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 this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history freddie Marsden, Liverpool, rock drummer (Gerry & The Pacemakers)   

1941  Walt Disney's "Dumbo" released on October - 23.   

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  On this day in history 1st ships of invasion fleet to Morocco leave Norfolk   

1942  Georg Stumme, German general/commandant of African corps, dies on October - 23.   

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

1944  1st Central Kitchen opens in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1944  Hana Brady, Holocaust victim on October - 23.   

1945  Jackie Robinson signs Montreal Royal contract on October - 23.   

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

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

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

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 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 this day in history.   

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

1955  On October - 23 dominican League moves to winter baseball for 1st time   

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

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

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

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

1958  Soviet novelist Boris Pasternak, wins Nobel Prize for Literature on October - 23.   

1958  USSR lends money to UAR to build Aswan High Dam on this day in history.   

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1503  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1654  Johann Bernhard Staudt, composer was born on October - 23.   

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 October - 23 birth of peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist   

0930  On October - 23 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  On this day in history death of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386)   

1550  On this day in history death of tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480)   

1581  On this day in history death of michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529)   

1602  On this day in history franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57   

1616  Death of Leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563) on October - 23.