Historical Events
- Abel Prize for Mathematics (equivalent to a Nobel Prize) awarded to Argentinian–American Luis Caffarelli for his work on partial differential equations [1]
- American Library Association says 2022 had highest number of calls to censor library books in the US in over 20 years, with 2,571 titles affected, up 38%, with LGBTQ+ books most requested [1]
- American software engineer Bob Metcalfe awarded computing's Turing Award for developing Ethernet, a computer networking system now the industry standard [1]
Johnson Grilled Over Partygate
Former UK PM Boris Johnson is grilled by Government Privileges Committee over whether he intentionally misled parliament over COVID-19 rule breaches by his administration [1]
AI Revolution
Microsoft founder Bill Gates says development of artificial intelligence (AI) is the most important technological advance since the graphical user interface (GUI) in 1980 [1]
Beethoven's DNA Analysis
New DNA analysis of composer Ludwig van Beethoven's hair reveals he probably died of cirrhosis of the liver and hepatitis B, but doesn't explain his deafness [1]
Famous Deaths
- Tony Knapp, English soccer manager (Iceland, Viking FK) and defender (Leicester City, Southampton), dies at 86
Died in 2023 2023 Highlights
About March 22, 2023
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 1 year, 1 month and 14 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Aries
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