Wagner Group
A business jet carrying key leadership members of the Russian private military company Wagner Group crashes, killing all ten people on board.
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Boryana Kaleyn
Boryana Kaleyn, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast and Olympic silver medalist
On August 23, 2017, a total solar eclipse was visible across the continental United States, the first of its kind since 1918, drawing...
"Truth is the only safe ground to stand on."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Chandrayaan-3
Chandrayaan-3 mission initiated first Moon landing in Indian history.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
"Truth is the only safe ground to stand on."
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Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
The memorial day for the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis(the August 23 shelling war) ( Taiwan)
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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
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1944 Romanian coup d'état
European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day (European Union and other countries), and related observances:
Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day (Romania)
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August 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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