https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/feed.xml 2026-10-23T02:54:11.073Z https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/xi-jinping-2022-october-23 2026-10-23T02:54:11.073Z

Xi Jinping is elected as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party by the Central Committee, beginning a third term of the paramount leader of China.

https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/myanmar-civil-war-2021-present-2022-october-23 2026-10-23T02:54:11.073Z

Myanmar civil war: Burmese military forces launched airstrikes that killed at least 80 concertgoers in Kachin State.

https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/myanmar-air-force-2022-october-23 2026-10-23T02:54:11.073Z

Myanmar Air Force airstrikes a concert in Hpakant Township, Kachin state killing at least 80 people, including senior Kachin Independence Organisation officials, in the Hpakant massacre.

https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/arshad-sharif-2022-october-23 2026-10-23T02:54:11.073Z

Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif is shot and killed by local police in Kajiado, Kenya.

https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/libyan-civil-war-2014-2020-2020-october-23 2026-10-23T02:54:11.073Z

Second Libyan Civil War: The Second Libyan Civil War comes to an end as all parties to the 5+5 Joint Libyan Military Commission agree to a ceasefire.

https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/2018-rome-escalator-accident-2018-october-23 2026-10-23T02:54:11.073Z

An escalator accident in Rome left 24 people injured, mostly fans of the CSKA Moscow football team who were in town for a UEFA Champions League match against Roma.

https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/war-against-the-islamic-state-2017-october-23 2026-10-23T02:54:11.073Z

War against the Islamic State: Philippine defense secretary Delfin Lorenzana declares the end of the Siege of Marawi.

https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/atmospheric-pressure-2015-october-23 2026-10-23T02:54:11.073Z

The lowest sea-level pressure in the Western Hemisphere, and the highest reliably-measured non-tornadic sustained winds, are recorded in Hurricane Patricia, which strikes Mexico hours later, killing at least 13 and causing over $280 million in damages.

https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/hurricane-patricia-2015-october-23 2026-10-23T02:54:11.073Z

Hurricane Patricia, the most intense tropical cyclone on record in the Western Hemisphere, peaked with maximum sustained winds of 215 mph (345 km/h) south of Mexico.