Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In 2023
Sunday, 15 September 2024
Jan 01 Avenger's actor Jeremy Renner is accidentally run over by a snowplow, breaking more than 30 bones in his body near Reno, Nevada [1] in the year 2023. 
Jan 01 Croatia adopts the euro and joins the Schengen Area, becoming the 20th member state of the Eurozone and the 27th member of the Schengen Area. This is the first enlargement of the Eurozone since Lithuania's entry in 2015, and the first enlargement of the Schengen Area since Liechtenstein's entry in 2011 on this day in history.
Jan 01 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is sworn in as the 39th President of Brazil, his third term in office on this day in history.
Jan 03 Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr for the “biggest salary ever in football”, leaving Manchester United after criticizing it publicly [1] on this day in history.
Jan 05 Funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI presided over by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome [1] in the year 2023.
Jan 05 In the year 2023 pocahontas revealed as the 12th great-grandmother of actor Edward Norton on PBS's "Finding Your Roots" [1]
Jan 05 On this day in history the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI is held at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican City. The funeral was attended by an estimated 50,000 people.
Jan 07 In the year 2023 republican Kevin McCarthy finally elected Speaker of the US House of representatives after 15 ballots, the most rounds of voting since 1860 [1]
Jan 08 Following the 2022 Brazilian general election and the inauguration of Lula da Silva as President of Brazil, supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro storm the Brazilian National Congress, the Supreme Federal Court and the Presidential Palace of Planalto on this day in history.
Jan 08 Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attack Brazilian government buildings including the High Court and Presidential Palace, with over 1500 later arrested [1] on this day in history.
Jan 08 The Beninese parliamentary election is held, with the Progressive Union for Renewal party winning a plurality of seats on this day in history.
Jan 10 On this day in history prince Harry 's memoir "Spare" goes on sale worldwide revealing controversial details of his upbringing and falling out with the British royal family [1]
Jan 12 On this day in history uS Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden 's handling of classified documents [1]
Jan 15 On this day in history lakers LeBron James surpasses 38,000 NBA career points, joining only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, in 113-112 loss to Philadelphia 76ers at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California
Jan 15 Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crashes during final approach into Pokhara, Nepal, killing all 72 people on board in the year 2023.
Jan 16 On this day in history tigray War: Amharan Special Forces withdraw from the Tigray Region in line with an African Union-backed peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front.
Jan 18 In the year 2023 a helicopter crash in Brovary near Kyiv, Ukraine kills 14 people including Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrsky.
Jan 19 New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern announces she is stepping down as Prime Minister after five and a half years [1] on this day in history.
Jan 20 The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago elects former senate president, minister and lawyer Christine Kangaloo as president in a 48–22 vote in the year 2023.
Jan 21 Burkina Faso requests French forces to withdraw from its territory after suspending a military accord that allowed the presence of French troops in the country on this day in history.
Jan 21 Tigray War: Eritrean forces withdraw from Shire and other major towns in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia in the year 2023.
Jan 23 On this day in history japan on the brink of not being able to function as a society, because of its falling birth rate and high life expectancy, says Prime Minister Fumio Kishida , in speech to Japanese parliament [1]
Jan 25 On this day in history chris Hipkins succeeds Jacinda Ardern as Prime Minister of New Zealand, six days after she announced her resignation.
Jan 27 Widespread unrest erupts in Israel following an Israeli military raid in Jenin which killed nine Palestinians. Incendiary air balloons are launched into Israeli-populated areas following it. Israel responds with targeted airstrikes. Later the same day, seven Jewish civilians are killed in a synagogue in Neve Yaakov in a terrorist attack in the year 2023.
Jan 30 A Jamaat-ul-Ahrar suicide bombing inside a mosque in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, kills 84 people and injures over 220 others in the year 2023.
Jan 30 In the year 2023 prime Minister of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka confirms that Kiribati will rejoin the Pacific Islands Forum after leaving the organization the previous year.February 1 - Lebanese liquidity crisis: The central bank of Lebanon devalues the Lebanese pound by 90% amid an ongoing financial crisis.
Jan 30 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims that Russia has begun its "big revenge" with assaults around Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine after a couple months of stalemate [1] in the year 2023.
Jan 31 Pope Francis lands in Kinshasa on a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, first papal visit to the country since 1985 [1] in the year 2023.
Feb 01 At age 45, Tom Brady , regarded as the greatest NFL quarterback of all time, announces his re-retirement after a 23 year career and a record 7 Super Bowl titles with the NE Patriots and TB Buccaneers in the year 2023.
Feb 01 On this day in history bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band kick off their world tour at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida
Feb 01 On this day in history pope Francis celebrates mass with around 1 million people in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, his second largest gathering [1]
Feb 01 Rock singer Ozzy Osbourne announces cancellation of upcoming concerts and his retirement from touring via social media due to health issues in the year 2023.
Feb 02 Israel and Sudan announce the finalization of an agreement to normalize relations between the two countries in the year 2023.
Feb 02 The European Central Bank and Bank of England raise their interest rates by 0.5 percentage points to combat inflation, one day after the US Federal Reserve raises its federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage points.February 3 - The US announces it is tracking alleged Chinese spy balloons over the Americas, later announcing that the balloons did not collect any information. One balloon drifts from Yukon to South Carolina before being shot down the next day, and a second hovers over Colombia and Brazil. This event is followed by subsequent detections and shootdowns of high-altitude objects elsewhere on this day in history.
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