A Tupolev Tu-144 crashes near the Russian town of Yegoryevsk, killing two. Date: May 23, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
Aeroflot Flight 8556 crashes at Pulkovo Airport, killing 13. Date: May 23, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Italy's most prominent anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three body guards are killed by the Corleonesi clan with a half-ton bomb near Capaci, Sicily. His friend and colleague Paolo Borsellino will be assassinated less than two months later, making 1992 a turning point in the history of Italian Mafia prosecutions. Date: May 23,…
The first version of the Java programming language is released. Date: May 23, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with roughly 75% voting yes. Date: May 23, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto Protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland. Date: May 23, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts. Date: May 23, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries. Date: May 23, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
A freeway bridge carrying Interstate 5 over the Skagit River collapses in Mount Vernon, Washington. Date: May 23, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed and another 14 injured in a killing spree near the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara. Date: May 23, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)