Historical Events
- At least 26 people killed after a railway bridge under construction collapses near Indian town of Sairang, Mizoram state [1]
- Greek wildfires claim 20 lives, including 18 migrants try to cross the border from Turkey [1]
- India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission is the first to land at the Moon's southern pole successfully, and the fourth country to ever land on the Moon [1]
Wagner Group Plane Crash
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, reported killed along with 9 others in a plane crash northwest of Moscow, according to Russian Federal Air Transport Agency
Famous Deaths
- Austin Robertson Jr., Australian Football HOF forward (WANFL record 1211 goals Subiaco FC; South Melbourne; WA 10 games), dies at 80
- Bob Feldman, American pop songwriter and record producer ("My Boyfriend's Back", "I Want Candy"), dies at 83
- Terry Funk, American HOF pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team C'ship 1998; NWA World Heavyweight C'ship 1975-76) and actor (Paradise Alley; Roadhouse), dies at 79
- Theuns Stofberg, South African rugby union flanker (21 caps, captain 1980, 81, 84; Orange FS, Northern Transvaal, Western Province), dies in a traffic collision at 68
- Vicente Lecaro, Ecuadorian soccer defender (8 caps; FC Barcelona, CS Emelec), dies at 87
Yevgeny Prigozhin (1961-2023)
Russian oligarch and mercenary leader (Wagner Group), killed in a plane crash at 62
Died in 2023 2023 Highlights
About August 23, 2023
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 8 months and 12 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Virgo
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