March 23rd, 1945

Born on March 23rd, 1945

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What happened on March 23rd?

March 23rd, 1848

The Italian tricolour is adopted for the flag of the Kingdom of Sardinia by Charles Albert of Sardinia during the First Italian War of Independence.

March 23rd, 2007

The Iranian military arrested 15 Royal Navy personnel, claiming that they had entered Iran's territorial waters.

March 23rd, 1996

Lee Teng-hui was elected President of the Republic of China in the first direct presidential election in Taiwan.

March 23rd, 1994

Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed into a hillside in Russia's Kemerovo Oblast, killing all 75 people on board, after the pilot's 15-year-old son unknowingly disabled the autopilot while seated at the controls.

March 23rd, 1993

The demolition of Kowloon Walled City, a densely crowded slum in Hong Kong, began.

March 23rd, 1991

The Sierra Leone Civil War began with the invasion of the Revolutionary United Front, in an attempt to overthrow President Joseph Saidu Momoh.

March 23rd, 1989

Two researchers announced the discovery of cold fusion, a claim that was later discredited.

March 23rd, 1977

British journalist David Frost began a series of interviews with former U.S. president Richard Nixon, starting with the Watergate scandal.

March 23rd, 1933

The Nazi Party took the first step in the Gleichschaltung process by having the Enabling Act passed, giving the government the right to make laws without the involvement of the Reichstag.

March 23rd, 1931

Bhagat Singh, one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement, and two others were executed by the British authorities for their murder of a police officer.

March 23rd, 1919

Benito Mussolini and his supporters founded the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento, the predecessor of the National Fascist Party.

March 23rd, 1908

American diplomat Durham Stevens, an employee of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was fatally shot in San Francisco by two Korean immigrants unhappy with his support of increased Japanese presence in Korea.

March 23rd, 1905

About 1,500 Cretans, led by Eleftherios Venizelos, met at the village of Theriso to call for the island's unification with Greece, beginning the Theriso revolt.

March 23rd, 1889

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad founded the Ahmadiyya Islamic religious movement in British India.

March 23rd, 1888

Chaired by William McGregor, a meeting of ten English football clubs was held in London, eventually resulting in the establishment of the Football League.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 23rd

Born on March 23rd, 1945

70

Erik De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*March 23rd, 1945, Eeklo †December 4th, 2015, Wilskerke

76

Franco Battiato

Italian singer-songwriter and musician (1945-2021)

*March 23rd, 1945, Giarre-Riposto †May 18th, 2021, Milo

81

Martin Gillo

German politician

*March 23rd, 1945, Leipzig

46

Adrián Ghio

Argentinian actor (1945–1991)

*March 23rd, 1945, Buenos Aires †June 12th, 1991, Buenos Aires

81

David Milch

Screenwriter and television producer

*March 23rd, 1945, Buffalo

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80

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

81

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

80

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

78

Franz Beckenbauer

German footballer (1945–2024)

*September 11th, 1945, Richard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München) †January 7th, 2024, Salzburg

75

Gerd Müller

German footballer (1945–2021)

*November 3rd, 1945, Nördlingen †August 15th, 2021, Wolfratshausen

72

Christine Kaufmann

German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017)

*January 11th, 1945, Lengdorf †March 28th, 2017, Munich

78

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

81

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

81

Helen Mirren

English actress (born 1945)

*July 26th, 1945, Hammersmith

36

Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)

*February 6th, 1945, Nine Mile †May 11th, 1981, Jackson Memorial Hospital

80

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil (2003–2010, 2023–present)

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

81

Aung San Suu Kyi

Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy

*June 19th, 1945, Yangon

81

Radovan Karadžić

Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide

*June 19th, 1945, Petnjica

80

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

80

Ingrid Matthäus-Maier

German politician

*September 9th, 1945, Werlte

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

*January 2nd, 1945, Vienna †March 11th, 2021, Krems

72

Barkley L. Hendricks

African American painter (1945–2017)

*April 16th, 1945, Nicetown-Tioga †April 18th, 2017, New London

80

Melba Moore

American singer, and actress

*October 29th, 1945, New York City

81

Barry Bostwick

American actor

*February 24th, 1945, San Mateo

71

Bernd Fritz

German author (1945–2017)

*November 12th, 1945, Bechtheim †April 16th, 2017, Bechtheim

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No: With 365 days 1945 is a normal year and no leap year.

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