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23 March 2023
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2025 - Gaza war: Israel Defense Forces killed 15 aid workers in the Rafah paramedic massacre.Ongoing armed conflict in the Middle East
Anniversary
2021 - A container ship ran aground and obstructed the Suez Canal for six days.Maritime incident caused by grounded vessel
Anniversary
2005 - A fire and explosion at an oil refinery in Texas City, the third-largest in the United States, killed 15 workers.2005 deadly refinery accident
Anniversary
2001 - The Russian space agency deorbited the space station Mir, causing it to reenter the Earth's atmosphere and break up over the Pacific Ocean.Space agency of Russia
Anniversary
1996 - Lee Teng-hui was elected President of the Republic of China in the first direct presidential election in Taiwan.President of the Republic of China from 1988 to 2000
Historical events
History
2026 - An Aerospace Force Lockheed C-130 crashes during take-off in Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia, killing 69 people.Aviation accident in Colombia
History
2025 - Israel Defense Forces kill 15 aid workers in the Rafah paramedic massacre.Combined military forces of Israel
History
2021 - A container ship runs aground and obstructs the Suez Canal for six days.Maritime incident caused by grounded vessel
History
2020 - Prime Minister Boris Johnson puts the United Kingdom into its first national lockdown in response to COVID-19.Head of government
History
2019 - The Kazakh capital of Astana is renamed to Nur-Sultan.Country in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
History
2019 - The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces capture the town of Baghuz in Eastern Syria, declaring military victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant after four years of fighting, although the group maintains a scattered presence and sleeper cells across Syria and Iraq.2019 battle of the Syrian Civil War
History
2018 - President of Peru Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigns from the presidency amid a mass corruption scandal before certain impeachment by the opposition-majority Congress of Peru.Head of state and government
History
2014 - The World Health Organization (WHO) reports cases of Ebola in the forested rural region of southeastern Guinea, marking the beginning of the largest Ebola outbreak in history.Specialized agency of the United Nations
History
2010 - The Affordable Care Act becomes law in the United States.U.S. federal statute known as Obamacare
History
2009 - FedEx Express Flight 80: A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 flying from Guangzhou, China crashes at Tokyo's Narita International Airport, killing both the captain and the co-pilot.2009 aircraft accident in Japan
Notable births
Born
2001 - Anna Hall, American world champion heptathleteAmerican athlete (born 2001)
Born
1996 - Alexander Albon, Thai-British race car driverThai and British racing driver (born 1996)
Born
1996 - Joel Kiviranta, Finnish ice hockey playerFinnish ice hockey player (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Valerie Perrine, American actress (born 1943)American actress (1943–2026)
Died
2026 - Chip Taylor, American singer and songwriter (born 1940)American singer and songwriter (1940–2026)
Died
2025 - Mia Love, American politician (born 1975)American politician (1975–2025)
Died
2022 - Madeleine Albright, Czechoslovak-American diplomat, 64th United States Secretary of State (born 1937)American diplomat and political scientist (1937–2022)
Died
2021 - Julie Pomagalski, French snowboarder (born 1980)French snowboarder (1980–2021)
Died
2017 - Miroslava Breach, Mexican investigative journalist (born 1962)Mexican crime journalist and murder victim (1962–2017)
Died
2016 - Joe Garagiola, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1926)American baseball player (1926–2016)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
2.4% illuminated
Lunar age: 1.5 days
Sun zodiac
Aries
2.59 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Moon zodiac
Aries
26.13 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.