Historical Events In May - 23

1991  On this day in history last Cubans troops leave Angola   

1991  On this day in history uS Supreme Court bars subsidized clinics from discussing abortion   

1991  Jean van Houte, Belgian premier, dies on this day in history.   

1992  On May - 23 president Bush orders Coast Guard to intercept boats with Haitian refugees   

1992  On this day in history atahualpa Yupanqui, Argentine singer/composer/poet/guitarist, dies   

1993  On this day in history james Millhollin, actor (Anston Foster-Grindl), dies at 77   

1994  270 pilgrims dies in bustle round Mina Saudi-Arabia on May - 23.   

1994  On May - 23 funeral services are held at Arlington National Cemetary for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis   

1994  Pulp Fiction wins the award for best film at the 47th Cannes Film Festival on May - 23.   

1994  Roman Herzog elected President of Germany on this day in history.   

1994  On May - 23 star Trek The Next Generation, finale airs this week in syndication   

1994  On May - 23 carl Althoff, German circus director, dies at 82   

1996  Fred Norris of the Howard Stern show changes his name legally to Eric on this day in history.   

1996  Dorothy Hyson, actress (Spare a Copper, Sing as We Go), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1997  On May - 23 mel Karmazin replaces Peter Lund as CEO of CBS TV   

2007  On May - 23 a.C. Milan beat Liverpool F.C. 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League 2006-07 final at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.   

2014  Russia and China veto the U.N. Security Council resolution to establish an International Criminal Court for war crimes in Syria on this day in history.   

2017  UK raises terror threat level to critical following Manchester bombing on May - 23.   

2017  US President Donald Trump meets Pope Francis at the Vatican on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history hamburg, Germany, becomes the first city to ban diesel cars on some roads   

2018  NFL owners approve new NFL national anthem policy whereby players required to stand if they choose to be on the field for pre-game presentations on this day in history.   

2019  On May - 23 indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins re-election in a landslide over the opposition Congress Party, world's largest-ever democratic election with over 600 million voters   

2019  The 2019 European Parliament election takes place. The election has a 51 percent voter turnout, the highest since the first direct elections in 1979 on this day in history.   

2019  On May - 23 2019 Indian general election: Narendra Modi secures a landslide win, with his party BJP alone gaining 303 of the 543 seats in parliament, and his political alliance winning 353 seats of the 543.   

2019  Botswana lifts its five-year prohibition on elephant hunting.May 24 - British Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation as Conservative leader, effective June 7, 2019 on May - 23.   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] China reports no new cases for the first time since the pandemic began, according to the National Health Commission on this day in history.   

2021  On May - 23 pGA Championship Men's Golf, Ocean Course Kiawah Island: Phil Mickelson becomes oldest major winner in history (50); wins his 6th major by 2 strokes over Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen   

2021  Ryanair Flight 4978 is forced to land by Belarusian authorities to detain dissident journalist Roman Protasevich.[102] on May - 23.   

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1052  King Philip I of France (d. 1108) was born on this day in history.   

1100  On this day in history birth of emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161)   

1598  On May - 23 birth of claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized   

1606  Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

1617  Elias Ashmole, antiquary was born on this day in history.   

1620  On May - 23 birth of pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized   

1644  On May - 23 birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer   

1696  On this day in history birth of johann Caspar Vogler, composer   

1125  On this day in history hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies   

1153  David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on this day in history.   

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on this day in history.   

1498  Death of Girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45 on May - 23.   

1523  On May - 23 death of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on this day in history.   

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on May - 23.