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23 October 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
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Historical events
History
2022 - Xi Jinping is elected as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party by the Central Committee, beginning a third term of the paramount leader of China.Leader of China since 2012
History
2022 - Myanmar Air Force airstrikes a concert in Hpakant Township, Kachin state killing at least 80 people, including senior Kachin Independence Organisation officials, in the Hpakant massacre.Aerial branch of Myanmar's armed forces
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2020 - Second Libyan Civil War: The Second Libyan Civil War comes to an end as all parties to the 5+5 Joint Libyan Military Commission agree to a ceasefire.Multilateral civil war in North Africa
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2017 - War against the Islamic State: Philippine defense secretary Delfin Lorenzana declares the end of the Siege of Marawi.Military actions against the Islamic State
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2015 - The lowest sea-level pressure in the Western Hemisphere, and the highest reliably-measured non-tornadic sustained winds, are recorded in Hurricane Patricia, which strikes Mexico hours later, killing at least 13 and causing over $280 million in damages.Static pressure exerted by the weight of the Earth's atmosphere
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2011 - A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Van Province, Turkey, killing 582 people and injuring thousands.2011 earthquakes in eastern Turkey
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2011 - The Libyan National Transitional Council deems the Libyan Civil War over.2011–2012 de facto government of Libya
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2007 - A storm causes the Mexican Kab 101 oil platform to collide with a wellhead, leading to the death and drowning of 22 people during rescue operations after evacuation of the platform.Oil platform off the coast of Tabasco, Mexico
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2007 - Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-120, with Pamela Melroy becoming the second female space shuttle commander.Space Shuttle orbiter (1984–2011)
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2004 - A powerful earthquake and its aftershocks hit Niigata Prefecture in northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated.Earthquake in Japan
Notable births
Born
1998 - Jordan Goodwin, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Nick Bosa, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1997)
Born
1997 - Élie Okobo, French basketball playerFrench basketball player (born 1997)
Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
64.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 8.7 days
Sun zodiac
Libra
29.82 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Moon zodiac
Aquarius
17.68 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Astronomy events
Planet
Venus Greatest Elongation46.4° from the Sun, best seen in the morning sky.