Historical Events In October - 23

1939  Zane Grey, US western writer (Spirit of the Border), dies at 67 on October - 23.   

1940  On October - 23 the birth of Pele, Famous Brazilian soccer player   

1940  Freddie Marsden, Liverpool, rock drummer (Gerry & The Pacemakers) on this day in history.   

1941  On October - 23 walt Disney's "Dumbo" released   

1941  On October - 23 colin Milburn, cricketer (England bat whose career was cut short)   

1942  On this day in history during WW II, Britain launches major offensive at El Alamein, Egypt   

1942  On October - 23 1st ships of invasion fleet to Morocco leave Norfolk   

1942  Georg Stumme, German general/commandant of African corps, dies on October - 23.   

1943  On October - 23 1st Jewish transport out of Rome reaches camp Birkenau   

1944  On October - 23 soviet army invades Hungary   

1944  On October - 23 the largest naval battle in the history of warfare was fought near Leyte Gulf in the Philippines on Oct 23-26, 1944   

1944  On October - 23 1st Central Kitchen opens in Amsterdam   

1944  On October - 23 hana Brady, Holocaust victim   

1945  On October - 23 jackie Robinson signs Montreal Royal contract   

1946  UN General Assembly 2nd session convenes (First NYC) (Flushing Meadows) on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history uN General Assembly 2nd session convenes (1st NYC-Flushing Meadows)   

1947  On October - 23 nAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World" presented to UN   

1948  On October - 23 eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer, dies at 71   

1950  Al Jolson, [Asa Yoelson], singer/actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history susan Peters, actress (Random Harvest), dies at 31   

1953  On this day in history france grants Laos' sovereignty   

1953  On this day in history maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism), dies at 83   

1954  Britain, England, France and USSR agree to end occupation of Germany on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history britain, England, France & USSR agree to end occupation of Germany   

1954  On this day in history henri Zagwijn, composer, dies at 76   

1955  On October - 23 dominican League moves to winter baseball for 1st time   

1956  First video recording on magnetic tape televised coast-to-coast on this day in history.   

1956  Revolt against Stalinist policies began in Hungary on October - 23.   

1956  1st video recording on magnetic tape televised coast-to-coast on October - 23.   

1957  First test firing of Vanguard satellite launch vehicle, TV-3 on October - 23.   

1957  On this day in history 1st test firing of Vanguard satellite launch vehicle, TV-3   

1957  On October - 23 frederick Burton, actor (One Way Passage), dies at 86   

1958  On October - 23 soviet novelist Boris Pasternak, wins Nobel Prize for Literature   

1958  USSR lends money to UAR to build Aswan High Dam on this day in history.   

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1503  Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.   

1516  On October - 23 birth of charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524)   

1543  Juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist was born on this day in history.   

1634  Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715) was born on October - 23.   

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

1698  Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde) was born on October - 23.   

1705  Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on October - 23.   

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

0930  On October - 23 death of daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885)   

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

1450  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70 on October - 23.   

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

1550  On October - 23 death of tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480)   

1581  On this day in history death of michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529)   

1602  Franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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