Famous Personalities Born In October - 23
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
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 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 October - 23.
1654 Johann Bernhard Staudt, composer was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist
1715 On October - 23 birth of peter II Aleksejevitsj, Emperor of Russia (1727-30)
1752 Nicolas Appert, inventor (food canning, bouillon tablet) was born on October - 23.
1762 On October - 23 birth of samuel Morey, American inventor (d. 1843)
1766 On October - 23 birth of emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (d. 1847)
1767 On October - 23 birth of h Benjamin Constant, [de Rebeque], French politician/writer
1771 On October - 23 birth of jean-Andoche Junot, French general (d. 1813)
1773 Pietro Generali, composer was born on this day in history.
1788 Sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston) was born on this day in history.
1790 Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman (d. 1860) was born on this day in history.
1794 On this day in history birth of joseph Panny, composer
1796 On this day in history birth of stefano Franscini, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1857)
1797 On this day in history birth of john J Rochussen, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1845-51)
1801 Gustav Albert Lortzing, composer was born on October - 23.
1805 On October - 23 birth of adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Nachsommer)
1805 On October - 23 birth of john Russell Bartlett, American linguist (d. 1886)
1810 On October - 23 birth of [Sarah] Margaret Fuller Ossoli, US feminist/revolutionary (NY Tribune)
1813 Ludwig Leichhardt, German explorer (d. 1848) was born on this day in history.
1815 On this day in history birth of joão MaurÃcio Wanderley, Brazilian magistrate and politician (d. 1889)
1817 Pierre Athanase Larousse, French lexicographer (d. 1875) was born on October - 23.
1819 Isac Baker Woodbury, composer was born on October - 23.
1820 James Monroe Goggin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1889 was born on October - 23.
1824 Thomas Gamble Pitcher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 was born on October - 23.
1828 Turner Ashby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on October - 23.
1835 On this day in history birth of adlai Stevenson, (D) 23rd VP (1893-97)
1844 On October - 23 birth of louis Riel, Manitoba, leader of insurrection of Metis
1844 Robert S Bridges, England, poet laureate (Eros & Psyche) was born on October - 23.