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

1966  On October - 23 claire McDowell, actress (Big Parade), dies after long illness at 88   

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

1969  On October - 23 tommy Edwards, rocker, dies at 47   

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  Barboura Morris, actor (Wasp Woman, Machine-Gun Kelly), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

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 October - 23.   

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

1978  Maybelle Carter, country singer (Johnny Cash Show), dies at 69 on October - 23.   

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

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

1982  Jacques Klein, Brazilian pianist, dies at 52 on October - 23.   

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

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 October - 23.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1986  Edward A Doisy Sr, discoverer of vitamin K (Nobel 1943), dies at 92 on October - 23.   

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

1990  Louis Althusser, French philosopher, dies on October - 23.   

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  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  Alexander Kelly, pianist/teacher, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

2005  On this day in history 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 October - 23.   

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

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

1634  On this day in history birth of hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715)   

1654  On October - 23 birth of johann Bernhard Staudt, composer   

1698  On this day in history birth of ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)   

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  Death of Daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885) on this day in history.   

1260  On this day in history death of koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1450  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70 on October - 23.   

1456  On this day in history death of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386)   

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

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 this day in history death of leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563)