October 23

Events

 * - : -  's army is decisively defeated by  and . Brutus commits.
 * - is elevated as, at the age of 6.
 * - The, called by king , discharges  of all charges, thus ending the schism of.
 * - At the, the army of defeats the forces of  King.
 * - The ends the  in .   is killed and  restores the country.
 * - Outbreak of the - anniversary commemorated by Irish Protestants for over 200 years.
 * - : First major battle of the.
 * - American colonial forces, led by, fail to seize.
 * - The first, i.e., the , meets.
 * - starts: , , reluctantly declares war on.
 * -, a French general, begins a to overthrow , claiming that the Emperor died in  and that he was now the commandant of . De Malet is executed on.
 * - The trading post in  is turned over to the rival  (the  in the  was dominated for the next three decades by the ).
 * - forces set up a competing government under their, , which outlaws  in the.
 * -  suspends the writ of  in, for all military-related cases.
 * - : -  forces under General  defeat  troops led by General  at, near.
 * - 72 Senators are summoned by to serve as the first members of the.
 * - : the concludes with a decisive  victory.
 * - flies an  in the first  in  at,.
 * - First use of in war: An  pilot takes off from  to observe  army lines during the.
 * - : The between the  and  armies begins.
 * - : In, 25,000-33,000 women march on to advocate their.
 * - calls for the.
 * - : After a steady decline in prices since a peak in, the  begins to show signs of panic.
 * 1929  - The first   air service begins between  and.
 * - The first tournament was completed in.
 * -, , , and are fatally shot at a  in  in what will become known as.
 * - : Field Marshal takes command of  operations designed to prevent the further advance into  of  forces and to prevent the  armies from capturing.
 * 1941 - Burning of the, , : 19,000 Jews are burned alive at in , by n and  troops. The next day, another 10,000 Jews are killed. n Lieutenant-Colonel  administered the executions.
 * - World War II: The starts - At  in northern, the British Eighth Army under Field Marshal Montgomery begin a critical offensive to expel the  armies from Egypt, never to return.
 * 1942  - All 12 passengers and crewmen aboard an   airliner are killed when it is struck by a  bomber near .  Among the victims is award-winning  and songwriter  ("", "", "").
 * - World War II: The begins - The largest naval battle in history begins in the ; and also, the Soviet  enters.
 * - The convened for the first time, at an  in,.
 * - Thousands of  against the  and  occupation.  (The  is crushed on ).
 * -  - An underground  traps 174 miners in the No. 2 colliery at, , the deepest  in  at the time. By , rescuers from around the world had dug out 100 of the victims, marking the death toll at 74.
 * - : The (Airmobile), in conjunction with ese forces, launch a new operation, seeking to destroy ese forces in  in the II Corps Tactical Zone (the Central Highlands).
 * - The :  agrees to turn over subpoenaed audio tapes of his  conversations about the scandal.
 * 1973  - A  sanctioned cease-fire officially ends the  between  and.
 * - : The barracks in  is, killing 241 U.S. Marines.  A  army barracks in  is also hit that same morning, killing 58 troops.
 * - The is officially declared by president, replacing the communist.
 * - The explosion and fire at Company's Houston Chemical Complex in  killed 23 and injured 314 others.  The main explosion registered between 3 and 4 of the.
 * - Emperor becomes the first  to stand on  soil.
 * - : i Prime Minister and  Chairman  reach a "" agreement.
 * - The of  commences disarmament after peace talks.
 * - begins:  rebels seize the House of Culture theater in  and take approximately 700 theater-goers hostage.
 * - 's "" launches its first rocket into space, the, just 14 months after its was hit a deadly  accident.
 * 2004  - A powerful  and its aftershocks hit, northern , killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated.

Births

 * -, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. )
 * -, princess of France (d. )
 * -, Queen of Sweden (d. )
 * -, French architect (d. )
 * -, Austrian field marshal (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, American inventor (d. )
 * -, French marshal (d. )
 * -, French general (d. )
 * -, American clergyman (d. )
 * -, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, American linguist (d. )
 * -, German explorer (d. )
 * -, French lexicographer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, French actress (d. )
 * 1844  -, English poet (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American football player and coach (d. )
 * -, Catholic Bishop of Oklahoma (d. )
 * -, American chemist (d. )
 * -, German judge and politician (d. )
 * -, Irish actress (d. )
 * -, Canadian painter (d. )
 * -, Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, French engineer (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, American golfer (d. )
 * -, Swiss physicist, laureate (d. )
 * 1905  -, American swimmer (d. )
 * -, Russian physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, American linguist (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Greek archeologist, professor at the (d. )
 * -, Japanese meteorologist (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, Pakistani scholar and poet
 * 1923  -, American composer
 * 1923  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American television host (d. )
 * 1925  -, Canadian hockey player and coach (d. )
 * 1925  -, Greek composer (d. )
 * -, American movie director (d. )
 * -, Polish philosopher
 * -, American baseball player and politician
 * 1931  -, British actress (d. )
 * -, Puerto Rican golfer
 * -, American film director
 * -, American singer
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, Moldovan politician
 * -, African-American voice actor
 * -, American writer
 * 1942  -, founder of The Body Shop (d. )
 * -, English singer and comedian
 * -, Danish singer
 * -, wife of
 * 1946  -, American politician
 * -, Austrian-born entrepreneur
 * -, American writer
 * 1949  -, British musician, Former member of
 * -, Argentine singer
 * 1951  - ,
 * -, French drummer and percussionist (d. )
 * -, Taiwanese-born director
 * -, American singer
 * -, American former prosecutor
 * -, American film director
 * 1959  -, American musical parodist
 * -, American motorcyclist
 * -, American writer
 * 1961  -  and, American professional wrestlers
 * 1961  -, Spanish footballer
 * -, American football player
 * -, American bassist
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1965  -, American writer
 * -, Italian race car driver
 * -, American musician
 * -, Australian writer
 * -, West Indian actress
 * -, American cyclist
 * -, Dutch footballer
 * -, Cuban actress
 * 1975  -, American artist
 * 1975  -, American basketball player
 * -, Canadian actor and comedian
 * 1976  -, English model and television personality
 * -, English cricketer
 * -, English footballer
 * 1978  -, Australian footballer
 * -, Mexican professional boxer
 * 1979  -, Welsh footballer
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * -, Dutch racing driver
 * -, Romanian footballer
 * 1982  -, Romanian footballer
 * -, American entertainer
 * 1983  -, Greek footballer
 * -, Brazilian model
 * -, American political blogger
 * -, English footballer
 * -, Swedish singer
 * -, Danish football player
 * -, American singer
 * - of Japan

Deaths

 * -, Roman senator (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Italian saint (b. )
 * -, Polish Catholic bishop (b. )
 * -, German mathematician and astronomer (b. )
 * -, German theologian (b. )
 * -, French philologist (b. )
 * -, English actress (b. )
 * -, French naval officer (b. )
 * -, French Jesuit missionary and scientist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, Texas jurist and politician (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, Scottish inventor (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, English physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American singer and actor (b. )
 * -, Swedish actress (b. )
 * -, American guitarist and musical innovator (b. )
 * -, American journalist (b. )
 * -, leader of the U.S. musicians union (b. )
 * 1984  -, Austrian actor (b. )
 * -, American biochemist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Mexican-American stage, vaudeville and film actress (b. )
 * -, French philosopher (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, Dutch filmmaker (b. )
 * -, American physician (b. )
 * -, British artist (b. )
 * -, American lyricist and playwright (b. )
 * -, English actor, comedian, and musician (b. )
 * 2003  -, wife of the   (b. )
 * -, American baritone (b. )
 * -, Nigerian first lady (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 2005  -, American economist (b. )
 * -, South African entertainer (b. )
 * -, Australian entrepreneur, mobile phones (b. )
 * 2007  -, Founder of Genting Group (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Saint ; ; Saint ; Saint
 * - (revolution of 1956 and the proclamation of the Republic of Hungary in 1989)
 * First day of sun sign in Western.
 * - Day, second day in the
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