Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province. Date: April 23, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum. Date: April 23, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
NATO bombs the headquarters of Radio Television of Serbia, as part of their aerial campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Date: April 23, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", is published by co-founder Jawed Karim. Date: April 23, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 111 people are killed and 233 injured as violence breaks out in Hawija, Iraq. Date: April 23, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
A vehicle-ramming attack kills 11 people and injures 15 in Toronto. A 25-year-old suspect, Alek Minassian, is arrested. Date: April 23, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)
The April 2019 Hpakant jade mine collapse in Myanmar kills four miners and two rescuers, with at least 50 others missing and presumed dead. Date: April 23, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 2024 Lumut mid-air collision in Malaysia kills 10 people while rehearsing for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy. Date: April 23, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 1906 Intercalated Games open in Athens. Date: April 22, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres. Date: April 22, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)