Page 10: Historical Events In May - 23

1991  Last Cubans troops leave Angola on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history uS Supreme Court bars subsidized clinics from discussing abortion   

1991  On May - 23 jean van Houte, Belgian premier, dies   

1992  On May - 23 president Bush orders Coast Guard to intercept boats with Haitian refugees   

1992  Atahualpa Yupanqui, Argentine singer/composer/poet/guitarist, dies on this day in history.   

1993  On May - 23 james Millhollin, actor (Anston Foster-Grindl), dies at 77   

1994  On May - 23 270 pilgrims dies in bustle round Mina Saudi-Arabia   

1994  On May - 23 funeral services are held at Arlington National Cemetary for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis   

1994  On this day in history pulp Fiction wins the award for best film at the 47th Cannes Film Festival   

1994  Roman Herzog elected President of Germany on this day in history.   

1994  Star Trek The Next Generation, finale airs this week in syndication on this day in history.   

1994  Carl Althoff, German circus director, dies at 82 on May - 23.   

1996  On May - 23 fred Norris of the Howard Stern show changes his name legally to Eric   

1996  Dorothy Hyson, actress (Spare a Copper, Sing as We Go), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1997  Mel Karmazin replaces Peter Lund as CEO of CBS TV on May - 23.   

2007  A.C. Milan beat Liverpool F.C. 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League 2006-07 final at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece on this day in history.   

2014  On this day in history russia and China veto the U.N. Security Council resolution to establish an International Criminal Court for war crimes in Syria   

2017  On May - 23 uK raises terror threat level to critical following Manchester bombing   

2017  On this day in history uS President Donald Trump meets Pope Francis at the Vatican   

2018  Hamburg, Germany, becomes the first city to ban diesel cars on some roads on this day in history.   

2018  NFL owners approve new NFL national anthem policy whereby players required to stand if they choose to be on the field for pre-game presentations on this day in history.   

2019  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins re-election in a landslide over the opposition Congress Party, world's largest-ever democratic election with over 600 million voters on this day in history.   

2019  On May - 23 the 2019 European Parliament election takes place. The election has a 51 percent voter turnout, the highest since the first direct elections in 1979.   

2019  2019 Indian general election: Narendra Modi secures a landslide win, with his party BJP alone gaining 303 of the 543 seats in parliament, and his political alliance winning 353 seats of the 543 on this day in history.   

2019  On May - 23 botswana lifts its five-year prohibition on elephant hunting.May 24 - British Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation as Conservative leader, effective June 7, 2019.   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] China reports no new cases for the first time since the pandemic began, according to the National Health Commission on this day in history.   

2021  PGA Championship Men's Golf, Ocean Course Kiawah Island: Phil Mickelson becomes oldest major winner in history (50); wins his 6th major by 2 strokes over Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen on May - 23.   

2021  On May - 23 ryanair Flight 4978 is forced to land by Belarusian authorities to detain dissident journalist Roman Protasevich.[102]   

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1052  King Philip I of France (d. 1108) was born on this day in history.   

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on May - 23.   

1598  Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1606  On this day in history birth of juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682)   

1617  On May - 23 birth of elias Ashmole, antiquary   

1620  Pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 23.   

1644  Thomas Eisenhut, composer was born on May - 23.   

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on May - 23.   

1125  Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on May - 23.   

1153  David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on this day in history.   

1423  On May - 23 benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies   

1498  On May - 23 death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

1523  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on this day in history.   

1568  On this day in history adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27