March 23Bhagat Singh1888 Chaired by William McGregor, a meeting of ten English football clubs was held in London, eventually resulting in the establishment of the Football League.1931 Bhagat Singh (pictured), one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement, and two others were executed by the British authorities.1989 Two researchers announced the discovery of cold fusion, a claim that was later discredited.1994 Aeroflot Flight593 crashed into a hillside in Russia's Kemerovo Oblast, killing all 75 people on board, after the pilot's 15-year-old son unknowingly disabled the autopilot while seated at the controls.2005 A fire and explosion at an oil refinery in Texas City, the third-largest in the United States, killed 15 workers.Henry of Grosmont (d.1361)Pierre-Simon Laplace (b.1749)Akira Kurosawa (b.1910)Kangana Ranaut (b.1986)More anniversaries: March 22March 23March 24ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout