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2023
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2023 (MMXXIII) is a year in the 21st century, 3rd Millennium.
Major Events[edit | edit source]
- Croatia begins using the euro currency.
- Chinese spy balloons are shot down over the United States.
- Xi Jinping wins the Chinese election and continues his presidency.
- OpenAI releases GPT-4, an artificial intelligence.
- Finland joins the NATO military alliance.
- The JUICE spacecraft is launched into space by ESA (European Space Agency). Its goal is to explore Jupiter's moons.
- Germany stops using nuclear power for energy.
- Charles III is crowned King of the United Kingdom.
- Sweden wins the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool.
- The submarine Titan explodes underwater and every passenger dies.
- The Wagner Military Group revolts against Russia but soon after, peace is made.
- Iran joins the Shanghai Cooperation Organization alliance.
- The Women's World Cup 2023 is held in Australia and New Zealand. Spain defeats England with the final with 1-0.
- An election is held in Spain. The People's Party wins.
- The Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 lands on the Moon's south pole. It is the first spacecraft to do that.
- The Rugby World Cup is held in France.
- Azerbaijan invades and takes over Nagorno-Karabakh.
- Israel invades the Gaza Strip.
- Christopher Luxon becomes prime minister of New Zealand after an election.
- The Beatles release their last song.
- An eye transplant is done for the first time.