Page 6: Historical Events In October - 23

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

1962  On October - 23 uSAF Major Robert A Rushworth takes X-15 to 40,800 m   

1963  On October - 23 raphael HLAJM Verwilghen, architect/urban developer, dies at 78   

1966  Claire McDowell, actress (Big Parade), dies after long illness at 88 on this day in history.   

1968  Kip Keino (Kenya) wins gold medal for 1,500m (3 min 34.9 sec) on October - 23.   

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

1970  Gary Gabelich sets auto speed record 622.4 mph (1,002 kph) on this day in history.   

1973  Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge Sirica on October - 23.   

1975  Barboura Morris, actor (Wasp Woman, Machine-Gun Kelly), dies at 43 on October - 23.   

1976  Leonard Lee, US R&B-singer (Shirley & Lee-I'm Gone), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1977  Panamanians vote 2 1 to approve the new Canal treaties on this day in history.   

1977  Panamanians vote 2:1 to approve the new Canal treaties on October - 23.   

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

1980  Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin resigns, due to illness on this day in history.   

1981  US national debt hits $1 trillion on this day in history.   

1982  On October - 23 jacques Klein, Brazilian pianist, dies at 52   

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

1983  Truck bomb in Beirut kills 241 US soldiers on this day in history.   

1983  Two million people march in Western European capital cities demonstrating against the deployment of 'Cruise' and 'Pershing' missiles on this day in history.   

1983  Jessica Savage, Margate NJ, newscaster (NBC Weekend), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history 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 October - 23.   

1990  On this day in history iraq announces release of 330 French hostages   

1990  Louis Althusser, French philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

1991  On October - 23 dr Jack Kevorkian's suicide machine kills 2 women   

1991  Lance Baker, dies at 31 on October - 23.   

1992  Kees Spermon, Dutch painter/graphic artist, dies on this day in history.   

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

1996  On this day in history alexander Kelly, pianist/teacher, dies at 67   

2005  On October - 23 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 October - 23.   

2005  On this day in history referendum on the merger of the Kamchatka Oblast and the Autonomous District of Koryakia.   

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

1516  On October - 23 birth of charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524)   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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 October - 23 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 October - 23.   

1602  Franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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