Page 5: Historical Events In October - 23

1939  On October - 23 zane Grey, US western writer (Spirit of the Border), dies at 67   

1940  The birth of Pele, Famous Brazilian soccer player on October - 23.   

1940  On October - 23 freddie Marsden, Liverpool, rock drummer (Gerry & The Pacemakers)   

1941  On this day in history walt Disney's "Dumbo" released   

1941  On this day in history colin Milburn, cricketer (England bat whose career was cut short)   

1942  On October - 23 during WW II, Britain launches major offensive at El Alamein, Egypt   

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

1942  Georg Stumme, German general/commandant of African corps, dies on this day in history.   

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

1944  Soviet army invades Hungary on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history 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  Hana Brady, Holocaust victim on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history jackie Robinson signs Montreal Royal contract   

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

1946  On October - 23 uN General Assembly 2nd session convenes (1st NYC-Flushing Meadows)   

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

1948  On this day in history eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer, dies at 71   

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

1952  On October - 23 susan Peters, actress (Random Harvest), dies at 31   

1953  On this day in history france grants Laos' sovereignty   

1953  On October - 23 maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism), dies at 83   

1954  On October - 23 britain, England, France and USSR agree to end occupation of Germany   

1954  Britain, England, France & USSR agree to end occupation of Germany on October - 23.   

1954  On October - 23 henri Zagwijn, composer, dies at 76   

1955  Dominican League moves to winter baseball for 1st time on this day in history.   

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

1956  Revolt against Stalinist policies began in Hungary on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history 1st video recording on magnetic tape televised coast-to-coast   

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

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

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

1958  On this day in history soviet novelist Boris Pasternak, wins Nobel Prize for Literature   

1958  USSR lends money to UAR to build Aswan High Dam on October - 23.   

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

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

1634  On October - 23 birth of hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715)   

1654  On October - 23 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 this day in history.   

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

0930  Death of Daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885) on October - 23.   

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

1450  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1456  On this day in history death of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386)   

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

1581  Death of Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529) on this day in history.   

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

1616  On this day in history death of leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563)