Historical Events In October - 23

1917  Robert Bray, Kalispell Mont, actor (Corey-Lassie, Stagecoach West) on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history actor Charlie Chaplin (29) weds Mildred Harris (17)   

1918  James Daly, Wisc, actor (Medical Center) on this day in history.   

1919  On October - 23 romberg & Atteridge's musical "Passing Show," premieres in NYC   

1920  Chicago grand jury indicts Abe Attell, Hal Chase, & Bill Burns as go-betweens in Black Sox World Series scandal on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history green Bay Packers play 1st NFL game, 7-6 win over Minneapolis   

1921  Tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus) on this day in history.   

1921  John B Dunlop, Scottish inventor air tire (Dunlop Rubber), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1922  Channing Pollock's "Fool," premieres in NYC on October - 23.   

1922  On October - 23 coleen Gray, Staplehurst Nebraska, actress (Apache Drums)   

1923  On October - 23 babe Ruth makes a postseason exhibition appearance in a Giants uniform   

1923  Frank Sutton, Clarksville Tenn, actor (Sgt Carter-Gomer Pyle USMC) on October - 23.   

1925  On October - 23 the birth of Johnny Carson, Popular American talk show host   

1925  Johnny Carson, Corning Iowa, comedian (Tonight Show, Who Do You Trust) on this day in history.   

1925  Vyacheslav Gavrilovich Karatigin, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1927  City of Netanya, Israel founded on October - 23.   

1927  On October - 23 town of Netanya Israel founded by Nathan Strauss   

1927  Edward Kienholz, US sculptor (Roxy) on this day in history.   

1928  Alexander Tanev, composer on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history f A Alphonse Aulard, French historian, dies   

1929  Thomas F Tout, historian (Manch school of historiography), dies at 74 on October - 23.   

1930  Gerard Blain, Paris France, actor (Hatari) on October - 23.   

1931  Diana Dors, [Fluck], Swindon England, actress (Berserk!, Steaming) on this day in history.   

1932  "Fred Allen Show" premieres on radio on this day in history.   

1932  Dimitra Arliss, actress (Rich Man Poor Man II) on October - 23.   

1933  On October - 23 tom Dewdney, cricket pace bowler (WI of 50's)   

1934  On October - 23 jean Piccard & Jeanette Ridlen attain balloon height of 17.341 m (rec)   

1935  Gabby Hartnett selected NL MVP on this day in history.   

1935  On October - 23 chi Chi Rodriguez, Rio Piedras PR, PGA golfer (1972 Byron Nelson)   

1935  On October - 23 abe Landau, US gangster, murdered   

1936  On October - 23 barry Sinclair, cricketer (21 Tests for NZ in the 60's, 3 centuries)   

1936  On this day in history (Marie) Louise Hens, Flemish actress (Bitter Pill), dies at 80   

1938  On this day in history john Heinz, (Sen-R-PA, 1977- )   

1939  Charlie Foxx, US songwriter/soul singer (Mockingbird) on October - 23.   

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1503  On October - 23 birth of isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539)   

1516  Charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.   

1543  On this day in history birth of juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist   

1634  On this day in history birth of hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715)   

1654  On this day in history birth of johann Bernhard Staudt, composer   

1698  On October - 23 birth of ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)   

1705  On this day in history birth of maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)   

1713  On October - 23 birth of peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist   

0930  Death of Daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885) on this day in history.   

1260  On October - 23 death of koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1450  On October - 23 johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70   

1456  Death of Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386) on October - 23.   

1550  Death of Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480) on this day in history.   

1581  Death of Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529) on October - 23.   

1602  On October - 23 franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57   

1616  Death of Leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563) on October - 23.