Page 6: Historical Events In October - 23

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

1962  On this day in history uSAF Major Robert A Rushworth takes X-15 to 40,800 m   

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  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 this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history barboura Morris, actor (Wasp Woman, Machine-Gun Kelly), dies at 43   

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

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

1977  On October - 23 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  US national debt hits $1 trillion on October - 23.   

1982  On this day in history 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 October - 23 truck bomb in Beirut kills 241 US soldiers   

1983  On October - 23 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 this day in history.   

1984  NBC airs BBC footage of Ethiopian famine on this day in history.   

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

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  Louis Althusser, French philosopher, dies on October - 23.   

1991  On this day in history dr Jack Kevorkian's suicide machine kills 2 women   

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

1992  Kees Spermon, Dutch painter/graphic artist, dies on October - 23.   

1994  On this day in history robert Lansing, actor (Blade Runner, Equalizer), dies of cancer at 66   

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

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  On October - 23 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 this day in history.   

1516  On October - 23 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 October - 23 birth of johann Bernhard Staudt, composer   

1698  On October - 23 birth of ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)   

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