On this day: 23 September

Selected events and births on 23 September, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1122 – Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman emperor Henry V agreed the Concordat of Worms, ending the Investiture Controversy. Read more: Pope Callixtus II Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor Concordat of Worms
• 1884 – The French steamship Arctique ran aground on the northern coast of Cape Virgenes in Argentina; gold was discovered during the rescue effort, triggering the Tierra del Fuego Gold Rush. Read more: Cape Virgenes Tierra del Fuego Gold Rush
• 1952 – U.S. vice-presidential candidate Richard Nixon delivered the Checkers speech, one of the first political uses of television to appeal directly to the populace. Read more: Richard Nixon Checkers speech
• 2002 – The first version of the web browser Firefox was released by the Mozilla Organization. Read more: Firefox Mozilla Foundation
• 2019 – The British travel company Thomas Cook Group ceased operations with immediate effect, leaving around 600,000 tourists stranded around the world. Read more: Thomas Cook Group

Born on this day

• 1940 – Michel Temer, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 25th Vice President of Brazil Read more: Michel Temer Vice President of Brazil
• 1942 – Sila María Calderón, Puerto Rican-American businesswoman and politician, 12th Secretary of State of Puerto Rico Read more: Sila María Calderón Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
• 1945 – Igor Ivanov, Russian politician and diplomat, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Read more: Igor Ivanov Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia)
• 1967 – LisaRaye McCoy, American actress, model, fashion designer, and First Lady of the Turks and Caicos Islands Read more: LisaRaye McCoy Turks and Caicos Islands
• 1971 – Sean Spicer, American political aide, 30th White House Press Secretary Read more: Sean Spicer White House Press Secretary
• 1993 – Petteri Lindbohm, Finnish ice hockey player Read more: Petteri Lindbohm
• 1994 – Lee Mi-joo, South Korean singer and entertainer Read more: Mijoo
• 1994 – Bai Lu, Chinese Actress Read more: Bai Lu (actress)
• 1996 – Napheesa Collier, American basketball player Read more: Napheesa Collier
• 1997 – John Collins, American basketball player Read more: John Collins (basketball)
• 1999 – Song Yu-qi, Chinese singer Read more: Yuqi
• 2001 – Lai Kuan-lin, Taiwanese film director Read more: Lai Kuan-lin

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