Historical Events
- At least 40 people are killed and 28 injured in a fire at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juárez on the Mexican US border, amid large numbers of migrants gathering on the Mexican border [1]
- Convicted rapist fakes his own death by pretending to set himself alight (in reality kills someone else) to escape from prison in South Africa, sparking large manhunt [1]
- Female shooter kills three children and three adults at private Christian school Convent Elementary, in Nashville, Tennessee, before being shot and killed - 19th US school shooting in three months [1]
- Germany experiences one of its largest strikes in decades, bringing public transport comes to an almost complete halt, amid calls for higher wages [1]
- Humza Yousaf elected leader of Scottish SNP party as first ethnic minority leader of a devolved government and first Muslim to lead a major UK party
Netanyahu Pauses Judicial Reform
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announces pause of key part of controversial plans to overhaul the justice system after massive protests and the country's largest trade union goes on strike [1]
- Possibility of bases on the Moon becomes greater possibility after 300 billion tonnes of water, stored in glass beads on Moon's surface, identified in lunar soil samples collected by China’s Chang’e-5 [1]
- World's oldest tartan confirmed as up to 500 years old, after testing on material found 40 years earlier in Glen Affric bog, by experts at National Museums Scotland [1]
Famous Deaths
- Howie Kane [Howard Kirshenbaum], American rock singer (Jay and the Americans - "Come a Little Bit Closer"), dies at 81
- James Bowman, British concert and operatic countertenor (Benjamin Britten's "Apollo"), dies at 81 [1]
- Jocelyn Morlock, Canadian contemporary and post-modern classical composer (My Name is Amanda Todd; Bird in the Tangled Sky), and music educator, dies at 53
- Wim de Bie, Dutch comedian, satirist, and writer (van Kooten & de Bie - The Simplistic Covenant), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 83
Died in 2023 2023 Highlights
About March 27, 2023
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 1 year, 1 month and 5 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Aries
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