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)
At least 30 people are killed as a result of floods and tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico. Date: May 23, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
Eight bombings are carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Jableh and Tartus, coastline cities in Syria. One hundred eighty-four people are killed and at least 200 people injured. Date: May 23, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2016…
Two suicide bombings, conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, kill at least 45 potential army recruits in Aden, Yemen. Date: May 23, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declares martial law in Mindanao, following the Maute's attack in Marawi. Date: May 23, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)