Page 5: Historical Events In October - 23

1939  Zane Grey, US western writer (Spirit of the Border), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1940  The birth of Pele, Famous Brazilian soccer player on this day in history.   

1940  Freddie Marsden, Liverpool, rock drummer (Gerry & The Pacemakers) on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history walt Disney's "Dumbo" released   

1941  On this day in history colin Milburn, cricketer (England bat whose career was cut short)   

1942  On October - 23 during WW II, Britain launches major offensive at El Alamein, Egypt   

1942  On October - 23 1st ships of invasion fleet to Morocco leave Norfolk   

1942  Georg Stumme, German general/commandant of African corps, dies on October - 23.   

1943  On this day in history 1st Jewish transport out of Rome reaches camp Birkenau   

1944  Soviet army invades Hungary on this day in history.   

1944  On October - 23 the largest naval battle in the history of warfare was fought near Leyte Gulf in the Philippines on Oct 23-26, 1944   

1944  1st Central Kitchen opens in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1944  On October - 23 hana Brady, Holocaust victim   

1945  Jackie Robinson signs Montreal Royal contract on this day in history.   

1946  On October - 23 uN General Assembly 2nd session convenes (First NYC) (Flushing Meadows)   

1946  On October - 23 uN General Assembly 2nd session convenes (1st NYC-Flushing Meadows)   

1947  On October - 23 nAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World" presented to UN   

1948  On October - 23 eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer, dies at 71   

1950  On this day in history al Jolson, [Asa Yoelson], singer/actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 64   

1952  Susan Peters, actress (Random Harvest), dies at 31 on October - 23.   

1953  On this day in history france grants Laos' sovereignty   

1953  Maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1954  On October - 23 britain, England, France and USSR agree to end occupation of Germany   

1954  Britain, England, France & USSR agree to end occupation of Germany on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history henri Zagwijn, composer, dies at 76   

1955  Dominican League moves to winter baseball for 1st time on this day in history.   

1956  On October - 23 first video recording on magnetic tape televised coast-to-coast   

1956  On this day in history revolt against Stalinist policies began in Hungary   

1956  On October - 23 1st video recording on magnetic tape televised coast-to-coast   

1957  First test firing of Vanguard satellite launch vehicle, TV-3 on this day in history.   

1957  1st test firing of Vanguard satellite launch vehicle, TV-3 on October - 23.   

1957  Frederick Burton, actor (One Way Passage), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1958  Soviet novelist Boris Pasternak, wins Nobel Prize for Literature on this day in history.   

1958  USSR lends money to UAR to build Aswan High Dam on October - 23.   

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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 this day in history.   

1654  On this day in history birth of johann Bernhard Staudt, composer   

1698  On October - 23 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   

0930  Death of Daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885) on October - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

1581  Death of Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529) on this day in history.   

1602  On October - 23 franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57   

1616  Death of Leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563) on this day in history.