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| June 23rd, 2047 (June 23 2047) | Birth | Pharaoh Ptolemy XV of Egypt | Ptolemy Quotes |
| June 23rd, 2007 (June 23 2007) | Death | Rod Beck, American baseball player (born in 1968) | |
| June 23rd, 2006 (June 23 2006) | Death | Aaron Spelling, American television producer (born in 1923) | |
| June 23rd, 2006 (June 23 2006) | Death | Luke Graham, American wrestler (born in 1940) | |
| June 23rd, 2006 (June 23 2006) | Death | Harriet, Galapagos tortoise (born in 1830) | |
| June 23rd, 2005 (June 23 2005) | Death | Shana Alexander, American columnist (born in 1926) | |
| June 23rd, 2005 (June 23 2005) | Death | Manolis Anagnostakis, Greek poet (born in 1925) | |
| June 23rd, 2003 (June 23 2003) | Death | Maynard Jackson, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia (born in 1938) | |
| June 23rd, 2002 (June 23 2002) | Death | Pedro El Rockero Alcazar, Panamanian boxer (born in 1975) | |
| June 23rd, 2001 (June 23 2001) | Death | Yvonne Dionne, one of the Canadian Dionne quintuplets (born in 1934) | |
| June 23rd, 1999 (June 23 1999) | Death | Buster Merryfield, British actor (born in 1920) | |
| June 23rd, 1998 (June 23 1998) | Death | Maureen O Sullivan, Irish actress (born in 1911) | |
| June 23rd, 1997 (June 23 1997) | Death | Betty Shabazz, wife of Malcolm X (born in 1936) | Malcolm X Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1996 (June 23 1996) | Birth | Charlie Jones, British actor | |
| June 23rd, 1996 (June 23 1996) | Death | Andreas Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece (born in 1919) | |
| June 23rd, 1995 (June 23 1995) | Death | Jonas Salk, American medical researcher (born in 1914) | Jonas Salk Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1995 (June 23 1995) | Death | Anatoly Tarasov, Russian ice hockey coach (born in 1918) | |
| June 23rd, 1992 (June 23 1992) | Death | Eric Andolsek, American football player (born in 1966) | |
| June 23rd, 1990 (June 23 1990) | Event | Moldavia declares independence. | |
| June 23rd, 1989 (June 23 1989) | Death | Werner Best, German jurist and nazi leader (born in 1903) | |
| June 23rd, 1988 (June 23 1988) | Event | James Hansen testifies to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources that it was 99% probable that global warming had begun. | |
| June 23rd, 1988 (June 23 1988) | Birth | Isabella Leong Lok-Sze, Hong Kong singer, actress and model | |
| June 23rd, 1988 (June 23 1988) | Birth | Chellsie Memmel, American gymnast | |
| June 23rd, 1985 (June 23 1985) | Event | A terrorist bomb aboard Air India flight 182 brings the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 aboard. | |
| June 23rd, 1984 (June 23 1984) | Birth | Duffy, Welsh Singer | |
| June 23rd, 1983 (June 23 1983) | Birth | Jason Berrent, American performer | |
| June 23rd, 1983 (June 23 1983) | Birth | Brooks Laich, Canadian ice hockey player | |
| June 23rd, 1982 (June 23 1982) | Death | Vincent Chin, Chinese-American hate crime victim (born in 1955) | |
| June 23rd, 1981 (June 23 1981) | Death | Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer (born in 1907) | |
| June 23rd, 1980 (June 23 1980) | Birth | Becky Cloonan, American comic book artist | |
| June 23rd, 1980 (June 23 1980) | Birth | Ramnaresh Sarwan, Guyanese cricketer | |
| June 23rd, 1980 (June 23 1980) | Death | Clyfford Still, American painter (born in 1904) | |
| June 23rd, 1980 (June 23 1980) | Death | Varahagiri Venkata Giri, Fourth President of India (born in 1894) | |
| June 23rd, 1979 (June 23 1979) | Birth | LaDainian Tomlinson, American football player | |
| June 23rd, 1979 (June 23 1979) | Death | Vespasian, Roman Emperor (born in 9) | |
| June 23rd, 1978 (June 23 1978) | Birth | Memphis Bleek, American rapper | |
| June 23rd, 1978 (June 23 1978) | Birth | Matt Light, American football player | |
| June 23rd, 1978 (June 23 1978) | Birth | Frederic Leclercq, French bassist (DragonForce) | |
| June 23rd, 1977 (June 23 1977) | Birth | Miguel Angel Angulo, Spanish footballer | |
| June 23rd, 1977 (June 23 1977) | Birth | Hayden Foxe, Australian footballer | |
| June 23rd, 1977 (June 23 1977) | Birth | Jason Mraz, American singer and songwriter | |
| June 23rd, 1976 (June 23 1976) | Birth | Wade Barrett, American soccer player | |
| June 23rd, 1976 (June 23 1976) | Birth | Joe Becker, American musician | |
| June 23rd, 1976 (June 23 1976) | Birth | Patrick Monahan, British comedian | |
| June 23rd, 1976 (June 23 1976) | Birth | Brandon Stokley, American football player | |
| June 23rd, 1976 (June 23 1976) | Birth | Emmanuelle Vaugier, Canadian actress | |
| June 23rd, 1976 (June 23 1976) | Birth | Patrick Vieira, French footballer | |
| June 23rd, 1975 (June 23 1975) | Birth | Kevin Dyson, American football player | |
| June 23rd, 1975 (June 23 1975) | Birth | KT Tunstall, Scottish singer and songwriter | |
| June 23rd, 1974 (June 23 1974) | Birth | Joel Edgerton, Australian actor | |
| June 23rd, 1973 (June 23 1973) | Event | A fire at a house in Hull, England, which kills a six year old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by arsonist Peter Dinsdale. | |
| June 23rd, 1973 (June 23 1973) | Birth | Marie N, Latvian singer | |
| June 23rd, 1972 (June 23 1972) | Event | Watergate Scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House chief of staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation s investigation into the Watergate break-ins. | |
| June 23rd, 1972 (June 23 1972) | Event | 45 countries leave the Sterling Area, allowing their currencies to fluctuate independently of the British Pound. | |
| June 23rd, 1972 (June 23 1972) | Birth | Selma Blair, American actress | |
| June 23rd, 1972 (June 23 1972) | Birth | Ron Corning, American television anchor | |
| June 23rd, 1972 (June 23 1972) | Birth | Zinedine Zidane, French footballer | |
| June 23rd, 1971 (June 23 1971) | Birth | Felix Potvin, Canadian hockey player | |
| June 23rd, 1970 (June 23 1970) | Birth | Robert Brooks, American football player | |
| June 23rd, 1970 (June 23 1970) | Birth | Martin Deschamps, Quebec rock singer | |
| June 23rd, 1970 (June 23 1970) | Birth | Yann Tiersen, French musician | |
| June 23rd, 1970 (June 23 1970) | Death | Roscoe Turner, American aviator and racer (born in 1895) | |
| June 23rd, 1969 (June 23 1969) | Event | Warren E. Burger is sworn in as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring chief Earl Warren. | Earl Warren Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1969 (June 23 1969) | Birth | Martin Klebba, American actor | |
| June 23rd, 1969 (June 23 1969) | Death | Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish athlete (born in 1907) | |
| June 23rd, 1968 (June 23 1968) | Event | 74 are killed and 150 injured in a football stampede towards a closed exit in a Buenos Aires stadium. | |
| June 23rd, 1967 (June 23 1967) | Event | Cold War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey for the three-day Glassboro Summit Conference. | Lyndon Johnson Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1967 (June 23 1967) | Birth | Paul King, New Zealand politician | |
| June 23rd, 1967 (June 23 1967) | Birth | Helen Geake, British archaeologist | |
| June 23rd, 1966 (June 23 1966) | Birth | Chico DeBarge, American musician (DeBarge) | |
| June 23rd, 1966 (June 23 1966) | Birth | Richie Ren, Taiwanese musician | |
| June 23rd, 1965 (June 23 1965) | Birth | Paul Arthurs, British guitarist (Oasis) | |
| June 23rd, 1964 (June 23 1964) | Birth | Joss Whedon, American producer, director, and screenwriter | Joss Whedon Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1964 (June 23 1964) | Birth | Yun Lou, Chinese gymnast | |
| June 23rd, 1963 (June 23 1963) | Birth | Colin Montgomerie, Scottish golfer | |
| June 23rd, 1963 (June 23 1963) | Birth | Steve Shelley, American musician (Crucifucks and Sonic Youth) | |
| June 23rd, 1962 (June 23 1962) | Birth | Chuck Billy, American singer (Testament) | |
| June 23rd, 1962 (June 23 1962) | Birth | Kari Takko, Finnish ice hockey player | |
| June 23rd, 1962 (June 23 1962) | Birth | Kevin Yagher, TV/film special effects technician | |
| June 23rd, 1961 (June 23 1961) | Birth | Zoran Janjetov, Serbian comic artist | |
| June 23rd, 1960 (June 23 1960) | Birth | Donald Harrison, American musician | |
| June 23rd, 1960 (June 23 1960) | Birth | Tatsuya Uemura, Japanese musician and programmer | |
| June 23rd, 1959 (June 23 1959) | Event | Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany (where he resumed a scientific career). | |
| June 23rd, 1959 (June 23 1959) | Event | A fire in a resort hotel in Stalheim, Norway kills 34 people. | |
| June 23rd, 1959 (June 23 1959) | Death | Boris Vian, French writer and musician (born in 1920) | |
| June 23rd, 1958 (June 23 1958) | Event | The Dutch Reformed Church accepts women ministers. | |
| June 23rd, 1957 (June 23 1957) | Birth | Frances McDormand, American actress | |
| June 23rd, 1956 (June 23 1956) | Birth | Randy Jackson, American music producer | |
| June 23rd, 1956 (June 23 1956) | Birth | Tony Hill, American football player | |
| June 23rd, 1956 (June 23 1956) | Death | Reinhold Gliere, Russian composer (born in 1875) | |
| June 23rd, 1955 (June 23 1955) | Event | In the Strahov Stadium in Prague the 1st all-national Spartakiada begins. | |
| June 23rd, 1955 (June 23 1955) | Birth | Pierre Corbeil, Canadian politician | |
| June 23rd, 1955 (June 23 1955) | Birth | Glenn Danzig, American musician (The Misfits and Danzig) | |
| June 23rd, 1955 (June 23 1955) | Birth | Maggie Greenwald, American film director and writer | |
| June 23rd, 1955 (June 23 1955) | Birth | Jordan, British actress and model | |
| June 23rd, 1955 (June 23 1955) | Birth | Jean Tigana, French footballer | |
| June 23rd, 1951 (June 23 1951) | Birth | Michele Mouton, French race car driver | |
| June 23rd, 1950 (June 23 1950) | Birth | Douglas C. Lord, Canadian businessman | |
| June 23rd, 1949 (June 23 1949) | Birth | Gordon Bray, Australian sports broadcaster | |
| June 23rd, 1948 (June 23 1948) | Birth | Clarence Thomas, U.S. Supreme Court Justice | |
| June 23rd, 1948 (June 23 1948) | Birth | Darhyl S. Ramsey, American author | |
| June 23rd, 1948 (June 23 1948) | Birth | Myles Goodwyn, Canadian guitarist and vocalist (April Wine) | |
| June 23rd, 1947 (June 23 1947) | Event | The United States Senate follows the United States House of Representatives in overriding U.S. President Harry Truman s veto of the Taft-Hartley Act. | |
| June 23rd, 1947 (June 23 1947) | Birth | Bryan Brown, Australian actor | |
| June 23rd, 1946 (June 23 1946) | Birth | Ted Shackleford, American actor | |
| June 23rd, 1945 (June 23 1945) | Event | World War II: The Battle of Okinawa ends when organised resistance of Imperial Japanese Army forces collapses in the Mabuni area on the southern tip of the main island. | |
| June 23rd, 1945 (June 23 1945) | Birth | John Garang, Sudanese leader and politician (died in 2005) | |
| June 23rd, 1945 (June 23 1945) | Birth | Kjell Albin Abrahamson, Swedish journalist and writer. | Abraham Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1943 (June 23 1943) | Event | World War II: The British destroyers Eclipse and Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser HMS Newfoundland. | |
| June 23rd, 1943 (June 23 1943) | Birth | James Levine, American conductor | |
| June 23rd, 1943 (June 23 1943) | Birth | Vint Cerf, American Internet pioneer, Turing Award laureate | |
| June 23rd, 1942 (June 23 1942) | Event | World War II: The first selections for the gas chamber at Auschwitz take place on a train load of Jews from Paris. | |
| June 23rd, 1942 (June 23 1942) | Event | World War II: Germany s latest fighter, a Focke-Wulf FW190 is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales. | |
| June 23rd, 1941 (June 23 1941) | Event | The Lithuanian Activist Front initiates independence from the Soviet Union; it lasts only briefly as the Nazis occupy Lithuania a few weeks later. | |
| June 23rd, 1941 (June 23 1941) | Birth | Robert Hunter, American lyricist and poet (The Grateful Dead) | |
| June 23rd, 1941 (June 23 1941) | Birth | Richard M. Richie Roberts, Former Marine and New Jersey Police Detective, Criminal Defense Attorney | |
| June 23rd, 1940 (June 23 1940) | Event | World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler surveys newly defeated Paris in now occupied France. | Adolf Hitler Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1940 (June 23 1940) | Birth | Adam Faith, English singer and actor (died in 2003) | |
| June 23rd, 1940 (June 23 1940) | Birth | Lord Irvine of Lairg, Scottish Lord Chancellor | |
| June 23rd, 1940 (June 23 1940) | Birth | Wilma Rudolph, American runner (died in 1994) | |
| June 23rd, 1940 (June 23 1940) | Birth | Stuart Sutcliffe, English musician (The Beatles) (died in 1962) | |
| June 23rd, 1938 (June 23 1938) | Event | The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States. | |
| June 23rd, 1937 (June 23 1937) | Birth | Martti Ahtisaari, President of Finland | |
| June 23rd, 1937 (June 23 1937) | Birth | Niki Sullivan, American guitarist (The Crickets) | |
| June 23rd, 1936 (June 23 1936) | Birth | Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece | |
| June 23rd, 1935 (June 23 1935) | Birth | Maurice Ferre, former mayor of Miami | |
| June 23rd, 1931 (June 23 1931) | Event | Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane. | |
| June 23rd, 1929 (June 23 1929) | Birth | June Carter Cash, American singer (died in 2003) | |
| June 23rd, 1927 (June 23 1927) | Birth | Bob Fosse, American choreographer (died in 1987) | |
| June 23rd, 1926 (June 23 1926) | Event | The College Board administers the first SAT exam. | |
| June 23rd, 1926 (June 23 1926) | Death | Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (born in 1848) | |
| June 23rd, 1925 (June 23 1925) | Birth | Miriam Karlin, English actress | |
| June 23rd, 1922 (June 23 1922) | Birth | Hal Laycoe, Canadian ice hockey player (died in 1998) | |
| June 23rd, 1919 (June 23 1919) | Event | Estonian Liberation War: The decisive defeat of German Freikorps forces in the Battle of Cesis. This day is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia. | |
| June 23rd, 1919 (June 23 1919) | Birth | Muhammad Boudiaf, Algerian political leader (died in 1992) | |
| June 23rd, 1917 (June 23 1917) | Event | In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire. | Babe Ruth Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1916 (June 23 1916) | Birth | Len Hutton, English cricketer (died in 1990) | |
| June 23rd, 1914 (June 23 1914) | Event | Mexican Revolution: Francisco Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta. | |
| June 23rd, 1912 (June 23 1912) | Birth | Alan Turing, English mathematician, often considered to be the father of modern computer science (died in 1954) | Alan Turing Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1910 (June 23 1910) | Birth | Jean Anouilh, French dramatist (died in 1987) | |
| June 23rd, 1910 (June 23 1910) | Birth | Gordon B. Hinckley, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (died in 2008) | Jesus Christ Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1910 (June 23 1910) | Birth | Milt Hinton, American jazz bassist (died in 2000) | |
| June 23rd, 1909 (June 23 1909) | Birth | David Lewis, Canadian lawyer and politician (died in 1981) | |
| June 23rd, 1907 (June 23 1907) | Birth | James Meade, English economist, Nobel Prize laureate (died in 1995) | |
| June 23rd, 1907 (June 23 1907) | Birth | Dercy Goncalves, Brazilian comedienne | |
| June 23rd, 1905 (June 23 1905) | Birth | Jack Pickersgill, Canadian politician (died in 1997) | |
| June 23rd, 1903 (June 23 1903) | Birth | Paul Joseph James Martin, Canadian politician (died in 1992) | Paul Martin Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1902 (June 23 1902) | Birth | Mathias Wieman, German actor (died in 1969) | |
| June 23rd, 1894 (June 23 1894) | Event | The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin. | |
| June 23rd, 1894 (June 23 1894) | Birth | Alfred Kinsey, American entomologist and sexologist (died in 1956) | Alfred Kinsey Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1894 (June 23 1894) | Birth | King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (died in 1972) | |
| June 23rd, 1893 (June 23 1893) | Death | Sir Theophilus Shepstone, British-born South African statesman (born in 1817) | |
| June 23rd, 1891 (June 23 1891) | Death | Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist (born in 1804) | |
| June 23rd, 1889 (June 23 1889) | Birth | Anna Akhmatova, Russian poet (died in 1966) | |
| June 23rd, 1888 (June 23 1888) | Event | Frederick Douglass is the first African-American nominated for U.S. president. | Frederick Douglass Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1888 (June 23 1888) | Birth | Bronson M. Cutting, American politician (died in 1935) | |
| June 23rd, 1887 (June 23 1887) | Event | The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating the nation s first national park, Banff National Park. | The Rock Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1884 (June 23 1884) | Birth | Cyclone Taylor, ice hockey player (died in 1979) | |
| June 23rd, 1868 (June 23 1868) | Event | Christopher Latham Sholes receives a patent for Type-Writer. | |
| June 23rd, 1865 (June 23 1865) | Event | American Civil War: At Fort Towson in the Oklahoma Territory, Confederate General Stand Watie surrenders the last significant rebel army. | |
| June 23rd, 1860 (June 23 1860) | Event | The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office. | |
| June 23rd, 1856 (June 23 1856) | Death | Ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (born in 1806) | Philo Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1836 (June 23 1836) | Death | James Mill, Scottish philosopher and historian, (born in 1773) | Philo Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1832 (June 23 1832) | Death | James Hall, Scottish geologist (born in 1761) | |
| June 23rd, 1824 (June 23 1824) | Birth | Carl Reinecke, German musician and composer (died in 1910) | |
| June 23rd, 1812 (June 23 1812) | Event | War of 1812: Great Britain revokes the restrictions on American commerce, thus eliminating one of the chief reasons for going to war. | |
| June 23rd, 1810 (June 23 1810) | Event | John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company. | |
| June 23rd, 1806 (June 23 1806) | Death | Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French naturalist (born in 1723) | |
| June 23rd, 1800 (June 23 1800) | Birth | Karol Marcinkowski, Polish physician and social activist (died in 1846) | |
| June 23rd, 1799 (June 23 1799) | Birth | John Milton Bernhisel, American physician (died in 1881) | John Milton Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1794 (June 23 1794) | Event | Empress Catherine II of Russia grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev. | |
| June 23rd, 1780 (June 23 1780) | Event | American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township. | |
| June 23rd, 1779 (June 23 1779) | Death | Ras Mikael Sehul, warlord of Ethiopia (born in about 1691) | |
| June 23rd, 1775 (June 23 1775) | Death | Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pollnitz, German adventurer and writer (born in 1692) | |
| June 23rd, 1770 (June 23 1770) | Death | Mark Akenside, English poet and physician (born in 1721) | Mark Akenside Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1763 (June 23 1763) | Birth | Josephine de Beauharnais, Empress of France (died in 1814) | |
| June 23rd, 1760 (June 23 1760) | Event | Seven Years War: Battle of LandeshutAustria defeats Prussia. | |
| June 23rd, 1758 (June 23 1758) | Event | Seven Years War: Battle of KrefeldBritish forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany. | |
| June 23rd, 1757 (June 23 1757) | Event | Battle of Plassey3,000 British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000 strong Indian army under Siraj Ud Daulah at Plassey. | |
| June 23rd, 1750 (June 23 1750) | Birth | Deodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist (died in 1801) | |
| June 23rd, 1733 (June 23 1733) | Death | Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (born in 1672) | |
| June 23rd, 1716 (June 23 1716) | Birth | Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English politician (died in 1789) | |
| June 23rd, 1713 (June 23 1713) | Event | The French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia, Canada. | |
| June 23rd, 1707 (June 23 1707) | Death | John Mill, English theologian | |
| June 23rd, 1703 (June 23 1703) | Birth | Maria Leszczynska, queen of Louis XV of France (died in 1768) | |
| June 23rd, 1686 (June 23 1686) | Death | William Coventry, English statesman | |
| June 23rd, 1683 (June 23 1683) | Event | William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania. | William Penn Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1683 (June 23 1683) | Birth | Etienne Fourmont, French orientalist (died in 1745) | |
| June 23rd, 1677 (June 23 1677) | Death | Wilhelm Ludwig, Duke of Wurttemberg (born in 1647) | |
| June 23rd, 1668 (June 23 1668) | Birth | Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (died in 1744) | Philo Quotes |
| June 23rd, 1661 (June 23 1661) | Event | Marriage contract between Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza. | |
| June 23rd, 1615 (June 23 1615) | Death | Mashita Nagamori, Japanese warlord (born in 1545) | |
| June 23rd, 1612 (June 23 1612) | Birth | Andre Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (died in 1660) | |
| June 23rd, 1611 (June 23 1611) | Event | The mutinous crew of Henry Hudson s fourth voyage sets Henry, his son and seven loyal crew members adrift in an open boat in what is now Hudson Bay; they are never heard from again. | |
| June 23rd, 1596 (June 23 1596) | Birth | Johan Baner, Swedish soldier (died in 1641) | |
| June 23rd, 1582 (June 23 1582) | Death | Shimizu Muneharu, Japanese military leader (born in 1537) | |
| June 23rd, 1565 (June 23 1565) | Event | Turgut Reis (Dragut), commander of the Ottoman Navy, dies during the Siege of Malta. | |
| June 23rd, 1555 (June 23 1555) | Death | Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (born in 1470) | |
| June 23rd, 1534 (June 23 1534) | Birth | Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (died in 1582) | |
| June 23rd, 1532 (June 23 1532) | Event | Henry VIII and Francois I sign a secret treaty against Emperor Charles V. | |
| June 23rd, 1456 (June 23 1456) | Birth | Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (died in 1486) | |
| June 23rd, 1433 (June 23 1433) | Birth | Francis II, Duke of Brittany (died in 1488) | |
| June 23rd, 1373 (June 23 1373) | Birth | Queen Joan II of Naples (died in 1435) | |
| June 23rd, 1314 (June 23 1314) | Event | First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn, south of Stirling, begins. | |
| June 23rd, 1305 (June 23 1305) | Event | The Flemish-French peace treaty is signed at Athis-sur-Orge. | |
| June 23rd, 1018 (June 23 1018) | Death | Henry I of Austria | |
