Historical Events In October - 23

1958  On this day in history de Gaulle offers Algerians defiance "peace of the brave"   

1962  USAF Major Robert A Rushworth takes X-15 to 40,800 m on this day in history.   

1963  Raphael HLAJM Verwilghen, architect/urban developer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1966  Claire McDowell, actress (Big Parade), dies after long illness at 88 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history kip Keino (Kenya) wins gold medal for 1,500m (3 min 34.9 sec)   

1969  On October - 23 tommy Edwards, rocker, dies at 47   

1970  Gary Gabelich sets auto speed record 622.4 mph (1,002 kph) on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge Sirica   

1975  Barboura Morris, actor (Wasp Woman, Machine-Gun Kelly), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1976  On October - 23 leonard Lee, US R&B-singer (Shirley & Lee-I'm Gone), dies at 40   

1977  Panamanians vote 2 1 to approve the new Canal treaties on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history panamanians vote 2:1 to approve the new Canal treaties   

1978  On October - 23 maybelle Carter, country singer (Johnny Cash Show), dies at 69   

1980  On this day in history soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin resigns, due to illness   

1981  On October - 23 uS national debt hits $1 trillion   

1982  On October - 23 jacques Klein, Brazilian pianist, dies at 52   

1983  Suicide terrorist truck bomb kills 243 US personnel in Beirut on October - 23.   

1983  On October - 23 truck bomb in Beirut kills 241 US soldiers   

1983  Two million people march in Western European capital cities demonstrating against the deployment of 'Cruise' and 'Pershing' missiles on this day in history.   

1983  Jessica Savage, Margate NJ, newscaster (NBC Weekend), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1984  NBC airs BBC footage of Ethiopian famine on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history david Gorcey, actor (Angel's Alley), dies at 63 in a diabetic coma   

1986  On this day in history edward A Doisy Sr, discoverer of vitamin K (Nobel 1943), dies at 92   

1990  On October - 23 iraq announces release of 330 French hostages   

1990  Louis Althusser, French philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

1991  Dr Jack Kevorkian's suicide machine kills 2 women on October - 23.   

1991  On October - 23 lance Baker, dies at 31   

1992  On October - 23 kees Spermon, Dutch painter/graphic artist, dies   

1994  On October - 23 robert Lansing, actor (Blade Runner, Equalizer), dies of cancer at 66   

1996  On October - 23 alexander Kelly, pianist/teacher, dies at 67   

2005  Polish presidential election, 2nd round on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history referendo Sobre a Proibição do Comércio de Armas e Munição no Brasil Guns and Ammo Ban Referendum in Brazil   

2005  Referendum on the merger of the Kamchatka Oblast and the Autonomous District of Koryakia on this day in history.   

2006  Jeffrey Skilling is sentenced to 24 years and 4 months in federal prison on charges relating to the financial collapse of Enron 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 this day in history birth of charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524)   

1543  On October - 23 birth of juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist   

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

1654  Johann Bernhard Staudt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1698  Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde) was born on this day in history.   

1705  Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1713  Peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist was born on October - 23.   

0930  On this day in history death of daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885)   

1260  Death of Koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered on this day in history.   

1450  On this day in history 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  On October - 23 death of michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529)   

1602  Franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57 on October - 23.   

1616  On October - 23 death of leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563)