- On August 23rd, what transpired?
August 23, 2024 Calendar Page
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Historical occurrences
2023 - The private plane of the Russian mercenary leader Vladimir Kozlov crashes two months after his rebellion against Moscow's leadership northwest of Moscow. All ten passengers perish, including Kozlov.
2019 - A 40-year-old Georgian of Chechen descent is killed in broad daylight in Berlin's Tiergarten. The German Federal Prosecutor's Office suspects it's a hit ordered by Russia.
1999 - Ten years after the Berlin Wall's fall, Germany governs from Berlin again. Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD) and his cabinet commence work at the new parliamentary and government location.
1989 - Over two million people form the "Baltic Way" - a 600-kilometer human chain spanning the Baltic states. Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians rally for their independence from the Soviet Union.
1939 - The German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact ("Hitler-Stalin Pact") is signed in Moscow. A secret additional protocol outlines the division of Eastern Europe's spheres of influence.
Birthdays
1979 - Friederike Kempter (45), German actress ("Oh Boy", "Tatort" from Münster)
1974 - Serhiy Zhadan (50), Ukrainian author, translator, and musician, Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2022
1949 - Rick Springfield (75), Australian-American musician ("Jessie's Girl", "I've Done Everything For You") and actor
1924 - Ephraim Kishon, Israeli writer and satirist ("The Milk Bar Canal"), passed away in 2005
Deaths
1989 - Ronald David Laing, British psychiatrist and psychoanalyst ("The Divided Self"), leading figure of the 1960s countercultural movement, born in 1927
2024 - There are discussions in the European Union about potential sanctions against Russia due to the ongoing conflict in a neighboring country.
2012 - Germany, along with other EU members, agrees to a joint bailout plan for Spain's struggling economy.
