Page 10: Historical Events In May - 23

1991  On May - 23 last Cubans troops leave Angola   

1991  US Supreme Court bars subsidized clinics from discussing abortion on May - 23.   

1991  On this day in history jean van Houte, Belgian premier, dies   

1992  President Bush orders Coast Guard to intercept boats with Haitian refugees on May - 23.   

1992  Atahualpa Yupanqui, Argentine singer/composer/poet/guitarist, dies on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history james Millhollin, actor (Anston Foster-Grindl), dies at 77   

1994  270 pilgrims dies in bustle round Mina Saudi-Arabia on this day in history.   

1994  Funeral services are held at Arlington National Cemetary for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis on May - 23.   

1994  On this day in history pulp Fiction wins the award for best film at the 47th Cannes Film Festival   

1994  Roman Herzog elected President of Germany on May - 23.   

1994  Star Trek The Next Generation, finale airs this week in syndication on this day in history.   

1994  Carl Althoff, German circus director, dies at 82 on May - 23.   

1996  On May - 23 fred Norris of the Howard Stern show changes his name legally to Eric   

1996  On May - 23 dorothy Hyson, actress (Spare a Copper, Sing as We Go), dies at 81   

1997  Mel Karmazin replaces Peter Lund as CEO of CBS TV on this day in history.   

2007  A.C. Milan beat Liverpool F.C. 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League 2006-07 final at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece on this day in history.   

2014  On this day in history russia and China veto the U.N. Security Council resolution to establish an International Criminal Court for war crimes in Syria   

2017  UK raises terror threat level to critical following Manchester bombing on this day in history.   

2017  US President Donald Trump meets Pope Francis at the Vatican on May - 23.   

2018  On May - 23 hamburg, Germany, becomes the first city to ban diesel cars on some roads   

2018  NFL owners approve new NFL national anthem policy whereby players required to stand if they choose to be on the field for pre-game presentations on this day in history.   

2019  On this day in history indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins re-election in a landslide over the opposition Congress Party, world's largest-ever democratic election with over 600 million voters   

2019  The 2019 European Parliament election takes place. The election has a 51 percent voter turnout, the highest since the first direct elections in 1979 on this day in history.   

2019  2019 Indian general election: Narendra Modi secures a landslide win, with his party BJP alone gaining 303 of the 543 seats in parliament, and his political alliance winning 353 seats of the 543 on this day in history.   

2019  On May - 23 botswana lifts its five-year prohibition on elephant hunting.May 24 - British Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation as Conservative leader, effective June 7, 2019.   

2020  On this day in history [COVID-19 pandemic] China reports no new cases for the first time since the pandemic began, according to the National Health Commission.   

2021  PGA Championship Men's Golf, Ocean Course Kiawah Island: Phil Mickelson becomes oldest major winner in history (50); wins his 6th major by 2 strokes over Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen on this day in history.   

2021  On May - 23 ryanair Flight 4978 is forced to land by Belarusian authorities to detain dissident journalist Roman Protasevich.[102]   

2024  Apple Music names Lauryn Hill 's "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" the best album ever made [1] on May - 23.   

2024  President Joe Biden says he will work to make Kenya the US's 1st key non-NATO ally during state visit by Kenyan President William Ruto at the White House [1] on this day in history.   

2024  On this day in history uK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls an early general election for the 4th of July   

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1052  On May - 23 birth of king Philip I of France (d. 1108)   

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on May - 23.   

1598  On this day in history birth of claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized   

1606  On this day in history birth of juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682)   

1617  Elias Ashmole, antiquary was born on this day in history.   

1620  Pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1644  Thomas Eisenhut, composer was born on May - 23.   

1696  On this day in history birth of johann Caspar Vogler, composer   

1125  On May - 23 hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies   

1153  On May - 23 david I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68   

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on this day in history.   

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on this day in history.   

1498  On May - 23 death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

1523  Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on May - 23.   

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on May - 23.   

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on this day in history.