World War II: German paratroopers start a series of mass executions of Greek civilians in Missiria for their participation in the ongoing Battle of Crete. Date: May 23, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Germany's Flensburg Government under Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are arrested by British forces. Date: May 23, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel, commits suicide while in Allied custody. Date: May 23, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
The start of a two-day tornado outbreak across the Central United States that spawned at least 15 significant tornadoes. Date: May 23, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)
Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel. Date: May 23, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany. Date: May 23, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)
Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement with China. Date: May 23, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
A tsunami caused by an earthquake in Chile the previous day kills 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii. Date: May 23, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Intercontinental Hotel in Bucharest opens, becoming the second-tallest building in the city. Date: May 23, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
Seventy-eight people are killed when Aviogenex Flight 130 crashes on approach to Rijeka Airport in present-day Rijeka, Croatia (then the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Date: May 23, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)