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23 June 2031
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
2016 - Citizens of the United Kingdom voted in favour of leaving the European Union.Anniversary
1992 - Croatian War of Independence: The Battle of the Miljevci Plateau ended after a failed counterattack by forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina against the Croatian Army who had captured the plateau.1991–95 war during the Yugoslav Wars
Anniversary
1991 - The first instalment of the video-game series Sonic the Hedgehog was released in North America.Video game and media franchise
Anniversary
1982 - Chinese American Vincent Chin died after being beaten into a coma in Highland Park, Michigan, U.S., by two automotive workers who were angry about the success of Japanese auto companies.1982 homicide in Michigan, U.S.
Anniversary
1973 - The Los Angeles Dodgers started Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell in the infield, beginning a record eight-year run in Major League Baseball for four people designated as starters for those positions.Major League Baseball franchise
Historical events
History
2018 - Twelve boys and an assistant coach from a soccer team in Thailand are trapped in a flooding cave, leading to an 18-day rescue operation.2018 international rescue mission in Thailand
History
2017 - A series of terrorist attacks take place in Pakistan, resulting in 96 deaths and wounding 200 others.2017 terrorist attacks in the Pakistani cities of Quetta, Parachinar, and Karachi
History
2016 - Brexit: The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%.Withdrawal of the UK from the EU
History
2014 - The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction.History
2013 - Nik Wallenda becomes the first man to successfully walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope.American acrobat (born 1979)
History
2013 - Militants storm a high-altitude mountaineering base camp near Nanga Parbat in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan, killing ten climbers and a local guide.9th-highest mountain on Earth
History
2012 - Ashton Eaton breaks the decathlon world record at the United States Olympic Trials.American decathlete (born 1988)
History
2005 - American social news and discussion site Reddit is founded in Medford, Massachusetts by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian.American social news and discussion site
History
2001 - The 8.4 Mw southern Peru earthquake shakes coastal Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami followed, leaving at least 74 people dead, and 2,687 injured.2001 severe earthquake centered in Arequipa Region, Peru
History
1994 - NASA's Space Station Processing Facility, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing building for the International Space Station, officially opens at Kennedy Space Center.American space and aeronautics agency
Notable births
Born
2008 - Lilliana Ketchman, American dancer and YouTuberAmerican dancer, model and YouTuber
Born
2000 - Starford To'a, New Zealand rugby league playerTonga international rugby league footballer
Born
1993 - Tim Anderson, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 1993)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Rebekah Del Rio, American singer-songwriter (born 1967)American singer-songwriter (1967–2025)
Died
2025 - John Clark, Scottish Footballer and Lisbon Lion (born 1941)Scottish footballer (1941–2025)
Died
2021 - John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman, founded McAfee (born 1945)British and American programmer and businessman (1945–2021)
Died
2016 - Ralph Stanley, American singer and banjo player (born 1927)American bluegrass musician and singer (1927–2016)
Died
2015 - Miguel Facussé Barjum, Honduran businessman (born 1924)Honduran businessman (1924–2015)
Died
2015 - Nirmala Joshi, Indian nun, lawyer, and social worker (born 1934)Indian Religious sister and former Superior (1934–2015)
Died
2014 - Nancy Garden, American author (born 1938)American fiction writer (1938–2014)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 3.3 days
Sun zodiac
Cancer
1.86 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Moon zodiac
Leo
10.71 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.