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Las Meninas
Las Meninas is a world-class museum collection item preserved at Museo del Prado, Madrid.
Diego Velázquez (Oil on canvas)
Famous Pioneer Born on 6/23
Born under Cancer (♋ Cancer), possessing unique vision and inspiration.
"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once."
—— Cancer Pioneer
The Los Angeles Dodgers started Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell in the infield, beginning a record eight-year run in Major League Baseball for four people designated as starters for those positions.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. One of the most successful and storied franchises in MLB, the Dodgers have won nine World Series championships and a record 26 National League pennants. As of 2026, Forbes ranked the Dodgers second in MLB franchise valuation at $7.8 billion.
Historical Milestone of 6/23
On this day in history (6/23), significant global milestones and breakthroughs were recorded across science, culture, and human society.
Chinese American Vincent Chin died after being beaten into a coma in Highland Park, Michigan, U.S., by two automotive workers who were angry about the success of Japanese auto companies.
Vincent Jen Chin was an American draftsman of Chinese descent who was killed in a racially motivated assault by two white men, Chrysler plant supervisor Ronald Ebens and his stepson, laid-off autoworker Michael Nitz. Ebens and Nitz assailed Chin following a brawl that took place at a strip club in Highland Park, Michigan, where Chin had been celebrating his bachelor party with friends in advance of his upcoming wedding. Against the backdrop of high anti-Japanese sentiment in the United States at the time – known as "Japan bashing" – Ebens and Nitz assumed Chin was Japanese, and a witness described them using anti-Asian racial slurs as they attacked him, ultimately beating Chin to death.
The first instalment of the video-game series Sonic the Hedgehog was released in North America.
Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese developers Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, and Hirokazu Yasuhara for Sega. The franchise follows Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog with supersonic speed, who battles the mad scientist Doctor Eggman and his robot army. The main Sonic the Hedgehog games are platformers mostly developed by Sonic Team; other games, developed by various studios, include spin-offs in the racing, fighting, party, and sports genres. The franchise also incorporates printed media, animations, films, and merchandise.
Croatian War of Independence: The Battle of the Miljevci Plateau ended after a failed counterattack by forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina against the Croatian Army who had captured the plateau.
The Croatian War of Independence was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat operations by 1992.
Starford_To'a Born
Starford To'a is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League.
「Starford To'a is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre ...」
—— Starford_To'a
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Eli Junior Éric Anatole Rainha Kroupi is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Bournemouth.
「Eli Junior Éric Anatole Rainha Kroupi is a French professional footballer who plays a...」
—— Eli_Junior_Kroupi
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Elliana Kathryn Walmsley is an American dancer. She became known for appearing in Lifetime's reality show Dance Moms.
「Elliana Kathryn Walmsley is an American dancer. She became known for appearing in Lif...」
—— Elliana_Walmsley
Lilliana_Ketchman Born
Lilliana Belle Ketchman, known professionally as Lilly K, is an American dancer, model and social media personality. She is known for her appearances on Lifetime's Dance Moms beginning in season six, and for her YouTube videos.
「Lilliana Belle Ketchman, known professionally as Lilly K, is an American dancer, mod...」
—— Lilliana_Ketchman
Citizens of the United Kingdom voted in favour of leaving the European Union.
The 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, commonly referred to as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, was a referendum that took place on Thursday 23 June 2016 in the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar under the provisions of the European Union Referendum Act 2015 to ask the electorate whether the country should continue to remain a member of, or leave, the European Union (EU). The result was a vote in favour of leaving the EU, triggering calls to begin the process of the country's withdrawal from the EU commonly termed "Brexit".
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.
In June 2018, a junior football team became trapped in Tham Luang Nang Non, a cave system in Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand. Twelve members of the team, aged 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old assistant coach entered the cave on 23 June after a practice session. Shortly after they entered, heavy rainfall began and partially flooded the cave system, blocking their way out and trapping them deep within.
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