Historical Events In October - 23

1958  On this day in history de Gaulle offers Algerians defiance "peace of the brave"   

1962  USAF Major Robert A Rushworth takes X-15 to 40,800 m on this day in history.   

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

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

1978  Maybelle Carter, country singer (Johnny Cash Show), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1980  Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin resigns, due to illness on October - 23.   

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  On October - 23 truck bomb in Beirut kills 241 US soldiers   

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

1983  Jessica Savage, Margate NJ, newscaster (NBC Weekend), dies at 36 on October - 23.   

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  On October - 23 edward A Doisy Sr, discoverer of vitamin K (Nobel 1943), dies at 92   

1990  Iraq announces release of 330 French hostages on October - 23.   

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

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

1991  Lance Baker, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

1992  On October - 23 kees Spermon, Dutch painter/graphic artist, dies   

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

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

2005  Polish presidential election, 2nd round on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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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  On this day in history birth of charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524)   

1543  Juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist was born on October - 23.   

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

1654  On this day in history birth of johann Bernhard Staudt, composer   

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

1705  Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on October - 23.   

1713  On this day in history 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 October - 23.   

1450  On this day in history johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70   

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

1550  Death of Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480) on this day in history.   

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.