Sheikh Mahmud Barzanji, a Kurdish sheikh and at-the-time governor of the Slêmanî Province of British Iraq, initiates the first Mahmud Barzanji revolt. Date: May 23, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Brazil, four students are shot and killed during a manifestation against the Brazilian dictator Getúlio Vargas, which resulted in the outbreak of the Constitutionalist Revolution several weeks later. Date: May 23, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1932 📅 On This Day…
The Auto-Lite strike culminates in the "Battle of Toledo", a five-day melée between 1,300 troops of the Ohio National Guard and 6,000 picketers. Date: May 23, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)
American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Date: May 23, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)
The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day. Date: May 23, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May…
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)