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Historical Events for 23rd March 2023


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1534 - Aragonese legal code formally recognised
1880 - Flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisconsin)
1918 - Germany begins using long-range gun, the 'Kaiser Wilhelm Geschütz' ('Emperor William Gun'), aka 'Paris Gun' to shell Paris from Crépy-en-Laonnais, 75 miles away; over several days, 303 rounds kill 256 and wound over 600
1950 - UN World Meteorological Org established
1963 - 8th Eurovision Song Contest: Grethe and Jorgen Ingmann for Denmark win singing "Dansevise" in London
1979 - Larry Holmes TKOs Osvaldo Ocasio in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
1987 - Former West German Chancellor Willy Brandt resigns as chairman of the Social Democratic Party
1994 - Howard Stern formally announces his Libertarian run for NY governor
2004 - Andhra Pradesh Federation of Trade Unions holds its first conference in Hyderabad, India
2013 - The US Senate approves its first budget in four years by a margin of 50–49

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