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Tragic heat wave: Over 1,300 dead during the Hajj in Mecca!
On June 23, 2025, we remember historical events and birthdays, including important events of the Hajj.
Tragic heat wave: Over 1,300 dead during the Hajj in Mecca!
On June 23, 2025, many people commemorate historical events and prominent personalities. Under the name days for Saints Edeltraud and Hildulf, the world looks at important events that took place on this day.
A particularly tragic event that has entered the history books is the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage in 2024, in which more than 1,300 people died, particularly due to extreme heat conditions. With temperatures sometimes reaching 50 degrees Celsius in Mecca, the situation for the pilgrims was extremely threatening. According to reports from the Time Over 550 people died during the Hajj, including 323 Egyptians and 35 Tunisians. These frightening figures were obtained by the AFP news agency, although the exact number of deaths could not be independently verified. The Jordanian Foreign Ministry also reported that 41 burial permits were issued for Jordanian pilgrims.
Historical events
June 23rd also has its place in history. In 2015, Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Germany for her fifth state visit and visited Berlin, Frankfurt am Main and the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Another memorable event took place in 2000, when the Airbus consortium gave the starting signal for the largest passenger aircraft construction, the Airbus A3XX. It entered scheduled service in 2007 as the A380. In addition, the Moldovan parliament declared the independence of the Soviet Republic of Moldova in 1990.
A black day for aviation occurred in 1985 when an Air India Boeing 747 crashed into the sea after a bomb attack and all 329 passengers lost their lives. Such tragic accidents serve as a reminder of the fragility of life and the challenges people face, especially in extreme situations.
Birthdays and anniversaries of death
In the midst of these historical reviews, birth celebrations are also commemorated. Today the French musician and film composer Yann Tiersen is celebrating his 55th birthday, as is the German editor, presenter and author Manuel Andrack, who is turning 60. Klaus von Dohnanyi, a German politician from the SPD and former first mayor of Hamburg, who would have been 97 years old, is also remembered.
On the same day ten years ago, in 2015, the German theologian Eduard Lohse and the Austrian actor Helmuth Lohner died. Lohse was chairman of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany from 1979 to 1985.
No matter how the day may be anchored in history, humanity remains called upon to learn from past experiences and face the challenges of the future with the courage required. The Hajj remains a particularly striking example of the scourge of nature and misfortune that can befall people on their religious journey.