Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In 2023
Monday, 13 May 2024
Apr 12 On this day in history uS President Joe Biden pays a visit to Northern Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement [1] 
Apr 14 On this day in history jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to search for life in the Jovian system, with an expected arrival date of 2031.
Apr 15 On this day in history nuclear power in Germany ends after 50 years, with the closure of the final power plants.
Apr 16 In the year 2023 broadway’s longest-running show, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart's musical "Phantom of the Opera", directed by Hal Prince and starring Laird Mackintosh substituting for ill Ben Crawford) and Emelie Kouatchou, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 13,981 performances and 7 Tony Award wins [1] [2]
Apr 19 At least 90 people are killed and another 322 injured in a crowd crush during a Ramadan charity event in Sanaa, Yemen on this day in history.
Apr 20 SpaceX's Starship rocket, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, launches for the first time in a test flight from Texas. It explodes four minutes after launch on this day in history.
Apr 20 SpaceX’s Starship rocket - the most powerful ever made with 33 booster engines, launches in historic first test flight from Boca Chica, Texas. Explodes four minutes into flight with blame centering on Elon Musk 's rush to launch on 420. [1] on this day in history.
Apr 21 In the year 2023 the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans, representing a majority of the global Anglican population, reject the leadership of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby as the head of global Anglicanism over his support for same-sex marriage.
Apr 22 Editor of German magazine "Die Aktuelle" sacked after running a so-called interview generated by AI with FI racing driver Michael Schumacher [1] in the year 2023.
Apr 24 Tucker Carlson , Fox News most popular prime-time host, is fired from the cable network [1] in the year 2023.
Apr 25 A mass cult suicide is uncovered in Shakahola forest in Kenya. 429 followers of the Good News International Ministries are found in shallow graves throughout the forest, with over 613 people missing in the year 2023.
Apr 26 Brazilian Portuguese-language Michaelis dictionary adds "pelé" as a new adjective to its online edition, meaning "exceptional, incomparable, unique" [1] in the year 2023.
Apr 27 In the year 2023 former Vice President Mike Pence appears before the federal grand jury investigating President Donald Trump ’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss [1]
Apr 27 In the year 2023 james Corden 's final appearance as host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS, after 1,196 episodes
Apr 28 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva decrees six new indigenous reserves covering 620,000 hectares (1.5m acres), with bans on mining and restrictions on commercial farming [1] in the year 2023.
Apr 29 In the year 2023 country singer Willie Nelson hosts first of two-night 90th birthday concerts for himself at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California; guest performers include Lyle Lovett ; Neil Young , Snoop Dogg , George Strait; Rosanne Cash , Kris Kristofferson, Norah Jones , Chris Stapleton, Beck, Edie Brickell, Tom Jones , and Ziggy Marley, among others
Apr 29 In the year 2023 the Niuean general election is held and incumbent Dalton Tagelagi is re-elected as Premier of Niue.
Apr 30 The Paraguayan general election is held, with the Colorado Party candidate Santiago Peña being the president-elect of Paraguay, winning in a plurality in the year 2023.
May 01 Geoffrey Hinton 'the Godfather of AI" resigns from Google to speak out about the dangers of AI - eliminating jobs and creating a world where many may “not be able to know what is true anymore” [1] on this day in history.
May 01 On this day in history uS White Houses estimates Russia has lost 100,000 troops so far in 2023 invading Ukraine, with 20,000 killed. Half of those losses from Wagner mercenaries . [1]
May 03 In the year 2023 a school shooting occurs in Belgrade, Serbia. A second mass murder occurs the next day near near Mladenovac and Smederevo. These events leave 19 people dead, causing the government to increase regulations on gun ownership and mass anti-government protests to begin.
May 03 On this day in history ajay Banga is elected President of the World Bank after being nominated by US President Joe Biden [1]
May 03 Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland scores in a 3-0 win over West Ham to set a new record for most goals scored in a single Premier League season (35) in the year 2023.
May 03 Mysterious explosive drone attack on the Kremlin in Moscow has no clear motive or link to people behind it, despite Russian claim it was attempt to assassinate Vladimir Putin , amid Ukrainian and US denials [1] in the year 2023.
May 04 On this day in history a series of floods and landslides strikes villages in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in over 400 deaths.
May 04 In the year 2023 actress and writer Carrie Fisher , best known as Princess Leia from the Star Wars films, is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [1]
May 04 On this day in history ed Sheeran found not guilty of copying Marvin Gaye ’s ‘Let’s Get It On" for his 2014 single “Thinking Out Loud" by a Manhattan federal jury; copyright infringement suit was filed by the heirs of Gaye's co-writer Ed Townsend [1]
May 05 In the year 2023 the World Health Organization ends its declaration of COVID-19 being a global health emergency, but continues to refer to it as a pandemic.
May 06 In the year 2023 the coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms is held in Westminster Abbey, London.
May 07 On this day in history syria is readmitted into the Arab League after being suspended since 2011.
May 08 On this day in history disney live-action film musical "The Little Mermaid" starring Halle Bailey and Melissa Mccarthy , directed by Robb Marshall, premieres in the US [1]
May 09 On this day in history cyclone Mocha forms in the Indian Ocean, killing over 400 people and injuring over 700 as it strikes Myanmar and Bangladesh.
May 09 On this day in history former Pakistani PM Imran Khan dramatically arrested at the High Court in Islamabad, prompting violent protests between his supporters and security forces [1]
May 09 In the year 2023 former US President Donald Trump is found guilty of sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll in a New York court and ordered to pay $5 million for battery and defamation [1]
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