Historical Events In October - 23

1939  Zane Grey, US western writer (Spirit of the Border), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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 October - 23 walt Disney's "Dumbo" released  

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

1942  During WW II, Britain launches major offensive at El Alamein, Egypt on October - 23.  

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

1942  On October - 23 georg Stumme, German general/commandant of African corps, dies  

1943  On this day in history 1st Jewish transport out of Rome reaches camp Birkenau  

1944  On October - 23 soviet army invades Hungary  

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  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 October - 23.  

1946  UN General Assembly 2nd session convenes (1st NYC-Flushing Meadows) on this day in history.  

1947  On this day in history nAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World" presented to UN  

1948  Eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer, dies at 71 on October - 23.  

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

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 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  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  Dominican League moves to winter baseball for 1st time on October - 23.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1957  1st test firing of Vanguard satellite launch vehicle, TV-3 on October - 23.  

1957  On this day in history frederick Burton, actor (One Way Passage), dies at 86  

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  On October - 23 birth of isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539)  

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1705  On October - 23 birth of maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)  

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

1450  On October - 23 johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70  

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  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)