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  Claire McDowell, actress (Big Parade), dies after long illness at 88 on October - 23.   

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

1969  Tommy Edwards, rocker, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

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

1981  US national debt hits $1 trillion on October - 23.   

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

1983  On this day in history suicide terrorist truck bomb kills 243 US personnel in Beirut   

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  Jessica Savage, Margate NJ, newscaster (NBC Weekend), dies at 36 on October - 23.   

1984  NBC airs BBC footage of Ethiopian famine on October - 23.   

1984  David Gorcey, actor (Angel's Alley), dies at 63 in a diabetic coma on this day in history.   

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

1990  On October - 23 iraq announces release of 330 French hostages   

1990  On this day in history louis Althusser, French philosopher, dies   

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

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

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

1994  On October - 23 robert Lansing, actor (Blade Runner, Equalizer), dies of cancer at 66   

1996  Alexander Kelly, pianist/teacher, dies at 67 on October - 23.   

2005  On October - 23 polish presidential election, 2nd round.   

2005  On October - 23 referendo Sobre a Proibição do Comércio de Armas e Munição no Brasil Guns and Ammo Ban Referendum in Brazil   

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

2006  Jeffrey Skilling is sentenced to 24 years and 4 months in federal prison on charges relating to the financial collapse of Enron on October - 23.   

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1503  Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.   

1516  Charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524) was born on October - 23.   

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  On October - 23 birth of johann Bernhard Staudt, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

0930  On October - 23 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 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 October - 23 franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57   

1616  On October - 23 death of leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563)