Page 10: Historical Events In May - 23

1991  On May - 23 last Cubans troops leave Angola   

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

1991  On this day in history 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 May - 23.   

1993  James Millhollin, actor (Anston Foster-Grindl), dies at 77 on May - 23.   

1994  On this day in history 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 May - 23 pulp Fiction wins the award for best film at the 47th Cannes Film Festival   

1994  On May - 23 roman Herzog elected President of Germany   

1994  On May - 23 star Trek The Next Generation, finale airs this week in syndication   

1994  On May - 23 carl Althoff, German circus director, dies at 82   

1996  Fred Norris of the Howard Stern show changes his name legally to Eric on this day in history.   

1996  On May - 23 dorothy Hyson, actress (Spare a Copper, Sing as We Go), dies at 81   

1997  Mel Karmazin replaces Peter Lund as CEO of CBS TV on this day in history.   

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  Russia and China veto the U.N. Security Council resolution to establish an International Criminal Court for war crimes in Syria on May - 23.   

2017  UK raises terror threat level to critical following Manchester bombing on May - 23.   

2017  US President Donald Trump meets Pope Francis at the Vatican on May - 23.   

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 May - 23.   

2019  On May - 23 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   

2019  The 2019 European Parliament election takes place. The election has a 51 percent voter turnout, the highest since the first direct elections in 1979 on this day in history.   

2019  On this day in history 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.   

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  On May - 23 [COVID-19 pandemic] China reports no new cases for the first time since the pandemic began, according to the National Health Commission.   

2021  On this day in history 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   

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

2024  Apple Music names Lauryn Hill 's "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" the best album ever made [1] on May - 23.   

2024  President Joe Biden says he will work to make Kenya the US's 1st key non-NATO ally during state visit by Kenyan President William Ruto at the White House [1] on this day in history.   

2024  On May - 23 uK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls an early general election for the 4th of July   

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1052  On May - 23 birth of king Philip I of France (d. 1108)   

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on this day in history.   

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

1606  Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of johann Caspar Vogler, composer   

1125  Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on this day in history.   

1153  On this day in history david I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68   

1304  On this day in history death of jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer   

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on this day in history.   

1498  Death of Girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45 on May - 23.   

1523  Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on this day in history.   

1524  On this day in history death of ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)   

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on this day in history.