Page 10: 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 May - 23.   

1992  On this day in history president Bush orders Coast Guard to intercept boats with Haitian refugees   

1992  On May - 23 atahualpa Yupanqui, Argentine singer/composer/poet/guitarist, dies   

1993  On May - 23 james Millhollin, actor (Anston Foster-Grindl), dies at 77   

1994  270 pilgrims dies in bustle round Mina Saudi-Arabia on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1994  On May - 23 roman Herzog elected President of Germany   

1994  On this day in history 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 May - 23.   

1997  Mel Karmazin replaces Peter Lund as CEO of CBS TV on this day in history.   

2007  On this day in history 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  On this day in history russia and China veto the U.N. Security Council resolution to establish an International Criminal Court for war crimes in Syria   

2017  On this day in history uK raises terror threat level to critical following Manchester bombing   

2017  On this day in history uS President Donald Trump meets Pope Francis at the Vatican   

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 this day in history 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  On May - 23 the 2019 European Parliament election takes place. The election has a 51 percent voter turnout, the highest since the first direct elections in 1979.   

2019  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 on May - 23.   

2019  On this day in history 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.   

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  On this day in history ryanair Flight 4978 is forced to land by Belarusian authorities to detain dissident journalist Roman Protasevich.[102]   

2024  On this day in history apple Music names Lauryn Hill 's "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" the best album ever made [1]   

2024  President Joe Biden says he will work to make Kenya the US's 1st key non-NATO ally during state visit by Kenyan President William Ruto at the White House [1] on this day in history.   

2024  UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls an early general election for the 4th of July on this day in history.   

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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  Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1606  On this day in history birth of juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682)   

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  Thomas Eisenhut, composer was born on May - 23.   

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on May - 23.   

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

1153  David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 on May - 23.   

1304  On May - 23 death of jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer   

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on May - 23.   

1498  On May - 23 death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

1523  Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on May - 23.   

1524  On May - 23 death of ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)   

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