Historical Events In 2023

Mar 10   Xi Jinping appointed to a historic third term as President of China (previously restricted to two terms) [1] on this day in history.   

Mar 12   On this day in history 95th Academy Awards: "Everything Everywhere All at Once" best film, best director Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Michelle Yeoh second woman of color to win best actress, Brendan Fraser best actor [1]   

Mar 12   Half a million Israeli's protest plans by Benjamin Netanyahu 's government to overhaul the country’s judicial system for tenth week in a row [1] on this day in history.   

Mar 12   PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Scottie Scheffler becomes third golfer, after Jack Nicklaus & Tiger Woods, to hold Masters & Players titles at same time; wins by 5 from England's Tyrrell Hatton in the year 2023.   

Mar 14   OpenAI launches GPT-4, a large language model for ChatGPT, which can respond to images and can process up to 25,000 words in the year 2023.   

Mar 16   On this day in history emmanuel Macron ’s government uses special powers to force through pension reform, raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, amid widespread protests [1]   

Mar 16   South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold their first talks since 2011 in Tokyo, marking a milestone in relations between the two countries [1] in the year 2023.   

Mar 17   The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russian Commissioner for Children's Rights, marking the first arrest warrant against a leader of a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in the year 2023.   

Mar 19   On this day in history in a deal brokered by the Swiss government, investment bank UBS agrees to buy Credit Suisse for CHF 3 billion (US$3.2 billion) in an all-stock deal.   

Mar 20   In the year 2023 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) releases the synthesis report of its Sixth Assessment Report on climate change.   

Mar 22   In the year 2023 former UK PM Boris Johnson is grilled by Government Privileges Committee over whether he intentionally misled parliament over COVID-19 rule breaches by his administration [1]   

Mar 22   In the year 2023 microsoft founder Bill Gates says development of artificial intelligence (AI) is the most important technological advance since the graphical user interface (GUI) in 1980 [1]   

Mar 22   New DNA analysis of composer Ludwig van Beethoven 's hair reveals he probably died of cirrhosis of the liver and hepatitis B, but doesn't explain his deafness [1] on this day in history.   

Mar 23   Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Zippel's musical "Bad Cinderella" opens at Imperial Theatre, NYC; runs for 85 performances on this day in history.   

Mar 23   On this day in history harry Kane overtakes Wayne Rooney 's record to become England's all-time greatest goalscorer in 2-1 victory over Italy with his 54th goal [1]   

Mar 23   World Athletics, the global governing body for athletics, bans trans women who have gone through male puberty from competing in female events in the year 2023.   

Mar 26   In the year 2023 honduras switches its formal diplomatic recognition of "China" from the Republic of China to the People's Republic of China.   

Mar 26   In the year 2023 israeli judicial reform protests: Large-scale spontaneous protests erupt across Israel in the wake of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firing his defense minister who criticized the government's judicial overhaul plan.   

Mar 28   In the year 2023 uS Vice President Kamala Harris visits former slave port Cape Coast Castle in Ghana as part of her tour of Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia [1]   

Mar 29   In the year 2023 brazil and China sign an agreement to trade in their own currencies, ceasing the usage of the United States dollar as an intermediary.   

Mar 29   UK King Charles III makes his first state visit abroad to Germany, arriving in Berlin [1] in the year 2023.   

Mar 30   In the year 2023 former US President Donald Trump is indicted by a Manhattan Grand Jury on charges over hush payments paid to porn star Stormy Daniels - 1st US President to face criminal charges [1]   

Mar 30   Key figures in Artificial Intelligence including Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak sign open letter warning the race to develop AI systems is out of control, asking for suspension for at least six months [1] [2] on this day in history.   

Mar 30   The International Court of Justice rules that the United States violated its Treaty of Amity with Iran when it allowed its domestic courts to freeze assets held by Iranian companies.April 2 - The Bulgarian parliamentary election results in a GERB—SDS–PP–DB coalition government headed by Nikolai Denkov as prime minister, and ends two years of political deadlock in the year 2023.   

Apr 02   In the year 2023 22nd CMT Video Music Awards: Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown, Lainey Wilson, and Jelly Roll win   

Apr 02   The Andorran parliamentary election is held, with the ruling Democrats for Andorra led by Prime Minister Xavier Espot winning the majority of the seats in the year 2023.   

Apr 02   On this day in history the Finnish parliamentary election is held, with the centre-right National Coalition led by Petteri Orpo receiving the most votes.   

Apr 04   Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO, doubling the alliance's border with Russia on this day in history.   

Apr 04   Former US president Donald Trump pleads not guilty in a NY court to 34 felony counts of falsifying documents related to 2016 hush money payments to a woman alleging they had an extramarital affair on this day in history.   

Apr 05   Clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli police happen at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem in the year 2023.   

Apr 09   In the year 2023 87th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jon Rahm becomes 4th Spaniard to win the tournament; finishes on -12 to beat Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka by 4 strokes   

Apr 10   In the year 2023 the Dalai Lama apologizes for a video showing him asking a boy to suck his tongue, after widespread criticism [1]   

Apr 10   On this day in history two document leaks from the Pentagon detailing foreign military aid relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine are leaked onto the Internet.   

Apr 11   On this day in history myanmar civil war: In the village of Pazigyi, at least 165 people are killed by the Myanmar Air Force during the opening celebrations of a People's Defence Force administration office.   

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Jan 01   Mario Artali , 84, Italian businessman and politician, deputy (1972–1976) died on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 2023 death of gangsta Boo , 43, American rapper ( Three 6 Mafia ), accidental drug overdose.   

Jan 01   In the year 2023 death of francisco Bozinovic , 63, Chilean-Croatian biologist and academic, cancer.   

Jan 01   Derek Clark , 89, British politician died on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 2023 death of martin Davis , 94, American mathematician ( Davis–Putnam algorithm ).   

Jan 01   N. C. Debbarma , 80, Indian politician, Tripura MLA (since 2018), stroke died in the year 2023.   

Jan 01   In the year 2023 death of georg Eberl , 86, German Olympic ice hockey player ( 1960 ).   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of fan Weitang , 87, Chinese mining engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering .