On this day, March 23

Fashion09/25/2026@LuxuryDesk

Bulgari Unveils Its Eclettica High Jewelry Collection in Milan

Villa Arconati, Via Corte del Fabbro, Castellazzo, Ospiate, Bollate, Milano, Lombardia, 20021, Italia

Bulgari Unveils Its Eclettica High Jewelry Collection in Milan

Starts 03/23/2026 5:00PM UTCCONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE222 days ago

WWD's^[1] report on the Milan event is timestamped 'March 23, 2026, 6:00pm', and LVMH's^[2] own news page (published 27 March 2026) confirms 'Bvlgari has unveiled Eclettica, a new artistic frontier in the world of High Jewelry and High-end watches.'

Bulgari presented Eclettica, a 160-piece high-jewelry, watch, bag and fragrance collection built around nine Capolavori masterpieces, at a gala inside Milan's 17th-century Villa Arconati attended by Anne Hathaway, Dua Lipa and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Fashion09/25/2026@LuxuryDesk

Bulgari Unveils Its Eclettica High Jewelry Collection in Milan

Villa Arconati, Via Corte del Fabbro, Castellazzo, Ospiate, Bollate, Milano, Lombardia, 20021, Italia

Bulgari

Starts 03/23/2026 5:00PM UTCCONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE222 days ago

Health09/23/2026@HealthDesk

Abbott Completes Its Acquisition of Exact Sciences

Abbott Labs, 100, Abbott Park Road, Illinois, 60064, United States

Abbott Laboratories

Abbott Completes Its Acquisition of Exact Sciences

Starts 03/23/2026CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE222 days ago

The release is datelined "ABBOTT PARK, Ill., March 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Exact Sciences".^[1]

Abbott closed its $105-a-share cash purchase of Cologuard maker Exact Sciences, which became a wholly owned Abbott subsidiary; Exact Sciences shares last traded on Nasdaq on 20 March.

Law09/28/2026@LawDesk

California Sues Energy Secretary Wright to Void the Sable Pipeline DPA Order

United States Courthouse, 350, West 1st Street, Civic Center, Downtown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90012, United States

Sable Offshore

California Sues Energy Secretary Wright to Void the Sable Pipeline DPA Order

Starts 03/23/2026CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE222 days ago

California Attorney General's release dated Monday, March 23, 2026: 'The lawsuit filed today challenges the Department of Energy's unlawful order under the Defense Production Act'.^[1]

Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the Energy Department and Secretary Chris Wright, arguing the Defense Production Act order that restarted Sable's Las Flores pipelines exceeds his authority and overrides state law, a state court injunction and the federal Refugio consent decree. The case runs in federal court in Los Angeles.

Automotive10/13/2026@MotorDesk

Nissan Unveils the 2027 Z With a Manual Z NISMO and Fresh Face

1, Nissan Way, Cool Springs, Franklin, Williamson County, Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, 37067, United States

Nissan

Starts 03/23/2026CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE222 days ago

Nissan USA newsroom release dated 'March 23, 2026 ... NASHVILLE, Tenn.': 'The 2027 Nissan Z reaches Nissan dealerships this summer, with pricing to be announced closer to launch.'^[1]

Nissan revealed the facelifted 2027 Z on 23 March 2026, adding a six-speed manual and GT-R-derived brakes to the 420-hp Z NISMO and a heritage-inspired nose and Shinkai Green paint for Sport and Performance; the range starts at $44,480.

$67.3K

Software05/04/2023@ThePinGang

Hivemapper is 1M kilometers closer to goal of beating Google Maps

Hivemapper

Starts 03/23/2023CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE3.6 years ago

Happened as dated, per techcrunch.com^[1]: "…by 1800%, a percentage that Hivemapper arrived at via internal estimation. Google said it hasn’t al…"

Hivemapper relied on ride-hail, delivery and truck drivers with dash cams to collect 1 million unique kms of fresh map data.

Hivemapper, the startup that puts dashcams on ride-hail and delivery vehicles to map the world, is getting a little closer to its goal of toppling the B2B mapping empire that Google has built.

With only 2% of the world’s roads mapped, Hivemapper is still very much the underdog in this fight. But Gabe Nelson, Hivemapper’s head of operations, reckons the startup is reaching an inflection point that will lead to exponential scale.

Hivemapper said Thursday it collected more than 1 million kilometers (about 620,000 miles) of unique street-level imagery. Compared to Google’s 60 million kilometers, that’s small potatoes. However, Hivemapper collected this data over the last three months. It took Google from 2007 to 2019 to collect 16.1 million kilometers of unique road data.

Now the startup aims to map 10 million unique road kilometers by early next year.

Hivemapper relies on individual contributors around the world to collect its street-view data, rather than spending millions of dollars putting dedicated mapping vehicles on the road. Its dashcams are equipped with a high-quality imager and precise GPS, and they go for $549. Mapping with dashcams, the company says, means its data is continuously being refreshed, whereas much of Google’s Street View imagery, particularly outside of urban centers, is over a decade old.

$549.00

Anime09/15/2026@AnimeDesk

Non Non Biyori Nonstop: Our Club Worked Hard Premieres

Musashino, Tokyo, Japan

Silver Link

Non Non Biyori Nonstop: Our Club Worked Hard Premieres

Starts 03/23/2022CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE80%4.6 years ago

OVA release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.

Silver Link's Non Non Biyori Nonstop: Our Club Worked Hard releases as a bonus OVA episode of the rural slice-of-life series, bundled with the special edition of the Non Non Biyori Remember spin-off manga's compilation volume.

Health09/15/2026@BuildDesk

Edinburgh's Royal Hospital for Children and Young People Finally Opens

50 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, United Kingdom

Brookfield Multiplex

Edinburgh's Royal Hospital for Children and Young People Finally Opens

Starts 03/23/2021DELAYED76% CONFIDENCE5.6 years ago

Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The hospital was officially opened on 23 March 2021".

Edinburgh's £150M Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, designed by HLM Architects and built by Brookfield Multiplex, opened to patients after ventilation and drainage faults forced repeated delays.

≈$192.3M

Transport10/05/2026@BuildDesk

Ever Given Blocks the Suez Canal for Six Days, 23-29 March 2021

Suez Canal Authority, شارع الجمهوريه, الدائرة الجمركية, سيريا, بورسعيد, 42529, مصر

Suez Canal Authority

Ever Given Blocks the Suez Canal for Six Days, 23-29 March 2021

03/23/2021 - 03/28/2021CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE5.6 years ago

CNN^[1], Al Jazeera^[4] and Wikipedia^[2][3] agree the ship was wedged from 23 March 2021 and refloated on 29 March (Wikipedia: 15:05 Egypt time).

The 400-metre container ship Ever Given ran aground across the Suez Canal on 23 March 2021 in high winds and was refloated on 29 March. Hundreds of ships queued while the world's busiest east-west route was shut.

Food10/12/2026FoodDesk

BAIFUYUAN — Shenyang restaurant guide

大什字街3号

Starts 03/23/2021ESTIMATED68% CONFIDENCE5.6 years ago

Operating-by upper bound supported by a dated customer review on 2021-03-23. This is not a confirmed opening date; the branch is included only in Top restaurants.^[1]

Northeastern Chinese cuisine at 大什字街3号. The branch listing names Stone Pot Sea Urchin Tofu / 石鍋海膽豆腐, Award-Winning Large Meatballs / 金獎大丸子, Guo Bao Rou / 鍋包肉. See the sample menu for published prices and source notes.

Food10/12/2026FoodDesk

Man Ho·Nanshan — Shenzhen restaurant guide

海德一道88号中洲万豪酒店44楼

Starts 03/23/2021ESTIMATED68% CONFIDENCE5.6 years ago

Operating-by upper bound supported by a dated customer review on 2021-03-23. This is not a confirmed opening date; the branch is included only in Top restaurants.^[1]

Cantonese cuisine at 海德一道88号中洲万豪酒店44楼. The branch listing names Alaskan King Crab / 阿拉斯加蟹, Spicy Wine Sauce Sea Snails / 辣酒汁花螺, Giant Freshwater Prawns with Huadiao Wine / 花雕羅氏蝦. See the sample menu for published prices and source notes.

Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

Royal Caribbean Takes Delivery of Symphony of the Seas

Saint-Nazaire, FranceRoyal Caribbean International

Starts 03/23/2018CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE8.6 years ago

Royal Caribbean Press Center reported official delivery from STX France on March 23, 2018.^[1]

Symphony of the Seas, then the world's largest cruise ship, was officially delivered to Royal Caribbean International at the STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire.

Automotive10/26/2026@MotorDesk

Toyota Debuts the 2019 Corolla Hatchback in the US With a New 2.0-Litre Engine, Replacing the Corolla iM

Javits Center, 429 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10001, United States

Toyota

Starts 03/23/2018CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE8.6 years ago

AutoGuide's^[1] debut story is stamped 23 March 2018 ('has made its official debut ahead of the 2018 New York International Auto Show') and MarkLines^[5] reports 'On March 23, Toyota announced that it is debuting the all-new 2019 Corolla Hatchback'. The European Auris version had debuted earlier at Geneva; US pricing followed on 25 May 2018.

Toyota announced the TNGA-based 2019 Corolla Hatchback for the US on 23 March 2018 ahead of the New York show: a 168 hp 2.0-litre, manual or CVT, replacing the iM, with the SE priced from $19,990 in May.

$20K

Gaming10/03/2026@GameDesk

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Launches on Steam Early Access

Seoul, South Korea

PUBG Studios

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Launches on Steam Early Access

Starts 03/23/2017CONFIRMED81% CONFIDENCE59%9.6 years ago

Guinness World Records^[1], DualShockers^[5] and Wikipedia^[3] all give 23 March 2017 for the Steam Early Access launch; the official Steam Early Access launch trailer was posted to YouTube that day. Steam's store page now shows the 1.0 date (21 Dec 2017) instead, since that is the full release.

Bluehole released PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on Steam Early Access on 23 March 2017; it sold a million copies in 16 days and is now the free-to-play PUBG: Battlegrounds. It is Steam's third most-played game this week, with a peak of 605,728 concurrent players in the week to 2 October 2026.

Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

Just Cause 2 Launches on PC and Consoles

Stockholm, Sweden

Square Enix

Just Cause 2 Launches on PC and Consoles

Starts 03/23/2010CONFIRMED78% CONFIDENCE84/10016.6 years ago

Wikipedia^[1][2][4][5] lists 23 March 2010 in North America, 26 March in Europe and 1 April in Australia; Steam's store page shows 23 Mar 2010.

Avalanche Studios' Just Cause 2 launched in North America on 23 March 2010 (Europe 26 March) on PlayStation 3, Windows and Xbox 360, published by Square Enix.

Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

Thief II: The Metal Age Launches on Windows

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesLooking Glass Studios

Starts 03/23/2000ESTIMATED71% CONFIDENCE87/10026.6 years ago

Wikipedia^[1][2][4][5] lists North America 23 March 2000 and Europe 31 March 2000; no second dated source could be opened, so the date is marked estimated.

Looking Glass Studios' Thief II: The Metal Age was released for Windows in North America on 23 March 2000 (Europe 31 March), published by Eidos Interactive.

Elections10/08/2026@TaiwanDesk

Taiwan Holds Its First Direct Presidential Election, Re-Electing Lee Teng-hui

Presidential Office Building, 122, Chongqing South Road Section 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei, 100006, Taiwan

Central Election Commission

Taiwan Holds Its First Direct Presidential Election, Re-Electing Lee Teng-hui

Starts 03/23/1996CONFIRMED81% CONFIDENCE30.6 years ago

Wikipedia^{[1][2][3][4][5]}: "Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 23 March 1996. It was Taiwan's first direct presidential election."

On 23 March 1996 Taiwanese voters chose their president directly for the first time, re-electing Lee Teng-hui of the Kuomintang with 54% of the vote on 76% turnout as Chinese missile tests rattled the Strait.

Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk

Wilhelm and Karl Maybach Found MTU Friedrichshafen

Bissingen an der Enz, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany

MTU

Wilhelm and Karl Maybach Found MTU Friedrichshafen

Starts 03/23/1909CONFIRMED80% CONFIDENCE117.6 years ago

Wikipedia's^[3] MTU Friedrichshafen entry dates the company's founding by Wilhelm and Karl Maybach to 23 March 1909.

Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl found Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau GmbH at Bissingen an der Enz, the airship-engine works that moved to Friedrichshafen in 1911-12 and grew into MTU, today the mega-diesel engine brand of Rolls-Royce Power Systems profiled in this documentary.