On This Day: August 23rd

Chandrayaan-3 mission initiates first Moon landing in Indian history.

A business jet carrying key leadership members of the Russian private military company Wagner Group crashes, killing all ten people on board.

A riot at the Palmasola prison complex in Santa Cruz, Bolivia kills 31 people.

A hot-air balloon crashes near the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, killing six people and injuring 28 others.

A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington, D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at 200 million–300 million USD.

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the Libyan Civil War.

The Manila hostage crisis occurs near the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines, killing 9 people including the perpetrator while injuring 9 others.

The skeletal remains of Russia's last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Přiklopil, after eight years of captivity.

Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143.