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23 Khordad 1459

Wednesday 23 Khordad 1459 in the Persian calendar is Wednesday, 12 June 2080, and 23 Sha'ban 1503 in the Islamic calendar.

This day's Islamic date is not yet officially announced and is an astronomical estimate; it and the day's religious occasions may move by a day.

This day in four calendars

1772 (254 years ago) French explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne and 25 of his men are killed by Māori in New Zealand.
1898 (128 years ago) Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
1935 (91 years ago) A ceasefire is negotiated between Bolivia and Paraguay, ending the Chaco War.
1982 (44 years ago) A nuclear disarmament rally and concert is held in New York City.
1987 (39 years ago) Cold War: At the Brandenburg Gate, U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
1987 (39 years ago) The Central African Republic's former emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes he had committed during his 13-year rule.
1990 (36 years ago) Russia Day: The parliament of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty.
2018 (8 years ago) United States President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un of North Korea hold the first meeting between leaders of their two countries in Singapore.

1827 (199 years ago) Johanna Spyri, Swiss author, best known for Heidi (died 1901)
1890 (136 years ago) Egon Schiele, Austrian soldier and painter (died 1918)
1897 (129 years ago) Anthony Eden, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1977)
1924 (102 years ago) George H. W. Bush, American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States (died 2018)
1929 (97 years ago) Anne Frank, German-Dutch diarist; victim of the Holocaust (died 1945)
1962 (64 years ago) Jordan Peterson, Canadian psychologist, professor and cultural critic
1981 (45 years ago) Adriana Lima, Brazilian model and actress
1992 (34 years ago) Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer

816 (1210 years ago) Pope Leo III,
1912 (114 years ago) Frédéric Passy, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1822)
1937 (89 years ago) Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Russian general (born 1893)
1982 (44 years ago) Karl von Frisch, Austrian-German ethologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1886)
1983 (43 years ago) Norma Shearer, Canadian-American actress (born 1902)
2003 (23 years ago) Gregory Peck, American actor and political activist (born 1916)
2012 (14 years ago) Elinor Ostrom, American political scientist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1933)
2023 (3 years ago) Silvio Berlusconi, Italian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Italy (born 1936)