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Sunday, 14 December 2025
1982 Jimmy Wakely, country western singer, dies of heart failure at 68 on this day in history. 
1983 On this day in history columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating in preparation of STS-9
1984 Anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.
1985 On this day in history mickey Simpson, actor (Wagonmaster), dies of a heart attack at 72
1987 On September - 23 bob Fosse, choreographer (All the Jazz), dies at 62
1988 Arwel Hughes, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
1990 On September - 23 pBS begins an 11 hour miniseries on The Civil War
1990 Saddam says he will destroy Israel on September - 23.
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 On this day in history bernice Gera, 1st female basball ump (1969 NY-Penn League) dies at 61
1993 On September - 23 a South African Bill grants blacks a legal say in affairs of state for the first time
1993 Sydney, Australia chosen for Olympic Games of 2000 on this day in history.
1993 On September - 23 william Cort, actor/producer (Ghost, Dear Heart), dies of cancer at 53
1994 Alec Dickson, founder of VSO, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1995 On September - 23 booker T Laury, blues pianist/vocalist, dies at 81
1996 On September - 23 denis Dowling, baritone, dies at 86
1997 On this day in history "The Adventures of Pinocchio" becomes the first DVD to incorporate DVD video games
2005 On September - 23 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 September - 23 toomas Hendrik Ilves is elected President of Estonia.
2007 Yokozuna Hakuho won the Emperor's Cup at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament (Aki Basho) in Tokyo, Japan on this day in history.
2012 On September - 23 iran blocks the use of Google as a search engine
2013 25 people are killed after Typhoon Usagi passes Hong Kong and China on September - 23.
2014 On September - 23 grammy Award winning rapper Eve (35) weds entrepreneur Maximillion Cooper at Cala Jondal Beach in Ibiza, Spain
2017 Women are allowed in King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh for the first time during Saudi Arabia's 87th anniversary celebrations on September - 23.
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 On this day in history 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
2018 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 on this day in history.
2018 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 on this day in history.
2018 Mud volcano, the Otman-Bozdag, erupts 300m (980ft) high, near Baku, Azerbaijan on this day in history.
2018 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches "Modicare", free heathcare for 500 million, world's biggest healthcare program on September - 23.
2019 One of the largest and oldest travel firms, Thomas Cook, goes bankrupt as last-minute rescue negotiations fail, stranding 600,000 tourists worldwide on September - 23.
2019 Russia formally adopts the Paris climate agreement on September - 23.
2023 On September - 23 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
