What are the important events that happened on March 23? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

March 23: Facts & Myths About This Day

March 23 is the 82^nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 283 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 10, 2025 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,742,688,000 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘octacontadigon’ day.

Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 331 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,475 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

March 23 Historical Events

• 1801 –
  Tsar Paul I of Russia is struck with a sword, then strangled, and finally trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael’s Castle.
• 1848 –
  The ship John Wickliffe arrives at Port Chalmers carrying the first Scottish settlers for Dunedin, New Zealand. Otago province is founded.
• 1879 –
  War of the Pacific: The Battle of Topáter, the first battle of the war is fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru.
• 1889 –
  The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian India.
• 1939 –
  The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of Slovak air force in the city of Spišská Nová Ves, kills 13 people and began the Slovak–Hungarian War.
• 1956 –
  Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. (Republic Day in Pakistan)
• 1989 –
  Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann announce their discovery of cold fusion at the University of Utah.
• 1994 –
  A United States Air Force (USAF) F-16 aircraft collides with a USAF C-130 at Pope Air Force Base and then crashes, killing 24 United States Army soldiers on the ground. This later became known as the Green Ramp disaster.
• 1994 –
  Aeroflot Flight 593 crashes in Siberia when the pilot’s fifteen-year old son accidentally disengages the autopilot, killing all 75 people on board.
• 2005 –
  Texas City Refinery explosion: During a test on a distillation tower liquid waste builds up and flows out of a blowout tower. Waste fumes ignite and explode killing 15 workers.

Who were born on March 23?

• 1754 –
  Baron Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician, physicist, and artillery officer (d. 1802)
• 1914 –
  Milbourne Christopher, American illusionist (d. 1984)
• 1915 –
  Vasily Zaitsev, Soviet World War II figure (d. 1991)
• 1919 –
  Carl Graffunder, architect
• 1922 –
  Marty Allen, American comedian and actor
• 1968 –
  Damon Albarn, English musician (Blur, Gorillaz and The Good, the Bad & the Queen)
• 1971 –
  Gail Porter, Scottish television presenter
• 1973 –
  Jason Kidd, American basketball player
• 1976 –
  Michelle Monaghan, American actress
• 1979 –
  Misty Hyman, American swimmer

Who died on March 23?

• 1559 –
  Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle)
• 1618 –
  James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician
• 1801 –
  Paul I of Russia, Russian tsar (b. 1754)
• 1931 –
  Bhagat Singh (b. 1907), Rajguru (b. 1908), Sukhdev (b. 1907) Indian freedom fighters
• 1960 –
  Said Nursî, Islamic thinker from Turkey (b. 1878)
• 1970 –
  Del Lord, Canadian director (b. 1894)
• 1994 –
  Giulietta Masina, Italian actress (b. 1921)
• 2006 –
  David B. Bleak, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1932)
• 2009 –
  Raúl Macías, Mexican boxer (b. 1934)
• 2011 –
  Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress (b. 1932)