Page 6: Historical Events In October - 23

1958  De Gaulle offers Algerians defiance "peace of the brave" on this day in history.   

1962  USAF Major Robert A Rushworth takes X-15 to 40,800 m on October - 23.   

1963  Raphael HLAJM Verwilghen, architect/urban developer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history claire McDowell, actress (Big Parade), dies after long illness at 88   

1968  On this day in history kip Keino (Kenya) wins gold medal for 1,500m (3 min 34.9 sec)   

1969  Tommy Edwards, rocker, dies at 47 on October - 23.   

1970  On this day in history gary Gabelich sets auto speed record 622.4 mph (1,002 kph)   

1973  On October - 23 nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge Sirica   

1975  On October - 23 barboura Morris, actor (Wasp Woman, Machine-Gun Kelly), dies at 43   

1976  Leonard Lee, US R&B-singer (Shirley & Lee-I'm Gone), dies at 40 on October - 23.   

1977  On this day in history panamanians vote 2 1 to approve the new Canal treaties   

1977  On this day in history panamanians vote 2:1 to approve the new Canal treaties   

1978  On this day in history maybelle Carter, country singer (Johnny Cash Show), dies at 69   

1980  On this day in history soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin resigns, due to illness   

1981  On October - 23 uS national debt hits $1 trillion   

1982  Jacques Klein, Brazilian pianist, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1983  Suicide terrorist truck bomb kills 243 US personnel in Beirut on October - 23.   

1983  On this day in history truck bomb in Beirut kills 241 US soldiers   

1983  Two million people march in Western European capital cities demonstrating against the deployment of 'Cruise' and 'Pershing' missiles on October - 23.   

1983  On October - 23 jessica Savage, Margate NJ, newscaster (NBC Weekend), dies at 36   

1984  On October - 23 nBC airs BBC footage of Ethiopian famine   

1984  David Gorcey, actor (Angel's Alley), dies at 63 in a diabetic coma on October - 23.   

1986  Edward A Doisy Sr, discoverer of vitamin K (Nobel 1943), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1990  Iraq announces release of 330 French hostages on this day in history.   

1990  On October - 23 louis Althusser, French philosopher, dies   

1991  Dr Jack Kevorkian's suicide machine kills 2 women on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history lance Baker, dies at 31   

1992  On this day in history kees Spermon, Dutch painter/graphic artist, dies   

1994  Robert Lansing, actor (Blade Runner, Equalizer), dies of cancer at 66 on October - 23.   

1996  On October - 23 alexander Kelly, pianist/teacher, dies at 67   

2005  On this day in history polish presidential election, 2nd round.   

2005  Referendo Sobre a Proibição do Comércio de Armas e Munição no Brasil Guns and Ammo Ban Referendum in Brazil on this day in history.   

2005  Referendum on the merger of the Kamchatka Oblast and the Autonomous District of Koryakia on October - 23.   

2006  On this day in history jeffrey Skilling is sentenced to 24 years and 4 months in federal prison on charges relating to the financial collapse of Enron.   

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1503  On October - 23 birth of isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539)   

1516  Charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.   

1543  On October - 23 birth of juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist   

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

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

1698  Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde) was born on October - 23.   

1705  On this day in history birth of maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)   

1713  Peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist was born on this day in history.   

0930  On this day in history death of daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885)   

1260  Death of Koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered on October - 23.   

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

1456  Death of Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386) on October - 23.   

1550  Death of Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480) on October - 23.   

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