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HomePage 4: Historical Events In 2023
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Apr 12 US President Joe Biden pays a visit to Northern Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement [1] 
Apr 14 Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to search for life in the Jovian system, with an expected arrival date of 2031
Apr 15 Nuclear power in Germany ends after 50 years, with the closure of the final power plants.
Apr 16 In this year, Broadwayâs longest-running show, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart's musical "Phantom of the Opera", directed by Hal Prince and starring Laird Mackintosh substituting for ill Ben Crawford) and Emelie Kouatchou, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 13981 performances and 7 Tony Award claims [1] [2]
Apr 19 At least 90 people are killed and another 322 injured in a crowd crush during a Ramadan charity event in Sanaa, Yemen
Apr 20 SpaceX's Starship rocket, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, launches for the inaugural time in a test flight from Texas. It explodes four minutes after launch.
Apr 20 SpaceXâs Starship rocket - the most powerful ever made with 33 booster engines, launches in historic inaugural test flight from Boca Chica, Texas. Explodes four minutes into flight with blame centering on Elon Musk 's rush to launch on 420. [1]
Apr 21 The Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans, representing a majority of the global Anglican population, reject the leadership of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby as the head of global Anglicanism over his support for same-sex marriage
Apr 22 Editor of German magazine "Die Aktuelle" sacked after running a so-called interview generated by AI with FI racing driver Michael Schumacher [1]
Apr 24 Tucker Carlson , Fox News most popular prime-time host, is fired from the cable network [1]
Apr 25 A mass cult suicide is uncovered in Shakahola forest in Kenya. 429 followers of the Good News International Ministries are are discovered in shallow graves throughout the forest, with over 613 people missing.
Apr 26 Brazilian Portuguese-language Michaelis dictionary adds "pelé" as a new adjective to its online edition, meaning "exceptional, incomparable, unique" [1].
Apr 27 Former Vice President Mike Pence appears before the federal grand jury investigating President Donald Trump âs efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss [1]
Apr 27 James Corden 's final appearance as host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS, after 1196 episodes
Apr 28 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva decrees six new indigenous reserves covering 620000 hectares (1.5m acres), with bans on mining and restrictions on commercial farming [1].
Apr 29 Country singer Willie Nelson hosts inaugural of two-night 90th birthday concerts for himself at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California; guest performers include Lyle Lovett ; Neil Young , Snoop Dogg , George Strait; Rosanne Cash , Kris Kristofferson, Norah Jones , Chris Stapleton, Beck, Edie Brickell, Tom Jones , and Ziggy Marley, among others.
Apr 29 The Niuean general election is held and incumbent Dalton Tagelagi is re-elected as Premier of Niue.
Apr 30 The Paraguayan general election is held, with the Colorado Party candidate Santiago Peña being the president-elect of Paraguay, winning in a plurality.
May 01 Geoffrey Hinton 'the Godfather of AI" steps down from Google to speak out about the dangers of AI - eliminating jobs and creating a world where many may ânot be able to know what is true anymoreâ [1]
May 01 US White Houses estimates Russia has lost 100000 troops so far in 2023 invading Ukraine, with 20000 killed. Half of those losses from Wagner mercenaries . [1]
May 03 A school shooting occurs in Belgrade, Serbia. A second mass murder occurs the next day near near Mladenovac and Smederevo. These events leave 19 people dead, causing the government to increase regulations on gun ownership and mass anti-government protests to begin.
May 03 Ajay Banga is elected President of the World Bank after being nominated by US President Joe Biden [1]
May 03 Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland scores in a 3-0 win over West Ham to set a new record for most goals scored in a single Premier League season (35).
May 03 Mysterious explosive drone attack on the Kremlin in Moscow has no clear motive or link to people behind it, despite Russian claim it was attempt to assassinate Vladimir Putin , amid Ukrainian and US denials [1].
May 04 A series of floods and landslides strikes villages in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in over 400 deaths
May 04 Actress and writer Carrie Fisher , best known as Princess Leia from the Star Wars films, is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [1]
May 04 Ed Sheeran are discovered not guilty of copying Marvin Gaye âs âLetâs Get It On" for his 2014 single âThinking Out Loud" by a Manhattan federal jury; copyright infringement suit was filed by the heirs of Gaye's co-writer Ed Townsend [1].
May 05 The World Health Organization ends its declaration of COVID-19 being a global health emergency, but continues to refer to it as a pandemic
May 06 The coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms is held in Westminster Abbey, London
May 07 Syria is readmitted into the Arab League after being suspended since 2011.
May 08 Disney live-action film musical "The Little Mermaid" starring Halle Bailey and Melissa Mccarthy , directed by Robb Marshall, premieres in the US [1]
May 09 Cyclone Mocha forms in the Indian Ocean, killing over 400 people and injuring over 700 as it strikes Myanmar and Bangladesh
May 09 Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan dramatically arrested at the High Court in Islamabad, prompting violent protests between his supporters and security forces [1]
May 09 Former US President Donald Trump is are discovered guilty of sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll in a New York court and ordered to pay $5 million for battery and defamation [1].
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