| 23/3/2017 | 50m breast stroke paralympic winner and the flag-bearer, Vassilis Tsaggaris, shoots and kills in his agency in Moschato the 47-year-old hotel owner Marios Loukopoulos |
| 23/3/1999 | Swedish high jumper Patrick Sjoberg, 1987 world champion (2.42m), announces his retirement at the age of 34 |
| 23/3/1996 | Nikos Kaklamanakis wins the gold medal at the Mistral World Championship in Haifa, Israel |
| 23/3/1992 | 6.000.000 points scored in NBA |
| 23/3/1986 | Martina Navratilova defeats Hana Mandlikova for the Virginia Slims Championship, the first game played in 4 sets since 1901 |
| 23/3/1981 | British motorcycle champion Mike Hailwood dies in a car accident near his home |
| 23/3/1980 | Milan vice president Felice Colombo is arrested and faces charges concerning illegal betting. Football players Paolo Rossi, Albertosi, Savoldi and Jordano are imprisoned. Milan and Lazio relegate to second division |
| 23/3/1972 | Evel Knievel breaks 93 bones when he attempts to jump over 35 parked cars with his motorcycle |
| 23/3/1910 | First car race at the Los Angeles Motordome (first US speedway) |
| 23/3/1886 | Amateur Athletic Club sponsors the first English Athletics Championships at Walham Green, London |
