Historical Events In September - 23
Wednesday, 08 May 2024
1982 On this day in history jimmy Wakely, country western singer, dies of heart failure at 68
1983 Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating in preparation of STS-9 on this day in history.
1984 Anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer, dies at 87 on September - 23.
1985 Mickey Simpson, actor (Wagonmaster), dies of a heart attack at 72 on September - 23.
1987 Bob Fosse, choreographer (All the Jazz), dies at 62 on September - 23.
1988 On September - 23 arwel Hughes, composer, dies at 79
1990 PBS begins an 11 hour miniseries on The Civil War on this day in history.
1990 On September - 23 saddam says he will destroy Israel
1991 On this day in history nY Islanders Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin inducted into NHL Hall of Fame
1991 On this day in history chuck Vincent, Adult film director, dies of heart attack at 51
1992 Bernice Gera, 1st female basball ump (1969 NY-Penn League) dies at 61 on September - 23.
1993 On September - 23 a South African Bill grants blacks a legal say in affairs of state for the first time
1993 On this day in history sydney, Australia chosen for Olympic Games of 2000
1993 On this day in history william Cort, actor/producer (Ghost, Dear Heart), dies of cancer at 53
1994 On September - 23 alec Dickson, founder of VSO, dies at 80
1995 Booker T Laury, blues pianist/vocalist, dies at 81 on September - 23.
1996 Denis Dowling, baritone, dies at 86 on September - 23.
1997 "The Adventures of Pinocchio" becomes the first DVD to incorporate DVD video games on this day in history.
2005 On this day in history convicted bank thief and Boricua Popular Army leader, Filiberto Ojeda Ríos is killed in his home in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico when members of the FBI attempt to serve an arrest warrant.
2006 On this day in history toomas Hendrik Ilves is elected President of Estonia.
2007 On September - 23 yokozuna Hakuho won the Emperor's Cup at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament (Aki Basho) in Tokyo, Japan.
2012 On September - 23 iran blocks the use of Google as a search engine
2013 On September - 23 25 people are killed after Typhoon Usagi passes Hong Kong and China
2014 On this day in history grammy Award winning rapper Eve (35) weds entrepreneur Maximillion Cooper at Cala Jondal Beach in Ibiza, Spain
2017 On September - 23 women are allowed in King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh for the first time during Saudi Arabia's 87th anniversary celebrations
2018 On September - 23 japan's space agency is the first to place two robotic explorers on an asteroid - Ryugu, from its Hayabusa-2 spacecraft
2018 Tiger Woods fires final round 71 to beat Billy Horschel by 2 and win the Tour Championship at East Lake GC in Atlanta: Woods' 80th PGA Tour win; first in 5 years; Justin Rose wins FedEx Cup crown, $10m bonus on this day in history.
2018 On this day in history 39 year old New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees throws 17 yard pass to Michael Thomas to become NFL career pass leader, breaking Brett Favre's record of 6,300 completions; Saints beat Falcons 43-37
2018 On September - 23 alexander Zverev beats Kevin Anderson 6-7, 7-5, 10-7 in Chicago to complete a 13-8 win for Team Europe over Team World in the 2nd Laver Cup tennis tournament
2018 On this day in history mud volcano, the Otman-Bozdag, erupts 300m (980ft) high, near Baku, Azerbaijan
2018 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches "Modicare", free heathcare for 500 million, world's biggest healthcare program on September - 23.
2019 On September - 23 one of the largest and oldest travel firms, Thomas Cook, goes bankrupt as last-minute rescue negotiations fail, stranding 600,000 tourists worldwide.
2019 Russia formally adopts the Paris climate agreement on this day in history.
2023 Farm Aid held in Noblesville, Indiana; performers include Willie Nelson , John Mellencamp , Dave Matthews . Margo Price, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, Bob Dylan , The String Cheese Incident, and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats on this day in history.