Page 5: Historical Events In October - 23

1939  On October - 23 zane Grey, US western writer (Spirit of the Border), dies at 67   

1940  On October - 23 the birth of Pele, Famous Brazilian soccer player   

1940  Freddie Marsden, Liverpool, rock drummer (Gerry & The Pacemakers) on October - 23.   

1941  Walt Disney's "Dumbo" released on this day in history.   

1941  Colin Milburn, cricketer (England bat whose career was cut short) on this day in history.   

1942  During WW II, Britain launches major offensive at El Alamein, Egypt on October - 23.   

1942  On this day in history 1st ships of invasion fleet to Morocco leave Norfolk   

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

1943  On October - 23 1st Jewish transport out of Rome reaches camp Birkenau   

1944  On this day in history soviet army invades Hungary   

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

1944  On October - 23 1st Central Kitchen opens in Amsterdam   

1944  On this day in history hana Brady, Holocaust victim   

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

1946  On this day in history uN General Assembly 2nd session convenes (First NYC) (Flushing Meadows)   

1946  UN General Assembly 2nd session convenes (1st NYC-Flushing Meadows) on October - 23.   

1947  On this day in history nAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World" presented to UN   

1948  Eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer, dies at 71 on October - 23.   

1950  Al Jolson, [Asa Yoelson], singer/actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 64 on October - 23.   

1952  On October - 23 susan Peters, actress (Random Harvest), dies at 31   

1953  On October - 23 france grants Laos' sovereignty   

1953  On October - 23 maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism), dies at 83   

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 October - 23.   

1954  On October - 23 henri Zagwijn, composer, dies at 76   

1955  On this day in history dominican League moves to winter baseball for 1st time   

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

1956  Revolt against Stalinist policies began in Hungary on October - 23.   

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 October - 23.   

1957  On this day in history 1st test firing of Vanguard satellite launch vehicle, TV-3   

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 October - 23.   

1958  On this day in history uSSR lends money to UAR to build Aswan High Dam   

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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  On this day in history birth of charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524)   

1543  Juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist was born on this day in history.   

1634  On October - 23 birth of hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715)   

1654  On this day in history 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  On October - 23 birth of peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist   

0930  On October - 23 death of daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885)   

1260  Death of Koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered on October - 23.   

1450  On this day in history johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70   

1456  Death of Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386) on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history death of tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480)   

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

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

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