On This Day: 23 June

23 June in Indian history

• 1985A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboardIndia

23 June in world history

• 2014The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction.
• 1994NASA's Space Station Processing Facility, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing building for the International Space Station, officially opens at Kennedy Space Center.
• 1982Chinese American Vincent Chin died after being beaten into a coma in Highland Park, Michigan, U.S., by two automotive workers who were angry about the success of Japanese auto companies.
• 1973The Los Angeles Dodgers started Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell in the infield, beginning a record eight-year run in Major League Baseball for four people designated as starters for those positions.
• 1972President Richard Nixon signed Title IX into law as part of the Education Amendments, prohibiting gender discrimination in any educational program receiving U.S. federal funds.
• 1967Cold War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey for the three-day Glassboro Summit Conference.
• 1946Canada's largest recorded onshore earthquake struck Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
• 1944The Holocaust: After a closely supervised visit to Theresienstadt Ghetto in German-occupied Czechoslovakia, Red Cross official Maurice Rossel reported that conditions there were "almost normal".
• 1942World War II: Germany's latest fighter aircraft, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190, is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales.
• 1941The Lithuanian Activist Front declares independence from the Soviet Union and forms the Provisional Government of Lithuania; it lasts only briefly as the Nazis will occupy Lithuania a few weeks later.
• 1926The College Board administered the first Scholastic Aptitude Test, a major standardized test for university and college admissions in the United States.
• 1925Shameen Incident: British Army and French Army soldiers stationed in the concession of Shameen open fire on Chinese protesters, resulting in at least 52 deaths.
• 1919Estonian War of Independence: The decisive defeat of the Baltische Landeswehr in the Battle of Cēsis; this date is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia.
• 1914Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
• 1865Stand Watie became the last Confederate general of the American Civil War to surrender to Union forces.
• 1780American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township).
• 1280Reconquista: Troops of the Emirate of Granada defeated those of the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of León in the Battle of Moclín.

Born on 23 June

• 1980Francesca Schiavone, Italian tennis player
• 1956Daniel J. Drucker, Canadian academic and educator
• 1952Raj Babbar, Indian actor and politicianIndia
• 1934Virbhadra Singh, Indian politician (died 2021)India
• 1905Jack Pickersgill, Canadian civil servant and politician, 35th Secretary of State for Canada (died 1997)
• 1877Norman Pritchard, Indian-English hurdler and actor (died 1929)India

Died on 23 June

• 2015Miguel Facussé Barjum, Honduran businessman (born 1924)
• 1990Harindranath Chattopadhyay, Indian poet, actor, and politician (born 1898)India
• 1953Albert Gleizes, French painter (born 1881)
• 1914Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Indian guru and philosopher (born 1838)India

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 23 June in history?

2014: The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction. 1994: NASA's Space Station Processing Facility, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing building for the International Space Station, officially opens at Kennedy Space Center. 1985: A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard. 1982: Chinese American Vincent Chin died after being beaten into a coma in Highland Park, Michigan, U.S., by two automotive workers who were angry about the success of Japanese auto companies.

What happened on 23 June in Indian history?

1985: A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard.

Which famous people were born on 23 June?

Francesca Schiavone, Italian tennis player (1980); Daniel J. Drucker, Canadian academic and educator (1956); Raj Babbar, Indian actor and politician (1952); Virbhadra Singh, Indian politician (died 2021) (1934).

Which day is observed on 23 June?

Father's Day (Nicaragua, Poland); Grand Duke's Official Birthday (Luxembourg); International Women in Engineering Day; International Widows Day (international); National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism (Canada).