June 23 in History
June 23 is the birthday of Lilliana Ketchman (2008) and the anniversary of the death of Rebekah Del Rio (2025). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for June 23, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Caesarion, Egyptian king was born in 47 BC, while Vespasian, Roman emperor died in 79.
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Famous people born on June 23
Famous people who died on June 23
2021
John McAfee (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
British and American programmer and businessman (1945–2021)
2015
Nirmala Joshi (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Indian Religious sister and former Superior (1934–2015)
2013
Bobby Bland (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American blues and soul singer and musician (1930–2013)
2012
Alan McDonald (Northern Ireland footballer) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Northern Irish footballer (1963–2012)
2012
Frank Chee Willeto (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American politician and Navajo code talker (1925–2012)
2012
Walter J. Zable (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American businessman and entrepreneur (1915–2012)
2011
Dennis Marshall (footballer, born 1985) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Costa Rican footballer (1985–2011)
2011
Fred Steiner (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American composer, conductor, orchestrator, film historian and arranger
2010
John Burton (diplomat) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Australian diplomat and academic (1915–2010)
What happened on June 23
- 2018
Twelve boys and an assistant coach from a soccer team in Thailand are trapped in a flooding cave, leading to an 18-day rescue operation.
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A series of terrorist attacks take place in Pakistan, resulting in 96 deaths and wounding 200 others.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2016
Brexit: The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2014
The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2013
Nik Wallenda becomes the first man to successfully walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2013
Militants storm a high-altitude mountaineering base camp near Nanga Parbat in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan, killing ten climbers and a local guide.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2012
Ashton Eaton breaks the decathlon world record at the United States Olympic Trials.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2005
American social news and discussion site Reddit is founded in Medford, Massachusetts by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2001
The 8.4 Mw southern Peru earthquake shakes coastal Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami followed, leaving at least 74 people dead, and 2,687 injured.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1994
NASA's Space Station Processing Facility, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing building for the International Space Station, officially opens at Kennedy Space Center.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1991
Sonic the Hedgehog is released in North America on the Sega Genesis platform, beginning the popular video game franchise.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1985
A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1973
A fire at a house in Hull, England, which kills a six-year-old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by serial arsonist Peter Dinsdale.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1972
Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about illegally using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1972
Title IX of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexual discrimination to any educational program receiving federal funds.
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Editor's picks
Born on June 23
- 47 BC — Caesarion, Egyptian king (died 30 BC)
- 1385 — Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken (died 1459)
- 1433 — Duke Francis II of Brittany (died 1488)
Died on June 23
- 79 — Vespasian, Roman emperor (born AD 9)
- 679 — Æthelthryth, English saint (born 636)
- 947 — Li Congyi, prince of Later Tang (born 931)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for June 23
Quick answers
Who was born on June 23? Lilliana Ketchman (2008), Eli Junior Kroupi (2006), Ben Dwarshuis (1994).
Who died on June 23? Rebekah Del Rio (2025), John McAfee (2021), Ralph Stanley (2016).
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