A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on June 23 throughout history.
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The Alþingi, anglicised as Althingi or Althing, is the supreme national parliament of Iceland. It is the oldest surviving parliament in the world.
A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for typing characters. Typically, a typewriter has an array of keys, and each one causes a different single character to be produced on paper...
First contraceptive pill is made available for purchase in the United States
Hurricane Agnes becomes America's costliest natural disaster, affecting 15 states with 119 deaths and $3 billion in damage
Pope John Paul II was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005.
The results of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum were not counted by parliamentary constituencies except in Northern Ireland.
Batman Returns is a 1992 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton and written by Daniel Waters.
Supertramp's "Breakfast in America" becomes No. 1 album in the US featuring "Take the Long Way Home"
Britney Spears requests a judge to end her court-ordered conservatorship, stating, "I think this conservatorship is abusive. I don't think I can live a full life."
The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, selecting Athens to host the first modern games in 1896 [1]
Barry Bonds steals second base against the LA Dodgers, becoming the first player in MLB history to have 500 career home runs and 500 steals
1st ICC World Test Championship final, Southampton: New Zealand dismisses India for meagre 170; completes tricky chase of 139 on 6th day to win inaugural cricket title
Nelson Aldrich "Rocky" Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was the 41st vice president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford.
American law student and future Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court Ruth Bader (21) weds American future tax law expert Martin D. Ginsburg (22), becoming Ruth Bader Ginsberg
American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson (34) divorces 2nd wife Diane Clatworthy (28), after 6-1/2 years of marriage
Lindsay Jean Wagner is an American actress. Wagner is best known for her leading role in the American science fiction television series The Bionic Woman (1976–1978), in which she portrayed character...
Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame with her 1999 debut single "Candy", which peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Pope Boniface VIII (Latin: Bonifacius PP. VIII, Italian: Bonifacio VIII; born Benedetto Caetani; c. 1230 – 11 October 1303) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24...
Adolf (1255 – 2 July 1298) was the count of Nassau from about 1276 and the elected king of Germany from 1292 until his deposition by the prince-electors in 1298.
The Treaty of Athis-sur-Orge was a peace treaty signed on 23 June 1305 between King Philip IV of France and Robert III of Flanders.
Dragut (Turkish: Turgut Reis; 1485 – 23 June 1565) was an Ottoman corsair, naval commander, governor, and noble.
Spanish army under Tassis beats Amerongen Staatse troops
Cretan War begins with attack by Ottoman navy on Venetian-held coast of Crete (war lasts till 1669)
Dutch troops occupy last Portuguese Fort at Jafnapatnam in Ceylon
The French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia, Canada
The Treaty of Constantinople Russo-Ottoman Treaty or Treaty of the Partition of Persia (Iran Mukasemenamesi) was a treaty concluded on 24 June 1724 between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire,...
The Battle of Krefeld (sometimes referred to by its French name of Créfeld, and as Creveld) was fought at Krefeld near the Rhine on 23 June 1758 between a German army under Duke Ferdinand of...
Battle of Landshut Silesia: Austria beats Prussia
First rowing regatta is held on the River Thames in London
American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township
Edward Warren makes the 1st US balloon flight, aged just 13 years old
Palembang, Hokkien: 舊港, Jawi: ڤليمبڠ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra.
Bloody insurrection of workers in Paris
Roosendaal is a railway station in the city of Roosendaal, Netherlands. The station opened on 3 July 1854 on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway and is the beginning of the Roosendaal–Vlissingen...
US Congress establishes Government Printing Office
The Tullahoma campaign (or Middle Tennessee campaign) was a military operation conducted from June 24 to July 3, 1863, by the Union Army of the Cumberland under Maj. Gen.
At Fort Towson, General Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable confederate army
Chicago's 'The Inter Ocean' launches 1st US newspaper color supplement
British Governor Frederick Hodgson and some of his British supporters flee Fort Coomassie, Gold Coast, Africa, where they have been under siege since 6 April
Shah Mohammed Ali leads a successful counter-revolution in Persia, aided by the Russian legation and a Cossack brigade
Confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections
Italians launch the first of what will become 11 battles to dislodge the Austrians from the Isonzo River, which keeps the Italians from Trieste
Ammunition factory in Boleweg Bohemia explodes, killing 1,000
8 month Twenste textile strike ends
British warship fires on Hong Kong harbor strikers
Commencement of West Indies cricket's first ever Test match; England go on to win by an innings and 58 runs at Lord's
St Louis Browns beat NY Yankees, 14-10; Lou Gehrig's 1,103rd consecutive game in a Yankees uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland Indians)
Don McNeill's Pepper Pot, later called The Breakfast Club, begins 35½ year run on NBC radio
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) was an independent agency of the federal government of the United States, formed in 1940 out of the prior Civil Aeronautics Authority (the Authority) and abolished...
France turns over Sanjak of Alexandretta (Hatay) to Turkey
Germany occupies Telz, Lithuania
World War II: Germany's latest fighter, a Focke-Wulf FW190 is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales
4 tornadoes strike Appalachia, killing 153
Last organized Japanese defiance broken (Tarakan)
In South Africa, a group of white men attack and assault Indian Passive Resisters
Compton and Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt v South Africa
Dutch Constellation aircraft plunges into the sea near Bari, 33 die
Indians' Luke Easter hits longest ball in Cleveland Stadium history, 477 feet, into upper deck, Section 4
Most expensive US hailstorm ($1.5M crop damage & $14M property-Kansas)
US airplanes bomb energy centers at Yalu Korea
°F (50°C), Overton, Nevada (state record until June 29, 1994)
Dutch Reformed Church accepts women ministers
A fire in a resort hotel in Stalheim, Norway kills 34 people
"The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom" last airs on ABC-TV
Suvanna Phuma forms government in Laos
NY Mets Jimmy Piersall hits his 100th HR, he circles bases backwards
The involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War began in the 1950s and greatly escalated in 1965 until its withdrawal in 1973. The U.S.
10,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam outside of the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California; police disperse the crowd violently
74 are killed and 150 injured in a football stampede towards a closed exit in a Buenos Aires stadium
24 Africans from the Graaff-Reinet district, Cape Province, appear in the Grahamstown Supreme Court on charges under the Sabotage Act; alleged they had conspired or incited others to kill White people or police
"Red Skelton Show" last airs on CBS-TV, moved to NBC-TV
The 1971 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 89th season for the franchise in Philadelphia.
45 countries leave the Sterling Area, allowing their currencies to fluctuate independently of the British Pound
CN Tower, world's tallest free-standing structure (555 m/1,815.3 ft), built by Canadian National Railway, opens in downtown Toronto, Ontario (surpassed in 2007)
Violence erupts in Soweto, South Africa, again and the police make at least 146 arrests
"My Sharona" () is the debut single by American power pop band the Knack. The song was written by Berton Averre and Doug Fieger, and it was released in 1979 from their debut album, Get the Knack.
Amanda Maccaro becomes 1st American to win Russian Ballet Competition
"Cleavage" opens and closes at Playhouse Theater NYC
Air India Flight 182 was a scheduled international flight from Toronto Pearson International Airport (as Air India Flight 181) to Sahar International Airport with regular Mirabel-London-Delhi stops.
Pedro Morales swims world record 100m butterfly (52.84)
Since beginning with 11 teams in 1946, the National Basketball Association (NBA) expanded several times before reaching its current 30 teams.
A rally to save TV series "Alien Nation" from cancellation held at Statue of Liberty
"Odd Couple" opens & closes at Belasco Theater NYC
"Tin Bigha Day" protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh
John Wayne Bobbitt and Lorena Bobbitt (formerly Lorena Gallo; born May 15, 1969) were a couple, married on June 18, 1989, whose relationship received international press coverage in 1993 when Lorena...
Moshood Abiola is accused of treason and arrested after declaring himself president of Nigeria
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow (), is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.
The bulk ore carrier MV Treasure sinks off the western coast of South Africa, soiling more than 19 000 penguins; this resulted in the world's largest ever rescue of birds from an oiling event
Félix Hernández of the Seattle Mariners hits a grand slam home run against New York Mets, 1st pitcher since Steve Dunning in 1971
76 monks are hospitalized in Thailand following an attack by a swarm of bees
18 Romanians are killed and 32 are injured after a bus crash in Montenegro
12 boys and their coach are stranded in Tham Luang Nang Non cave, Thailand by monsoon flooding, prompting an international rescue effort when they are discovered 9 days later
pilots grounded by Pakistan International Airlines after revelations many had cheated in exams or held fake licenses
Islamist extremists mount a coordinated terrorist attack on police posts, churches and a synagogue in Russia's Dagestan republic, killing 20 people
On 23 June 2025, Iran launched missiles at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, in retaliation for the United States strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on 22 June as part of the Iran–Israel war.
Oda Nobunaga, Japanese samurai, daimyo and warlord, known for japanese samurai, daimyo and warlord, was born on 1534-06-23.
Édouard Michelin is born
Clarence Thomas is born
Bob Fosse, American choreographer, dancer, and director, known for american choreographer, dancer, and director, was born on 1927-06-23.
Frances McDormand, American actor and producer, known for american actor and producer, was born on 1958-06-23. Frances Louise McDormand is an American actress and film producer.
Joss Whedon, American director, screenwriter, and producer, known for american director, screenwriter, and producer, was born on 1965-06-23.
Selma Blair, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1973-06-23. Selma Blair is an American actress.
Jason Mraz, American musician, known for american singer-songwriter, was born on 1978-06-23. Jason Thomas Mraz ( mə-RAZ; born June 23, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Duffy is born
George Weiss is born
Art Modell, American athlete, known for american businessman, was born on 1925-06-23.
Wilma Rudolph, American athlete, known for american athlete, was born on 1940-06-23.
Colin Montgomerie, Scottish athlete, known for scottish professional golfer, was born on 1964-06-23. Colin Stuart Montgomerie is a Scottish professional golfer.
Zinedine Zidane, French athlete, known for french football player and manager, was born on 1973-06-23.
Jean Anouilh, French playwright, known for french playwright, was born on 1910-06-23. Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh was a French dramatist and screenwriter whose career spanned five decades.
Jonas Salk, American inventor of the polio vaccine, known for american inventor of the polio vaccine, died on 1995-06-23.
Betty Shabazz dies
Peter Falk, American actor, known for american actor, died on 2011-06-23. Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American actor.
The Alþingi, anglicised as Althingi or Althing, is the supreme national parliament of Iceland. It is the oldest surviving parliament in the world.
Pope Boniface VIII (Latin: Bonifacius PP. VIII, Italian: Bonifacio VIII; born Benedetto Caetani; c. 1230 – 11 October 1303) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24...
Adolf (1255 – 2 July 1298) was the count of Nassau from about 1276 and the elected king of Germany from 1292 until his deposition by the prince-electors in 1298.
The Treaty of Athis-sur-Orge was a peace treaty signed on 23 June 1305 between King Philip IV of France and Robert III of Flanders.
Oda Nobunaga, Japanese samurai, daimyo and warlord, known for japanese samurai, daimyo and warlord, was born on 1534-06-23.
Dragut (Turkish: Turgut Reis; 1485 – 23 June 1565) was an Ottoman corsair, naval commander, governor, and noble.
Spanish army under Tassis beats Amerongen Staatse troops
Cretan War begins with attack by Ottoman navy on Venetian-held coast of Crete (war lasts till 1669)
Dutch troops occupy last Portuguese Fort at Jafnapatnam in Ceylon
The French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia, Canada
The Treaty of Constantinople Russo-Ottoman Treaty or Treaty of the Partition of Persia (Iran Mukasemenamesi) was a treaty concluded on 24 June 1724 between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire,...
The Battle of Krefeld (sometimes referred to by its French name of Créfeld, and as Creveld) was fought at Krefeld near the Rhine on 23 June 1758 between a German army under Duke Ferdinand of...
Battle of Landshut Silesia: Austria beats Prussia
First rowing regatta is held on the River Thames in London
American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township
Edward Warren makes the 1st US balloon flight, aged just 13 years old
Palembang, Hokkien: 舊港, Jawi: ڤليمبڠ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra.
Bloody insurrection of workers in Paris
Roosendaal is a railway station in the city of Roosendaal, Netherlands. The station opened on 3 July 1854 on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway and is the beginning of the Roosendaal–Vlissingen...
Édouard Michelin is born
US Congress establishes Government Printing Office
The Tullahoma campaign (or Middle Tennessee campaign) was a military operation conducted from June 24 to July 3, 1863, by the Union Army of the Cumberland under Maj. Gen.
At Fort Towson, General Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable confederate army
A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for typing characters. Typically, a typewriter has an array of keys, and each one causes a different single character to be produced on paper...
Chicago's 'The Inter Ocean' launches 1st US newspaper color supplement
The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, selecting Athens to host the first modern games in 1896 [1]
George Weiss is born
British Governor Frederick Hodgson and some of his British supporters flee Fort Coomassie, Gold Coast, Africa, where they have been under siege since 6 April
Shah Mohammed Ali leads a successful counter-revolution in Persia, aided by the Russian legation and a Cossack brigade
Confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections
Jean Anouilh, French playwright, known for french playwright, was born on 1910-06-23. Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh was a French dramatist and screenwriter whose career spanned five decades.
Italians launch the first of what will become 11 battles to dislodge the Austrians from the Isonzo River, which keeps the Italians from Trieste
Ammunition factory in Boleweg Bohemia explodes, killing 1,000
8 month Twenste textile strike ends
British warship fires on Hong Kong harbor strikers
Art Modell, American athlete, known for american businessman, was born on 1925-06-23.
Bob Fosse, American choreographer, dancer, and director, known for american choreographer, dancer, and director, was born on 1927-06-23.
Commencement of West Indies cricket's first ever Test match; England go on to win by an innings and 58 runs at Lord's
Nelson Aldrich "Rocky" Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was the 41st vice president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford.
St Louis Browns beat NY Yankees, 14-10; Lou Gehrig's 1,103rd consecutive game in a Yankees uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland Indians)
Don McNeill's Pepper Pot, later called The Breakfast Club, begins 35½ year run on NBC radio
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) was an independent agency of the federal government of the United States, formed in 1940 out of the prior Civil Aeronautics Authority (the Authority) and abolished...
France turns over Sanjak of Alexandretta (Hatay) to Turkey
Wilma Rudolph, American athlete, known for american athlete, was born on 1940-06-23.
Germany occupies Telz, Lithuania
World War II: Germany's latest fighter, a Focke-Wulf FW190 is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales
4 tornadoes strike Appalachia, killing 153
Last organized Japanese defiance broken (Tarakan)
In South Africa, a group of white men attack and assault Indian Passive Resisters
Compton and Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt v South Africa
Dutch Constellation aircraft plunges into the sea near Bari, 33 die
Clarence Thomas is born
Indians' Luke Easter hits longest ball in Cleveland Stadium history, 477 feet, into upper deck, Section 4
Most expensive US hailstorm ($1.5M crop damage & $14M property-Kansas)
US airplanes bomb energy centers at Yalu Korea
American law student and future Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court Ruth Bader (21) weds American future tax law expert Martin D. Ginsburg (22), becoming Ruth Bader Ginsberg
°F (50°C), Overton, Nevada (state record until June 29, 1994)
Dutch Reformed Church accepts women ministers
Frances McDormand, American actor and producer, known for american actor and producer, was born on 1958-06-23. Frances Louise McDormand is an American actress and film producer.
A fire in a resort hotel in Stalheim, Norway kills 34 people
First contraceptive pill is made available for purchase in the United States
"The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom" last airs on ABC-TV
Suvanna Phuma forms government in Laos
NY Mets Jimmy Piersall hits his 100th HR, he circles bases backwards
The involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War began in the 1950s and greatly escalated in 1965 until its withdrawal in 1973. The U.S.
Colin Montgomerie, Scottish athlete, known for scottish professional golfer, was born on 1964-06-23. Colin Stuart Montgomerie is a Scottish professional golfer.
Joss Whedon, American director, screenwriter, and producer, known for american director, screenwriter, and producer, was born on 1965-06-23.
10,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam outside of the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California; police disperse the crowd violently
74 are killed and 150 injured in a football stampede towards a closed exit in a Buenos Aires stadium
24 Africans from the Graaff-Reinet district, Cape Province, appear in the Grahamstown Supreme Court on charges under the Sabotage Act; alleged they had conspired or incited others to kill White people or police
"Red Skelton Show" last airs on CBS-TV, moved to NBC-TV
The 1971 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 89th season for the franchise in Philadelphia.
Hurricane Agnes becomes America's costliest natural disaster, affecting 15 states with 119 deaths and $3 billion in damage
45 countries leave the Sterling Area, allowing their currencies to fluctuate independently of the British Pound
Selma Blair, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1973-06-23. Selma Blair is an American actress.
Zinedine Zidane, French athlete, known for french football player and manager, was born on 1973-06-23.
American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson (34) divorces 2nd wife Diane Clatworthy (28), after 6-1/2 years of marriage
CN Tower, world's tallest free-standing structure (555 m/1,815.3 ft), built by Canadian National Railway, opens in downtown Toronto, Ontario (surpassed in 2007)
Violence erupts in Soweto, South Africa, again and the police make at least 146 arrests
Jason Mraz, American musician, known for american singer-songwriter, was born on 1978-06-23. Jason Thomas Mraz ( mə-RAZ; born June 23, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Supertramp's "Breakfast in America" becomes No. 1 album in the US featuring "Take the Long Way Home"
"My Sharona" () is the debut single by American power pop band the Knack. The song was written by Berton Averre and Doug Fieger, and it was released in 1979 from their debut album, Get the Knack.
Amanda Maccaro becomes 1st American to win Russian Ballet Competition
"Cleavage" opens and closes at Playhouse Theater NYC
Pope John Paul II was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005.
Air India Flight 182 was a scheduled international flight from Toronto Pearson International Airport (as Air India Flight 181) to Sahar International Airport with regular Mirabel-London-Delhi stops.
Duffy is born
Pedro Morales swims world record 100m butterfly (52.84)
Since beginning with 11 teams in 1946, the National Basketball Association (NBA) expanded several times before reaching its current 30 teams.
Batman Returns is a 1992 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton and written by Daniel Waters.
A rally to save TV series "Alien Nation" from cancellation held at Statue of Liberty
"Odd Couple" opens & closes at Belasco Theater NYC
"Tin Bigha Day" protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh
Lindsay Jean Wagner is an American actress. Wagner is best known for her leading role in the American science fiction television series The Bionic Woman (1976–1978), in which she portrayed character...
John Wayne Bobbitt and Lorena Bobbitt (formerly Lorena Gallo; born May 15, 1969) were a couple, married on June 18, 1989, whose relationship received international press coverage in 1993 when Lorena...
Moshood Abiola is accused of treason and arrested after declaring himself president of Nigeria
Jonas Salk, American inventor of the polio vaccine, known for american inventor of the polio vaccine, died on 1995-06-23.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow (), is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.
Betty Shabazz dies
The bulk ore carrier MV Treasure sinks off the western coast of South Africa, soiling more than 19 000 penguins; this resulted in the world's largest ever rescue of birds from an oiling event
Barry Bonds steals second base against the LA Dodgers, becoming the first player in MLB history to have 500 career home runs and 500 steals
Félix Hernández of the Seattle Mariners hits a grand slam home run against New York Mets, 1st pitcher since Steve Dunning in 1971
Peter Falk, American actor, known for american actor, died on 2011-06-23. Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American actor.
76 monks are hospitalized in Thailand following an attack by a swarm of bees
18 Romanians are killed and 32 are injured after a bus crash in Montenegro
The results of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum were not counted by parliamentary constituencies except in Northern Ireland.
Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame with her 1999 debut single "Candy", which peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100.
12 boys and their coach are stranded in Tham Luang Nang Non cave, Thailand by monsoon flooding, prompting an international rescue effort when they are discovered 9 days later
pilots grounded by Pakistan International Airlines after revelations many had cheated in exams or held fake licenses
Britney Spears requests a judge to end her court-ordered conservatorship, stating, "I think this conservatorship is abusive. I don't think I can live a full life."
1st ICC World Test Championship final, Southampton: New Zealand dismisses India for meagre 170; completes tricky chase of 139 on 6th day to win inaugural cricket title
Islamist extremists mount a coordinated terrorist attack on police posts, churches and a synagogue in Russia's Dagestan republic, killing 20 people
On 23 June 2025, Iran launched missiles at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, in retaliation for the United States strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on 22 June as part of the Iran–Israel war.