What Happened on October 23, 2018

Historical Events

  • European Commission rejects Italy's budget, first country to be rejected

Bohemian Rhapsody

Freddie Mercury bio film "Bohemian Rhapsody" directed by Bryan Singer, starring Rami Malek (Best Actor Academy Awards 2019) premieres in London

  • Megyn Kelly is criticized after making comments supporting blackface on her NBC show
  • Microplastics found in human stools for the first time by Austrian scientists

Murder of Interest

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejects Saudi claim journalist Jamal Khashoggi killed accidentally, says it was premeditated murder

Event of Interest

World's longest sea-crossing bridge, the Hong Kong Macau Zhuhai bridge at 55km, opened by Chinese President Xi Jinping

  • World's oldest intact shipwreck, ancient Greek vessel 2,400 years old, found at bottom of the Black Sea by archaeologists

About October 23, 2018

Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 5 years, 6 months and 17 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Scorpio

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