Today in History
23 August
246 births · 103 deaths · 67 events recorded
Notable Births
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Boryana Kaleyn
b. 2000
Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
P. J. Washington
b. 1998
American basketball player (born 1998)
Lil Yachty
b. 1997
American rapper (born 1997)
Lianne La Havas
b. 1989
British musician
Ayron Jones
b. 1986
American musician
Fiona Onasanya
b. 1983
English former politician
George Kell
b. 1922
American baseball player (1922–2009)
Anton von Schmerling
b. 1805
Austrian statesman (1805–1893)
Notable Deaths
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Dmitry Utkin
d. 2023
Russian military officer (1970–2023)
Yevgeny Prigozhin
d. 2023
Russian oligarch and mercenary leader (1961–2023)
Terry Funk
d. 2023
American wrestler (1944–2023)
Elizabeth Blackadder
d. 2021
Scottish painter and printmaker (1931–2021)
Augusta Chiwy
d. 2015
Belgian nurse (1921–2015)
Guy Ligier
d. 2015
French racing driver (1930–2015)
Albert Ebossé Bodjongo
d. 2014
Cameroonian footballer (1989-2014)
Annefleur Kalvenhaar
d. 2014
Dutch cyclist and mountain biker (1994–2014
On This Day in History
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2023
Chandrayaan-3 mission initiated first Moon landing in Indian history.
Chandrayaan-3
2023
A business jet carrying key leadership members of the Russian private military company Wagner Group crashes, killing all ten people on board.
Wagner Group
2013
A riot at the Palmasola prison complex in Santa Cruz, Bolivia kills 31 people.
2013 Palmasola prison riot
2012
A hot-air balloon crashes near the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, killing six people and injuring 28 others.
2012 Ljubljana Marshes hot air balloon crash
2011
A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington, D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at 200 million–300 million USD.
2011 Virginia earthquake
2011
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the Libyan Civil War.
Muammar Gaddafi
2010
The Manila hostage crisis occurred near the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines killing 9 people including the perpetrator while injuring 9 others.
Manila hostage crisis
2007
The skeletal remains of Russia's last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia