è successo un 23 Giugno

1940 : Hitler visits Paris


On June 23, 1940, after the surrender of France, Hitler made ​​a visite in Paris. He was so impressed, he asked that the great works of architecture should be made in Berlin.

1944 : Deadly tornadoes in the eastern United States


On June 23, 1944, a series of tornadoes hit West Virginia and Pennsylvania. 150 people were killed and the damage was immense.

1956 : Nasser was elected president in Egypt


On June 23, 1956, Gamal Abdel Nasser was elected president of Egypt with 99.95% of the vote. It must be said that he was the only candidate.
Nasser had organized, with its revolutionary organization of officers the coup of 1952 that overthrew King Farouk. He had taken over power in 1954 and promulgated a new constitution.

1985 : An Indian aircraft exploded in air


On June 23, 1985, a Boeing 747 of Air India Montreal -London-Delhi, exploded off the Irish coast. 329 people were killed. A bomb had been placed in a radio in a bag of a passenger which was not present in the plane.

2006 : Death of the turtle Harriet


June 23, 2006, Harriet, a Galapagos giant tortoise, died in an Australian zoo. She was born in 1830 and was therefore 175 years old.

Novità del giorno : 23 Giugno

National Day in Luxembourg
June 23 is National Day of Luxembourg, which marks the anniversary of the sovereign of the country. However, since the date was changed due to climatic reasons, it does not correspond to any anniversary of Grand Duke or Grand Duchess today.

Citazione del giorno : 23 Giugno

Gamal Abdel Nasser
I have been a conspirator for so long that I mistrust all around me.

Compleanni : 23 Giugno

Joséphine de Beauharnais, Prima moglie di Napoleone Bonaparte (1763)
Jean Anouilh, Drammaturgo francese (1910)
Alan Turing, Matematico inglese (1912)
Bob Fosse, Ballerino e coreografo americano (1923)
Donn F. Eisele, Astronauta americano (1930)
Martti Ahtisaari, 10 Presidente della Finlandia, Nobel per la Pace (1937)
Vint Cerf, Informatico americano (1943)
James Levine, Direttore d'orchestra americano (1943)
Bryan Brown, Attore australiano (1947)
Bryan Brown, Attore australiano (1947)
Michèle Mouton, Pilota di rally francese (1951)
Jean Tigana, Calciatore francese (1955)
Joss Whedon, Produttore americano (1964)
Paul Arthurs, Musicista inglese (Oasis) (1965)
Yann Tiersen, Compositore francese (1970)
Zinedine Zidane, Calciatore francese (1972)
Patrick Vieira, Calciatore francese (1976)
Duffy, Cantante gallese (1984)

Ci hanno lasciato un 23 Giugno

Mathurin Jacques Brisson, Naturalista francese (1806)
Boris Vian, Erudito francese (1959)
Sanjay Gandhi, Uomo politico indiano (1980)
Andreas Papandreou, Uomo politico greco (1996)
Maureen O'Sullivan, Attrice irlandese (1998)
Aaron Spelling, Produttore americano (2006)
Peter Falk, Attore americano (2011)
Vue mer : crédit photo Aseed