1985

1985 Narita International Airport bombing

The 1985 Narita International Airport bombing was the attempted terrorist bombing of Air India Flight 301, which took place on June 23, 1985. A bomb hidden in a suitcase transiting through Narita International Airport, then known as New Tokyo International Airport, exploded at 06:19 in a baggage handling room, killing two baggage handlers and injuring another four. The bomb exploded prematurely while the plane was still grounded. The attack at Narita was part of an attempted double-bombing orchestrated by Talwinder Singh Parmar, a Canadian national, and the Khalistani terrorist organization, Babbar Khalsa. The bombs were made by Inderjit Singh Reyat.

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1985 Narita International Airport bombing

1991

Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game)

Sonic the Hedgehog is a 1991 platform game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. It was released in PAL regions on June 21, North America two days later on June 23 and in Japan the following month. The player controls Sonic, a hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds. The story follows Sonic as he aims to foil the mad scientist Doctor Robotnik's plans to seek the powerful Chaos Emeralds. The gameplay involves collecting rings as a form of health, and a simple control scheme, with jumping and attacking controlled by a single button.

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Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game)

1992

Birth of Luiza Galiulina

Luiza Galiulina, Uzbekistani gymnast

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Luiza Galiulina

1993

Birth of Tim Anderson (baseball)

Tim Anderson, American baseball player

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Tim Anderson (baseball)

1993

Birth of Marvin Grumann

Marvin Grumann, German footballer

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Marvin Grumann

1994

NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program and for research in aeronautics and space. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., NASA operates ten field centers across the U.S. and is organized into three mission directorates: Human Spaceflight, Research and Technology, and Science. Established in 1958 amid the Space Race, NASA succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) to give the U.S. space program a distinct civilian orientation focused on peaceful applications. Since then, it has led most American spaceflight programs, including Project Mercury, Project Gemini, the Apollo program, Skylab, the Space Shuttle, the International Space Station (ISS) and the ongoing multi-national Artemis program.

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NASA

1994

Birth of Ben Dwarshuis

Benjamin James Dwarshuis is an Australian cricketer who represents Australia in limited overs cricket as a left-arm fast-medium bowler. Dwarshuis plays for the and for New South Wales in domestic cricket, Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League and Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.

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Ben Dwarshuis

1994

Birth of Roger Martínez

Roger Martínez, Colombian footballer

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Roger Martínez

2000

Birth of Starford To'a

Starford To'a is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League.

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Starford To'a

2001

2001 southern Peru earthquake

The 2001 southern Peru earthquake occurred at 20:33:15 UTC on June 23 with a moment magnitude of 8.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme). The quake affected the Peruvian regions of Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna. It was the most devastating earthquake in Peru since the catastrophic 1970 Ancash earthquake and globally the largest earthquake since the 1965 Rat Islands earthquake.

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2001 southern Peru earthquake

2005

Reddit

Reddit is an American proprietary social news aggregation and forum social media platform. Registered users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, images, and videos, which are then voted up or down by other members. Posts are organized by subject into user-created boards called "subreddits". Submissions with more upvotes appear towards the top of their subreddit and, if they receive enough upvotes, ultimately on the site's front page. Reddit administrators moderate the communities. Moderation is also conducted by subreddit-specific moderators, who are unpaid volunteers. It is operated by Reddit, Inc., based in San Francisco.

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Reddit

2007

Birth of Elliana Walmsley

Elliana Kathryn Walmsley is an American dancer. She became known for appearing in Lifetime's reality show Dance Moms.

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Elliana Walmsley

2008

Birth of Lilliana Ketchman

Lilliana Belle Ketchman, known professionally as Lilly K, is an American dancer, model and social media personality. She is known for her appearances on Lifetime's Dance Moms beginning in season six, and for her YouTube videos.

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Lilliana Ketchman

2012

Ashton Eaton

Ashton James Eaton is a retired American decathlete and two-time Olympic champion, who previously held the world record in the decathlon and indoor heptathlon event. Eaton was the second decathlete to break the 9,000-point barrier in the decathlon, with 9,039 points, a score he bettered on August 29, 2015, when he beat his own world record with a score of 9,045 points, and remains the only person to exceed 9,000 points twice. His world record was broken on September 16, 2018, by Frenchman Kevin Mayer, who became the third man to pass the 9,000-point barrier, with a total of 9,126 points.

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Ashton Eaton

2013

Nik Wallenda

Nikolas Wallenda is an American acrobat, aerialist, daredevil, high wire artist, and author. He is known for his high-wire performances without a safety net. He holds 11 Guinness World Records for various acrobatic feats, and is best known as the first person to walk a tightrope stretched directly over Niagara Falls. Wallenda walked 1,800 feet (550 m) on a steel cable over Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua, his longest walk, on March 4, 2020.

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Nik Wallenda