of 13 conditions to Qatar in return for lifting sanctions, including closing Al Jazeera TV on June - 23.   

2017  Landslide in Xinmo village, Sichuan province, China kills 15 with more than 100 missing on this day in history.   

2017  On June - 23 "Bridge Over Troubled Water" single organized by Simon Cowell for those affected by Grenfell tower fire reaches No. 1 in UK charts   

2018  On this day in history violent clashes over several days between ethnic Berom farmers and Fulani herders in Plateau state, Nigeria, kill 86   

2018  On June - 23 zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa survives probable assassination attempt after blast at election rally in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe kills 2 and injures nearly 50   

2018  On this day in history laura Ingalls Wilder's name removed from book award by US Association for Library Service to Children, becuase of author's racist views and language   

2018  Explosion at a rally in Addis Ababa after speech by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed kills two and injures 150 on this day in history.   

2018  Indian chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa becomes the second-youngest grandmaster at 12 years, 10 months, 13 days on this day in history.   

2018  12 boys and their coach are stranded in Tham Luang Nang Non cave, Thailand by monsoon flooding, prompting an international rescue effort when they are discovered 9 days later on June - 23.   

2020  A 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico and kills at least four people. It is felt more than 640 kilometres (400 mi) away in Mexico City on June - 23.   

2021  Britney Spears requests a judge end her court-ordered conservatorship, states "I think this conservatorship is abusive. I don't think I can live a full life" on this day in history.   

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1160  On June - 23 birth of johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians)   

1433  On this day in history birth of francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488)   

1456  Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486) was born on June - 23.   

1534  On this day in history birth of oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582)   

1540  On this day in history birth of johann Baptista Serranus, composer   

1596  On June - 23 birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)   

1612  Justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet was born on June - 23.   

1612  On this day in history birth of andré Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660)   

0079  Death of Vespasian, Roman Emperor (b. 9) on this day in history.   

0758  On June - 23 ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74   

1018  Death of Henry I of Austria on this day in history.   

1075  On this day in history theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies   

1137  On this day in history adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies   

1139  Andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1444  Marcus, [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies on this day in history.   

1555  Death of Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470) on this day in history.