What are the important events that happened on October 23? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 23: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 23 is the 297th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 69 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 10, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,827,360 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaenneacontaheptagon’ day.
Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 98 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,324 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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October 23 Historical Events
- 502 –The Synodus Palmaris, called by Gothic king Theodoric the Great, discharges Pope Symmachus of all charges, thus ending the schism of Antipope Laurentius.
- 1915 –Woman’s suffrage: In New York City, 25,000-33,000 women march on Fifth Avenue to advocate their right to vote.
- 1917 –Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
- 1929 –The first North American transcontinental air service begins between New York City and Los Angeles, California.
- 1942 –World War II: Second Battle of El Alamein: – At El Alamein in northern Egypt, the British Eighth Army under Field Marshal Montgomery begins a critical offensive to expel the Axis armies from Egypt.
- 1942 –World War II: The Battle for Henderson Field begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on October 26.
- 1944 –World War II: The Soviet Red Army enters Hungary.
- 1946 –The United Nations General Assembly convenes for the first time, at an auditorium in Flushing, Queens, New York City.
- 1972 –Operation Linebacker, a US bombing campaign against North Vietnam in response to its Easter Offensive, ends after five months.
- 2004 –A powerful earthquake and its aftershocks hit Niigata prefecture, northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated.
Who were born on October 23?
- 1698 –Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (d. 1782)
- 1817 –Pierre Athanase Larousse, French lexicographer (d. 1875)
- 1869 –John Heisman, American football player and coach (d. 1936)
- 1925 –Manos Hadjidakis, Greek composer (d. 1994)
- 1951 –Fatmir Sejdiu, former (2nd) President of Kosovo
- 1960 –Randy Pausch, American computer science professor, author (d. 2008)
- 1965 –Al Leiter, American baseball player
- 1977 –Brad Haddin, Australian cricket player
- 1984 –Meghan McCain, American author and daughter of John McCain
- 1991 –Princess Mako of Akishino of Japan
Who died on October 23?
- 42 BC –Marcus Junius Brutus, Roman senator (b. 85 BC)
- 1581 –Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529)
- 1910 –Chulalongkorn, King of Thailand (b. 1853)
- 1942 –Ralph Rainger, American composer (b. 1901)
- 1959 –Gerda Lundequist, Swedish actress (b. 1871)
- 1984 –Oskar Werner, Austrian actor (b. 1922)
- 1989 –Armida, Mexican actress (b. 1911)
- 2000 –Rodney Anoa'i aka Yokozuna, Samoan-American professional wrestler (b. 1966)
- 2001 –Ronald William “Josh” Kirby, British artist (b. 1928)
- 2007 –Lim Goh Tong, Malaysian-born Chinese businessman (b. 1918)
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