Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 10141014 battle between the Kingdom of Ireland and an Irish-Norse alliance
Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 SPAIN🗓️ 23 April 15211521 battle during the Revolt of the Comuneros
The Siege of Santo Domingo begins during the Anglo-Spanish War📜 WARS🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 23 April 1655Battle of the Anglo-Spanish War
Treaty of Oliva is established between Sweden and Poland.📜 WARS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 16601660 peace treaty to end the Second Northern War
Chilean Civil War: The ironclad Blanco Encalada is sunk at Caldera Bay by torpedo boats.📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 1891Conflict between the Army (pro-President) and Navy (pro-Congress)
World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.📜 HISTORY🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 23 April 19181914–1918 global conflict
World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.📜 HISTORY🌍 GERMANY🗓️ 23 April 19411939–1945 global conflict
World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter📜 WARS🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 23 April 1942German air raids on British cities during World War II
World War II: Adolf Hitler’s designated successor📜 WARS🌍 GERMANY🗓️ 23 April 1945Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945
Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People’s Liberation Army Navy.📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 CHINA🗓️ 23 April 19491927–1949 civil war in China
Cold War: American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.📜 SPACE🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 23 April 19511947–1991 geopolitical rivalry between US and USSR
Algiers putsch by French generals.📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 1961Attempted coup in French Algeria during the Algerian War
Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.📜 WARS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 23 April 1968War in Southeast Asia from 1955 to 1975
Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3📜 HINDU FESTIVALS🌍 INDIA🗓️ 23 April 19711971 Bangladesh–Pakistan armed conflict
NATO bombs the headquarters of Radio Television of Serbia📜 WARS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 1999Intergovernmental military alliance
The 2024 Lumut mid-air collision in Malaysia kills 10 people while rehearsing for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 2024Crash of two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters
Aeroflot Flight 2723 crashes into the Caspian Sea off the Absheron Peninsula📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 19661966 aviation accident
SAETA Flight 011 crashes in Pastaza Province📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 19791979 aviation accident
A vehicle-ramming attack kills 11 people and injures 15 in Toronto. A 25-year-old suspect📜 CITIES🌍 CANADA🗓️ 23 April 2018Vehicle-ramming attack in Ontario, Canada
Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People’s Liberation Army Navy.📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 CHINA🗓️ 23 April 19491927–1949 civil war in China