Famous Personalities Born In October - 23
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
1503 On this day in history birth of isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539) 

1516 On this day in history birth of charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524) 

1543 On this day in history 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 On October - 23 birth of johann Bernhard Staudt, composer 

1698 On this day in history 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 

1715 On this day in history birth of peter II Aleksejevitsj, Emperor of Russia (1727-30) 

1752 On this day in history birth of nicolas Appert, inventor (food canning, bouillon tablet) 

1762 Samuel Morey, American inventor (d. 1843) was born on this day in history. 

1766 On this day in history birth of emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (d. 1847) 

1767 On October - 23 birth of h Benjamin Constant, [de Rebeque], French politician/writer 

1771 On this day in history birth of jean-Andoche Junot, French general (d. 1813) 

1773 On this day in history birth of pietro Generali, composer 

1788 Sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston) was born on October - 23. 

1790 On October - 23 birth of chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman (d. 1860) 

1794 Joseph Panny, composer was born on October - 23. 

1796 Stefano Franscini, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1857) was born on this day in history. 

1797 On this day in history birth of john J Rochussen, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1845-51) 

1801 On October - 23 birth of gustav Albert Lortzing, composer 

1805 On this day in history birth of adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Nachsommer) 

1805 John Russell Bartlett, American linguist (d. 1886) was born on this day in history. 

1810 [Sarah] Margaret Fuller Ossoli, US feminist/revolutionary (NY Tribune) was born on this day in history. 

1813 Ludwig Leichhardt, German explorer (d. 1848) was born on October - 23. 

1815 On October - 23 birth of joão MaurÃcio Wanderley, Brazilian magistrate and politician (d. 1889) 

1817 On October - 23 birth of pierre Athanase Larousse, French lexicographer (d. 1875) 

1819 Isac Baker Woodbury, composer was born on this day in history. 

1820 On October - 23 birth of james Monroe Goggin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1889 

1824 On October - 23 birth of thomas Gamble Pitcher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 

1828 On October - 23 birth of turner Ashby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 

1835 On this day in history birth of adlai Stevenson, (D) 23rd VP (1893-97) 

1844 On this day in history birth of louis Riel, Manitoba, leader of insurrection of Metis 

1844 Robert S Bridges, England, poet laureate (Eros & Psyche) was born on this day in history. 

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