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 this day in history freddie Marsden, Liverpool, rock drummer (Gerry & The Pacemakers)  

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 this day in history.  

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

1944  On October - 23 soviet army invades Hungary  

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

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

1944  On this day in history hana Brady, Holocaust victim  

1945  On October - 23 jackie Robinson signs Montreal Royal contract  

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

1946  UN General Assembly 2nd session convenes (1st NYC-Flushing Meadows) on October - 23.  

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

1948  Eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1950  Al Jolson, [Asa Yoelson], singer/actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 64 on October - 23.  

1952  Susan Peters, actress (Random Harvest), dies at 31 on October - 23.  

1953  On October - 23 france grants Laos' sovereignty  

1953  Maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism), dies at 83 on October - 23.  

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

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

1954  Henri Zagwijn, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1955  On this day in history 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  On October - 23 revolt against Stalinist policies began in Hungary  

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

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

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

1957  Frederick Burton, actor (One Way Passage), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

1958  Soviet novelist Boris Pasternak, wins Nobel Prize for Literature on this day in history.  

1958  On this day in history uSSR lends money to UAR to build Aswan High Dam  

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1503  Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539) was born on October - 23.  

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

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

1713  On this day in history birth of peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist  

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

1260  On this day in history death of koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered  

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

1616  Death of Leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563) on this day in history.