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May 5||The World Health Organization declared [[Covid-19]] no longer a "global health emergency." [[Fans]] continue to post photos of positive tests on [[Facebook]]. | May 5||The World Health Organization declared [[Covid-19]] no longer a "global health emergency." [[Fans]] continue to post photos of positive tests on [[Facebook]]. | ||
May 6|| Coronation of [[UK]]’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla. | May 6|| Coronation of [[UK]]’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla. | ||
| − | June 2|| Early [[femmefan]] [[Allison Williams|Allison Williams Phillips]] | + | June 2|| Early [[femmefan]] [[Allison Williams|Allison Williams Phillips]] died at 94. |
July 20–23|| [[Pemmi-con 2023]], first [[NASFiC]] in [[Canada]]. | July 20–23|| [[Pemmi-con 2023]], first [[NASFiC]] in [[Canada]]. | ||
| + | October 7 || Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other terrorists attacked [[Israel]]i civilians, starting the Israel–Hamas War. | ||
October 18–22||[[Chengdu Worldcon]], first [[Worldcon]] in [[China]]. | October 18–22||[[Chengdu Worldcon]], first [[Worldcon]] in [[China]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:31, 24 January 2024
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 7–10 | Conversation (Eastercon) |
| May 5 | The World Health Organization declared Covid-19 no longer a "global health emergency." Fans continue to post photos of positive tests on Facebook. |
| May 6 | Coronation of UK’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla. |
| June 2 | Early femmefan Allison Williams Phillips died at 94. |
| July 20–23 | Pemmi-con 2023, first NASFiC in Canada. |
| October 7 | Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other terrorists attacked Israeli civilians, starting the Israel–Hamas War. |
| October 18–22 | Chengdu Worldcon, first Worldcon in China. |
Births and Deaths:
Allison Williams - Bernie Evans - Bill Ellern - Bill Laubenheimer - Bo Eriksson - Bruce Coulson - Christopher Fowler - D. G. Compton - Daphne Eftychia Arthur - David Drake - David K. M. Klaus - Denny Lien - Ed Hutnik - Ed Zed - Eva Hauser - Eve Harvey - Fuzzy Pink Niven - Grant McCormick - Gregg Trend - Hans Sidén - Helena Binns - Herbert Gold - Ira Mitchel Thornhill - Jack Heazlitt - Jerry Lapidus - Joe McNally - John Douglas - John Jakes - John Mansfield - John Teehan - Joseph Wrzos - Lee Harding - Leslie Smith - Marty Cantor - Maths Claesson - Michael A. Banks - Michael Bishop - Michael F. Flynn - Mike Blake - Pat Price - Rachel Pollack - Ric Bergman - Richard Bowes - Rickey Sheppard - Robert Osband - Shelley Adrienne Mimi Belsky - Steve Norris - Suzy McKee Charnas - Thomas D. Sadler - Tim Underwood - Tom Eitelhuber - Tom Jones - Valma Brown
Convention series started or ended:
Onetime conventions:
Bids:
Publications started or ended:
Publishers founded or closed:
Awards made, started or ended:
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Fanhistory:
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Miscellaneous:
Australia:
Britain:
ArmadaCon 2023 - Bernie Evans - BristolCon 2023 - Christopher Fowler - Conversation - Corflu 40 - D. G. Compton - Eve Harvey - Fantasycon 2023 - Generation Femizine - Joe McNally - Novacon 52 - Oxonmoot 2023 - Persistence 2023 - Picocon 40 - SFnal - Satellite 8 - Taffluorescence! - The Harp Remembered - The Harp in England - Tom Jones
Canada:
Europe:
Ireland:
New Zealand:
US:
Aggiecon 52 - Albacon 2023 - Allison Williams - Arcana 2023 - Archon 46 - Arisia 2023 - Arisia 2024 - ArmadilloCon 2023 - Astronomicon 14 - Avatar: The Legend of ConFusion - Balticon 57 - Baycon 2023 - Bill Ellern - Bill Laubenheimer - Boskone 60 - Bruce Coulson - Bubonicon 54 - CONFelicity 1 - COSine 2023 - Capclave 2023 - Capricon 43 - ChambanaCon - Chambanacon 52 - Chattacon 48 - CoKoCon 2023 - Coastcon 45 - ConGregate 9 - ConQuesT 54 - ConStellation 12 - Concave 42 - Conflikt 14 - Confluence 2023 - Consonance 2023 - Costume-Con 39 - D. G. Compton - Daphne Eftychia Arthur - Dark Matter Magazine - David Drake - David K. M. Klaus - Denny Lien - Diversicon 30 - Ed Hutnik - Ed Zed - Foolscap - Foolscap 2023 - Fourth Street Fantasy 2023 - Fuzzy Pink Niven - GAFilk 2023 - Grant McCormick - Greater Columbia Fantasy Costumers Guild - Gregg Trend - HELIOsphere 2023 - Herbert Gold - ICON 48 - InConJunction 42 - Ira Mitchel Thornhill - Jack Heazlitt - Jerry Lapidus - John Douglas - John Jakes - John Teehan - JordanCon 2023 - Joseph Wrzos - LA in 2026 - Leslie Smith - LienZine - Life, the Universe, & Everything 41 - Loscon 49 - Marcon 2023 - MarsCon 2023 - Marty Cantor - Memphis in 2023 - Michael A. Banks - Michael Bishop - Michael F. Flynn - Mike Blake - MileHiCon 55 - Minicon 56 - Miscon 37 - Mysticon 2023 - NY/NJ in 2023 - Necronomicon 42 - New Orleans in 2023 - Norwescon 45 - OVFF 39 - Orlando in 2023 - Orycon 43 - P-CON 2023 - Pat Price - Philcon 2023 - Providence in 2023 - PulpFest 2023 - Rachel Pollack - RadCon 8C - RavenCon 16 - Readercon 32 - Ric Bergman - Richard Bowes - Rickey Sheppard - Robert Osband - Shelley Adrienne Mimi Belsky - Smofcon 40 - Society for the Promotion of Speculative Fiction - Spiral Con 2 - Spokane in 2023 - Steve Norris - Stockholm in 2023 - Suzy McKee Charnas - Tempe in 2023 - The Harp That Once or Twice - Thomas D. Sadler - Tim Underwood - TusCon 50 - Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention 22 - Windycon 49 - WisCon 46 - World Fantasy Convention 2023
Rest of the World:
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
