Page 3: Historical Events In October - 23

1869  Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1871  Columbia and Sappho (US) beat Livonia (UK) in 3rd America's Cup on this day in history.   

1871  Columbia & Sappho (US) beat Livonia (UK) in 3rd America's Cup on this day in history.   

1872  Theophile Gautier, French poet/writer/historian/critic, dies at 61 on October - 23.   

1876  New Orleans Mint reopens as an assay office on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history una O'Connor, Belfast Ireland, actress (David Copperfield)   

1884  1st World Series OKed by AA, Providence (NL) beats NY Mets (AA) 6-0 on October - 23.   

1886  On October - 23 st Louis Browns win World Championship by beating Chicago 4-3 in 10   

1886  Johann Nepomuk Kafka, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1888  Pelham Bay Park in Bronx, vested on this day in history.   

1890  Opera "Prince Igor" is produced (St Petersburg) on this day in history.   

1890  Karel M M Verlat, Flemish painter/graphic artist, dies on October - 23.   

1892  Mehemed Emin Pasja, German explorer, murdered at 52 on this day in history.   

1893  On October - 23 c Dazey's "In Old Kentucky" premieres in NYC (27 seasons)   

1893  Jean Absil, Belgian composer (Peau d'Ane) on October - 23.   

1899  On October - 23 lilyan Tashman, Brooklyn NY, actor (Bulldog Drummond)   

1899  On this day in history w Penn Symons, British gen-maj, dies in battle   

1900  Douglas Jardine, cricketer (England's Bodyline captain) on October - 23.   

1901  On this day in history georg von Siemens, founder (Deutsche Bank), dies   

1902  On October - 23 otmar Nussio, composer   

1903  On October - 23 milford Dolliole, pioneer jazz drummer   

1903  Francis Ellingwood Abbot, theologian (Scientific Theism), dies at 66 on October - 23.   

1905  Edward Milton Royle's "Squaw Man," premieres in NYC on October - 23.   

1905  Alexander Shamil'yevich Melik-Pashayev, composer on October - 23.   

1906  On October - 23 gertrude Ederle, NYC, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1924)   

1910  Blanche Scott became First woman solo a public airplane flight on this day in history.   

1910  On October - 23 blanche Scott became 1st woman solo a public airplane flight   

1910  On this day in history hayden Rorke, Bkln NY, actor (Dr Bellows-I Dream of Jeannie)   

1914  Frank (Bruiser) Kinard, NFL, AAFC tackle (Bkln, NY Yankees) on this day in history.   

1915  25,000 women march in NYC, demanding right to vote on this day in history.   

1915  1st national horseshoe throwing championship (Kellerton, Iowa) on this day in history.   

1915  W G Grace, British cricketer, dies on this day in history.   

1917  The Canadian Railway War Board holds its first meeting in the Canadian Pacific Boardroom in Windsor Station, Montreal. The name was changed to the Railway Association of Canada in 1919. The RAC represents the interests of all railways operating in Canada on this day in history.   

1917  1st Infantry division "Big Red One" shoots 1st US shot in WW I on this day in history.   

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1503  On this day in history birth of isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539)   

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  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 October - 23.   

0930  Death of Daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885) on this day in history.   

1260  Death of Koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered on this day in history.   

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

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

1550  On October - 23 death of tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480)   

1581  On this day in history death of michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529)   

1602  Franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history death of leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563)