Revolts, massacres and attacks280
- Gaza genocideMassacres
- 2023 Nigerien coup d'étatRevolts & coups
- 2023 Brazilian Congress attackRevolts & coups
- 2023 Prague shootingAttacks
- Re'im music festival massacreMassacres
- 2023 Gabon coup d'étatRevolts & coups
- 2023 Peshawar mosque bombingAttacks
- killing of Nahel MerzoukMurders
- al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosionAttacks
- Nahel Merzouk protestsRevolts & coups
- Kfar Aza massacreMassacres
- 2023 Lewiston shootingsMurders
- Be'eri massacreMassacres
- attempted assassination of Fumio KishidaAttacks
- 2023 Nashville school shootingAttacks
- Hamburg shootingAttacks
- Attack on the embassy of Azerbaijan in IranAttacks
- Gaza war protestsRevolts & coups
- 2023 Brussels shootingAttacks
- 2023 Saint Petersburg bombingAttacks
- Netiv HaAsara massacreMassacres
- 2023 Monterey Park shootingAttacks
- Nir Oz attackMassacres
- Mladenovac and Smederevo shootingsAttacks
- Pazigyi massacreMassacres
- 2023 Dnipro residential building airstrikeAttacks
- 2023 Kramatorsk restaurant missile strikeAttacks
- Jabalia refugee camp airstrikesAttacks
- murder of Abby ChoiMurders
- 2023 Jerusalem synagogue shootingAttacks
- 2023–2024 Georgian protestsRevolts & coups
- Alumim massacreMassacres
- 2023 Plateau State massacresMassacres
- Támara prison riotRevolts & coups
- 2023 antisemitic riots in the North CaucasusRevolts & coups
- Al-Shati refugee camp airstrikeAttacks
- Ein HaShlosha massacreMassacres
- Gaza Strip evacuationsMassacres
- killing of Tyre NicholsMurders
- Kissufim massacreMassacres
+240 less-known, on the globe.
Wars, battles and sieges172
- Sudanese civil warWars & conflicts
- Wagner Group rebellionWars & conflicts
- October 7 attacksWars & conflicts
- 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-KarabakhWars & conflicts
- 2023 Chinese balloon incidentWars & conflicts
- Red Sea crisisWars & conflicts
- destruction of the Kakhovka DamWars & conflicts
- Operation Prosperity Guardian2023–2025 · Wars & conflicts
- Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis2023–2026 · Wars & conflicts
- 2023 Belgorod Oblast incursionsWars & conflicts
- 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensiveWars & conflicts
- Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip (2023–present)Sieges
- July 2023 Jenin incursionWars & conflicts
- Gaza Strip famine2023–2026 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of SderotBattles
- Battle of Re'imBattles
- kidnapping of the Bibas family2023–2025 · Wars & conflicts
- 2023 Al-Aqsa clashesWars & conflicts
- Battle of ZikimBattles
- Hroza missile attackWars & conflicts
- May 2023 Gaza–Israel clashesWars & conflicts
- Nahal Oz attackBattles
- Battle of Khartoum2023–2025 · Battles
- Operation 1027Wars & conflicts
- war crimes in the Gaza warWars & conflicts
- Church of Saint Porphyrius airstrikeWars & conflicts
- Al-Shifa Hospital Siege2023–2024 · Sieges
- War in AmharaWars & conflicts
- 31 October 2023 Jabalia refugee camp airstrikeWars & conflicts
- Battle of SufaBattles
- Siege of El Fasher2023–2025 · Battles
- al-Fakhoora school airstrikesWars & conflicts
- attacks on Palestinians evacuating Gaza CityWars & conflicts
- Battle of Beit Hanoun2023–2025 · Battles
- Battle of NyalaBattles
- 2023 Israeli female tank crew fightBattles
- 2023 Las Anod conflictWars & conflicts
- Battle of GeneinaBattles
- Battle of Merowe AirportBattles
- Darfur campaignWars & conflicts
+132 less-known, on the globe.
Accidents and fires99
- Titan submersible implosionAccidents
- 2023 Odisha train collisionAccidents
- 2023 Wagner Group plane crashAccidents
- Tempi train crashAccidents
- Yeti Airlines Flight 691Accidents
- 80 Albert Street FireFires & explosions
- 2023 Ohio train derailmentAccidents
- Kremlin drone attackFires & explosions
- 2023 Messenia migrant boat disasterAccidents
- 2023 Yinchuan gas explosionAccidents
- 2023 Venice bus crashAccidents
- 2023 Colombia Cessna 206 crash and rescue operation in the Amazon RainforestAccidents
- 2023 Calabria migrant boat disasterAccidents
- July 2023 Crimean Bridge explosionFires & explosions
- 2023 Hanoi building fireFires & explosions
- Qaraqosh wedding fireFires & explosions
- 2023 Hazara Express derailmentAccidents
- Kostenko mine disasterAccidents
- Nagorno-Karabakh fuel depot explosionAccidents
- Ural Airlines Flight 1383Accidents
- Ciudad Juárez migrant center fireFires & explosions
- 2023 Uttarakhand tunnel rescueAccidents
- 2023 Mahachkala gas station explosionFires & explosions
- 2023 Voorschoten train crashAccidents
- 2023 Beijing hospital fireFires & explosions
- 2023 Mahdia school fireFires & explosions
- 2023 Doda bus accidentAccidents
- 2023 Buldhana bus accidentAccidents
- 2023 Plumpang oil depot fireFires & explosions
- Carberry highway collisionAccidents
- Elmina plane crashAccidents
- Kaffrine bus crashAccidents
- landslide of ShoviAccidents
- 2023 Beijing Subway collisionAccidents
- 2023 Lasbela bus crashAccidents
- 2023 Qiqihar school gymnasium collapseAccidents
- 2023 Taichung crane collapseAccidents
- 2023 Tanur boat disasterAccidents
- 2023 Texas dairy farm explosionFires & explosions
- 2023 Virginia plane crashAccidents
+59 less-known, on the globe.
Disasters70
- 2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquakeNatural disasters
- Storm DanielNatural disasters
- 2023 Hawaii wildfiresNatural disasters
- 2023-2024 mpox epidemicNatural disasters
- 2023 Nepal earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2023 Jishishan earthquakeNatural disasters
- Cyclone MochaNatural disasters
- 2023 Badakhshan earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2023 Emilia-Romagna floodsNatural disasters
- Forest fires in Chile of 2023Natural disasters
- 2023 South Korea floodsNatural disasters
- 2023 Guayas earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2023 Noto earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2023 eruption of Mount MarapiNatural disasters
- Cyclone BiparjoyNatural disasters
- Typhoon DoksuriNatural disasters
- Typhoon KhanunNatural disasters
- 2023–2025 Sundhnúkur eruptionsNatural disasters
- December 2023 Mindanao earthquakeNatural disasters
- November 2023 Mindanao earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2023 Slovenia floodsNatural disasters
- 2023 floods in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the CongoNatural disasters
- 2023 Maluku earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2023 São Paulo floods and landslidesNatural disasters
- 2023 Turkish floodsNatural disasters
- Typhoon SaolaNatural disasters
- 2023 Tenerife wildfireNatural disasters
- Storm BabetNatural disasters
- 2023 Central Canada wildfiresNatural disasters
- 2023 Hatay earthquakesNatural disasters
- 2023 Rio Grande do Sul floodsNatural disasters
- November 3, 2023 Brazil stormNatural disasters
- 2023 Alausí landslideNatural disasters
- 2023 Astore avalancheNatural disasters
- 2023 Carinthia and Slovenia floodsNatural disasters
- 2023 Fort Lauderdale floodsNatural disasters
- 2023 Torkham landslideNatural disasters
- 2023 West France earthquakeNatural disasters
- Tropical Storm PhilippeNatural disasters
- 2023 Fagradalsfjall eruptionNatural disasters
+30 less-known, on the globe.
Treaties, councils and politics10
- coronation of Charles III and CamillaPolitics
- Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)Politics
- 2023 Ecuadorian political crisisPolitics
- Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction TreatyTreaties
- Treaty of Jeddah (2023)Treaties
- Treaty of friendship and enhanced cooperation between Spain and FranceTreaties
- Barcelona TreatyTreaties
- Japan-UK Reciprocal Access AgreementTreaties
- 2023 Malacca Straits TreatyTreaties
- 2023 Sulawesi Sea TreatyTreaties
Expeditions2
- Strannik Auckland Island Expedition 2023Expeditions
- TANGO1 expeditionExpeditions
Other events1
Already under way in 202328
- Syrian Civil War2011–2024 · Wars & conflicts
- 2025–2026 Iranian protests2020–2026 · Revolts & coups
- Mahsa Amini protests2022–2023 · Revolts & coups
- Battle of Bakhmut2022–2024 · Battles
- 2022 COVID-19 protests in China2022–2023 · Revolts & coups
- Battle of Avdiivka2020–2024 · Battles
- Venezuelan presidential crisis2019–2023 · Politics
- 2024 Lebanon War2020–2024 · Wars & conflicts
- Operation Inherent Resolve2014–2026 · Wars & conflicts
- crisis in Venezuela2010–2025 · Politics
- Battle of Marinka2020–2023 · Battles
- protests against Nicolás Maduro2014–2026 · Revolts & coups
- 2022-2023 Peruvian protests2022–2023 · Revolts & coups
- Battle of Vuhledar2020–2024 · Battles
- Battle of Soledar2020–2023 · Battles
Came to an end in 202314
- Mahsa Amini protests2022–2023 · Revolts & coups
- 2022 COVID-19 protests in China2022–2023 · Revolts & coups
- Venezuelan presidential crisis2019–2023 · Politics
- Battle of Marinka2020–2023 · Battles
- 2022-2023 Peruvian protests2022–2023 · Revolts & coups
- Battle of Soledar2020–2023 · Battles
- Makiivka military quarters shelling2022–2023 · Attacks
- Southern Kaduna genocide2011–2023 · Massacres
- 2022–2023 wide area robberies2022–2023 · Murders
- Ménaka offensive2022–2023 · Battles
Founded or built in 202351
- Merdeka 118Buildings
- SphereBuildings
- Busan Lotte World TowerBuildings
- Fontainebleau Las VegasHotels & shops
- Jewish-Medieval Heritage of ErfurtBuildings
- Evaporitic Karst and Caves of Northern ApenninesMonuments
- Baoneng Shenyang Global Financial CenterBuildings
- Chongqing Tall TowerBuildings
- Ciel TowerBuildings
- Maravijaya BuddhaMonuments
- Tokyu Kabukicho TowerBuildings
- BulovqayaArchaeology
- Castner Range National MonumentMonuments
- Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural CentreBuildings
- the oneTowers
- Arkadag StadiumSports venues
- Avi Kwa Ame National MonumentMonuments
- Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National MonumentMonuments
- Centre for Comics and Interactive Narrative EC1 in ŁódźBuildings
- Diocesan Museum of PaviaArchaeology
- Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry PotterBuildings
- Azabudai Hills Mori JP TowerBuildings
- Dahlerups TowerTowers
- İznik MuseumArchaeology
- VisioTowers
- Ad Gefrin DistilleryIndustry & energy
- ArchouseTowers
- De Hollandse IepbrugBridges & tunnels
- De TelepoortCastles & forts
- El Mesón GitanoArchaeology
+21 more, on the globe.
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