Historical Events In June - 23

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

1981  On June - 23 zarah Leander, Swedish/German singer/actress (Gabriela), dies at 79  

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

1986  Nigel Stock, actor (Lost Continent, Young Sherlock Holmes), dies on this day in history.  

1987  On June - 23 w Landgraf discovers asteroid #3683 Baumann  

1988  Dayton Lummis, actor (Moonfire, Flight that Disappeared), dies on this day in history.  

1989  On this day in history the movie "Batman" premiers  

1990  A rally to save Alien Nation from cancellation held at Stat of Liberty on this day in history.  

1990  TV Guide selects Arsenio Hall as TV personality of the year on this day in history.  

1991  On June - 23 tony Randall &Jack Klugman star in Bdwy performance of Odd Couple  

1991  Antonio Jacinto, Angolan poet, dies at 66 on June - 23.  

1992  On June - 23 lou Ramos, entertainer, dies  

1994  On this day in history alan Frank, music publisher, dies at 83  

1995  Jonas Salk, biologist (Polio vaccine), dies of heart failure on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1534  Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582) was born on this day in history.  

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

1596  Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.  

1612  Justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 June - 23.  

1075  Theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies on this day in history.  

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

1139  On June - 23 andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies  

1444  On June - 23 marcus, [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies  

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