23 September - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on September 23, the day number in a year is 266 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 267. September 23 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
September 23 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1123 | Pope Calixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agreed to theConcordat of Worms to put an end to the Investiture Controversy. |
| 1459 | Yorkist forces led by Richard Neville defeated Lancastriantroops at the Battle of Blore Heath in Staffordshire, England, the firstmajor battle of the Wars of the Roses. |
| 1568 | Anglo–Spanish War-At San Juan de Ulúa (in modern Veracruz,Mexico), Spanish naval forces forced English privateers to halt theirillegal trade. |
| 1739 | The Belgrade peace deal was signed between Russia and Turkey. |
| 1739 | Russia and Turkey signed Belgrade peace treaty. |
| 1779 | American Revolutionary War-John Paul Jones led the ContinentalNavy to victory in the Battle of Flamborough Head, one of the mostcelebrated naval actions of the war. |
| 1780 | American Revolutionary War-British officer John André was captured by Patriot forces, there by revealing a plot by Continental Army General Benedict Arnold to hand over West Point, New York. |
| 1803 | Maratha troops were beaten by British forces at the Battle of Assaye, one of the decisive battles of the Second Anglo-Maratha War. |
| 1803 | The British East India Company defeated the Maratha army in the Battle of Assay. |
| 1803 | Battle of Asaar India): The British led party defeated the Maratha army. |
| 1806 | The Lewis & Clark Expedition reached St. Louis, Missouri, ending successful exploration of the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest. |
| 1810 | The Republic of West Florida declared independence from Spain. |
| 1818 | The boundary markers were formally established for the European region of Moreset. |
| 1823 | In the first Anglo-Burmese War, Burma attacked the British at Shahpura, an island close to Chittagong. |
| 1846 | Using mathematical predictions by French mathematician UrbainLe Verrier, German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle became the firstperson to observe Neptune and recognise it as a hitherto unknown planet. |
| 1846 | Gottfried Galah, along with Ally Heinrich, first saw the planet Neptoon from a telescope. |
| 1857 | The Russian warship Laffert went missing in a severe storm in the Gulf of Finland, killing 826 people. |
| 1868 | Ramón Emeterio Betances led the Grito de Lares, a revoltagainst Spanish rule in Puerto Rico. |
| 1873 | Tom Allen defeated Mike McKell for the heavyweight boxing title. |
| 1875 | Billy the Kid was arrested for the first time after stealingclothes from a laundryman, beginning his life as an infamous Americanoutlaw and gunman. |
| 1879 | Richard Rhodes invented a listening machine called the audiophone. |
| 1899 | Philippine-American War-The American Asiatic Squadrondestroyed a Filipino artillery battery in Olongapo. |
| 1908 | Famous Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh \ 'Dinkar \' was born in Simaria village in Bihar. |
| 1911 | Earl Owington became the first Air Mail pilot. |
| 1929 | Child Marriage Prevention Bill (Sharda Law) passed. |
| 1932 | The Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz merged with Al-Hasa and Qatif to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with Ibn Saud as the first monarch and Riyadh as the capital city. |
| 1952 | In one of the first political uses of television to appealdirectly to the populace, Republican vice presidential candidate RichardNixon delivered the 'Checkers speech', refuting accusations ofimproprieties with contributions to his campaign. |
| 1958 | The United Nations general assembly is expected to call for a vote today regarding China's entry and a seat in the United Nations. |
| 1958 | Britain conducted atmospheric nuclear tests on Christmas Island. |
| 1965 | A cease-fire was declared between India and Pakistan. |
| 1970 | Abdul Razak bin Hussain became the Prime Minister of Malaysia. |
| 1974 | One of the first public information service systems) was introduced by the BBC. |
| 1979 | The constitution of Somalia was approved by the President. |
| 1983 | A bomb placed by the Abu Nidal organisation destroyed Gulf AirFlight 771, flying from Karachi, Pakistan, to Abu Dhabi, UAE, killingall 110 people aboard. |
| 1986 | The US Congress chose Rose as America's national flower. |
| 1999 | Mars Climate Orbiter reached Mars. After the spacecraft passed behind Mars it never emerged or made radio contact. NASA believed that the Mars Climate Orbiter was at too low an altitude and that it was destroyed by atmospheric stresses and friction at this low an altitude. |
| 2004 | At least 1,070 people died in the post-hurricane floods in Haiti. |
| 2006 | A car bomb was left as an attack on a kerosene tanker in Baghdad. It left 35 people dead and many more injured. The attack is part of the violence that is sweeping through Iraq during the holy month of Ramadan creating tensions between Shia and Sunni Muslims. |
| 2008 | A gunman shot and killed ten students at Seinäjoki Universityof Applied Sciences in Kauhajoki, Western Finland, before committingsuicide. |
| 2009 | India successfully launches seven satellites in a single mission. This is one month after its inaugural Moon mission is aborted. Included are six smaller satellites that have been obtained from Germany, Switzerland and Turkey. |
| 2009 | The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) placed seven satellites in orbit, including the Indian satellite Ocean Sat-2. |
| 2010 | The Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh convenes an emergency meeting. This is to discuss with his Ministers, the problems with the facilities of the Commonwealth Games being held in India. |
| 2010 | Teresa Lewis became the first woman to be executed by the USstate of Virginia since 1912, and the first woman in the state to beexecuted via lethal injection. |
| 2011 | NASA's 1991-era Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite is expected to fall from orbit sometime this evening Greenwich Mean Time. |
| 2012 | President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi causes a call for large protests. This is after he passed a degree giving himself sweeping new powers over the country. |
| 2012 | Researchers find that there are four genetically distinct types of breast cancer. |
| 2013 | An Egyptian court bans all Muslim Brotherhood activities nationwide. All Brotherhood assets will be confiscated according to the new court ruling. |
| 2014 | The United States and its allies commence air strikes against Islamic State in Syria producing reports of at least 120 deaths. |
Famous Birthdays of September 23:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1946 | Anne Wheeler / Producer / Canada |
| 1949 | Floella Benjamin / Actress / United Kingdom |
| 1961 | Chi McBride / Actor / United States of America |
| 1791 | Johann Franz Encke / Academic / Germany |
| 1991 | Key / Singer / South Korea |
| 1889 | Walter Lippmann / Journalist / United States of America |
| 1942 | Colin Low / Politician / Scotland |
| 1969 | Rod Pampling / Golfer / Australia |
| 1976 | Sarah Blasko / Writer / Australia |
| 1944 | Eric Bogle / Writer / Australia |
| 1991 | Melanie Oudin / Tennis Player / United States of America |
| 1939 | Joan Hanham / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1985 | Joba Chamberlain / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1951 | Steven Springer / Writer / United States of America |
| 1791 | Theodor Körner / Author / Germany |
| 63 B | Augustus / Emperor / Roman Republic |
| 1907 | Herbert Kappler / Army Officer / Germany |
| 1819 | Hippolyte Fizeau / Academic / France |
| 1900 | Bill Stone / Soldier / United Kingdom |
| 1970 | Ani DiFranco / Writer / United States of America |
| 1952 | Dennis Lamp / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1935 | Prem Chopra / Actor / India |
| 1954 | Cherie Blair / Lawyer / United Kingdom |
| 1902 | Su Buqing / Academic / China |
| 1975 | Eric Miller / Footballer / Ireland |
| 1895 | Johnny Mokan / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1920 | Mickey Rooney / Actor / United States of America |
| 1972 | Jermaine Dupri / Producer / United States of America |
| 1966 | Pete Harnisch / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1906 | Bardu Ali / Singer / United States of America |
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