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On This Day · The 82nd day of the year

March 23

Few dates reach as far back as March 23: its recorded history runs unusually deep, stretching to 625. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♈ZodiacAries ◈BirthstoneAquamarine ❀Birth flowerDaffodil

Aries is the sign for March 23 — read more on the Aries page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on March 23?

March 23 is the 82nd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 625 and 2021. Famous people born on March 23 include Mo Farah, Emmy Noether and Akira Kurosawa.

Released on March 23

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Movie Fuze
  • Movie They Will Kill You

2023

  • Game Storyteller
  • TV The Night Agent

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 625

    Muhammad

  2. 1400

    Trần dynasty

  3. 1839

    1839 Ava earthquake

  4. 1862

    American Civil War

  5. 1918

    World War I

  6. 1931

    Bhagat Singh

  7. 1988

    Battle of Cuito Cuanavale

  8. 1994

    Aeroflot Flight 593

  9. 2019

    Kazakhstan

  10. 2021

    2021 Suez Canal obstruction

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 23

Mo Farah

b. 1983

Emmy Noether

b. 1882

Akira Kurosawa

b. 1910

Shelley Rudman

b. 1981

José Manuel Barroso

b. 1956

Franco Battiato

b. 1945

Hakan Balta

b. 1983

Maurice Jones-Drew

b. 1985

Deaths

  • 2011Jean Bartik
  • 1992Friedrich Hayek
  • 1931Bhagat Singh
  • 1842Stendhal
  • 1801Paul I of Russia
  • 1022Emperor Zhenzong

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Gregory the Illuminator (Episcopal Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Gwinear
  • —Christian feast day: Joseph Oriol
  • —Christian feast day: Ottone Frangipane
  • —Christian feast day: Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès (Maronite Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Turibius of Mogrovejo
  • —Christian feast day: Victorian, Frumentius and Companions
  • —Christian feast day: March 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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