EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
August 23
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Day 234 of 2026 | Week 34 | 125 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
Chandrayaan-3 mission initiated first Moon landing in Indian history.
A business jet carrying key leadership members of the Russian private military company Wagner Group crashes, killing all ten people on board.
A riot at the Palmasola prison complex in Santa Cruz, Bolivia kills 31 people.
A hot-air balloon crashes near the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, killing six people and injuring 28 others.
A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington, D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at 200 million–300 million USD.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the Libyan Civil War.
The Manila hostage crisis occurred near the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines killing 9 people including the perpetrator while injuring 9 others.
The skeletal remains of Russia's last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Přiklopil, after eight years of captivity.
Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Milwaukee
Canadian-American screenwriter
Belgian road racing cyclist
Singaporean founder and Senior Pastor of the City Harvest movement in Asia
Canadian ice hockey center (Hartford Whalers
American actor (Child's Play; Howard the Duck)
South Korean filmmaker (Joint Security Area
English cricket spin bowler (9 Tests
Indian percussionist
Canadian NHL goalie (NY Rangers)
American NFL linebacker (NY Jets)
Canadian politician (Minister of Justice 2002-03)
French film composer (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
American guitarist (Stone Temple Pilots)
Canadian actor (Kung Fu: The Legend Continues)
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