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 June - 23 all time low at the South Pole -117ø F  

1982  Himmy, of Australia, weighs in at domestic cat record 20.7 kg (45 lb) on this day in history.  

1985  On this day in history bomb destroys Air India Boeing 747 in air near Ireland, 329 die  

1986  Tip O'Neill refuses to let Reagan address House on June - 23.  

1986  On June - 23 nigel Stock, actor (Lost Continent, Young Sherlock Holmes), dies  

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

1988  On June - 23 dayton Lummis, actor (Moonfire, Flight that Disappeared), dies  

1989  The movie "Batman" premiers on this day in history.  

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

1990  On this day in history tV Guide selects Arsenio Hall as TV personality of the year  

1991  On June - 23 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  On June - 23 lou Ramos, entertainer, dies  

1994  Alan Frank, music publisher, dies at 83 on June - 23.  

1995  Jonas Salk, biologist (Polio vaccine), dies of heart failure on June - 23.  

1996  On June - 23 andreas George Papandreou, PM of Greece (1981-89, 93-96), dies at 76  

1997  On June - 23 "Wino" Willie Forkner, biker (Wild One), dies of heart attack at 77  

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

2012  Greece proposes to slow down austerity measures by two years on June - 23.  

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

2014  On June - 23 claude Monet 's Water Lilies is sold at auction for US$54 million  

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  "Bridge Over Troubled Water" single organized by Simon Cowell for those affected by Grenfell tower fire reaches No. 1 in UK charts on this day in history.  

2018  On June - 23 violent clashes over several days between ethnic Berom farmers and Fulani herders in Plateau state, Nigeria, kill 86  

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

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  On this day in history explosion at a rally in Addis Ababa after speech by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed kills two and injures 150  

2018  On June - 23 indian chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa becomes the second-youngest grandmaster at 12 years, 10 months, 13 days  

2018  On June - 23 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  

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1160  Johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians) was born on this day in history.  

1433  Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488) was born on June - 23.  

1456  On June - 23 birth of margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486)  

1534  On June - 23 birth of oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582)  

1540  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born on June - 23.  

1596  On this day in history birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)  

1612  On June - 23 birth of justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet  

1612  André Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660) was born on June - 23.  

0079  On June - 23 death of vespasian, Roman Emperor (b. 9)  

0758  Ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74 on June - 23.  

1018  Death of Henry I of Austria on June - 23.  

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

1137  On June - 23 adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies  

1139  On this day in history andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies  

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.