Tukuk-OS📅 October 23
18 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on October 23? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2022 — Myanmar civil war: Burmese military forces launched airstrikes that killed at least 80 concertgoers in Kachin State.
Myanmar civil war (2021–present)Hpakant massacreKachin State
- 2022 — Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif is shot and killed by local police in Kajiado, Kenya.
- 2018 — An escalator accident in Rome left 24 people injured, mostly fans of the CSKA Moscow football team who were in town for a UEFA Champions League match against Roma.
- 2015 — Hurricane Patricia, the most intense tropical cyclone on record in the Western Hemisphere, peaked with maximum sustained winds of 215 mph (345 km/h) south of Mexico.
- 2011 — During the Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix, Marco Simoncelli (pictured) collided with two other riders, resulting in his death due to serious trauma to the head, neck, and chest.
- 2001 — Grand Theft Auto III was released, helping to popularize open-world and mature-content video games.
- 1995 — The runway show for Alexander McQueen's collection The Hunger was staged at London's Natural History Museum.
Alexander McQueenThe Hunger (collection)Natural History Museum, London
- 1972 — Vietnam War: Operation Linebacker, a U.S. bombing campaign against North Vietnam in response to its Easter Offensive, ended after five months.
- 1957 — A screening of Mother India, one of the most influential Indian films in history, was held for President Rajendra Prasad and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru two days before its release.
- 1956 — The Hungarian Revolution began as a peaceful student demonstration that attracted thousands while marching through central Budapest to the parliament building.
Hungarian Revolution of 1956Student activismHungarian Parliament Building
- 1955 — The State of Vietnam voted in a referendum to become a republic.
- 1942 — World War II: Japanese troops began an unsuccessful attempt to recapture Henderson Field on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands from American forces.
World War IIBattle for Henderson FieldHenderson Field (Guadalcanal)
- 1934 — Jeannette Piccard (pictured) piloted a hot-air balloon flight that reached 57,579 feet (17,550 m), becoming the first woman to fly in the stratosphere.
- 1906 — Alberto Santos-Dumont flew his biplane 14-bis for 50 metres (160 ft) at an altitude of about four metres (13 ft).
- 1850 — The inaugural National Women's Rights Convention, presided over by American activist Paulina Wright Davis (pictured), began in Worcester, Massachusetts.
National Women's Rights ConventionPaulina Wright DavisWorcester, Massachusetts
- 1798 — War of the Second Coalition: The Ottoman–Albanian forces of Ali Pasha of Janina defeated French troops and captured the town of Preveza at the Battle of Nicopolis.
- 1641 — Irish Catholic gentry in Ulster tried to seize control of Dublin Castle, the seat of English rule in Ireland, to force concessions to Catholics.
- 1157 — The Battle of Grathe Heath ended the Danish Civil War.
Births
- 2004 — Niccolò Pisilli, Italian footballer
- 2003 — Jacob Bethell, English cricketer
- 2002 — Ningning, Chinese singer
- 1999 — Yui Kobayashi, Japanese idol
- 1998 — Amandla Stenberg, American actress
- 1998 — Jordan Goodwin, American basketball player
- 1997 — Nick Bosa, American football player
- 1997 — Élie Okobo, French basketball player
- 1997 — Jaydn Su'A, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1997 — Minnie, Thai singer
- 1995 — Ireland Baldwin, American model
- 1994 — Margaret Qualley, American actress
Deaths
- 2025 — June Lockhart, American actress (b. 1925)
- 2024 — Geoff Capes, British shot putter and strongman (born 1949)
- 2024 — Gary Indiana, American writer, playwright and poet (born 1950)
- 2024 — Jack Jones, American singer and actor (born 1938)
- 2023 — Aira Samulin, Finnish entrepreneur and dance teacher (born 1927)
- 2023 — Bishan Singh Bedi, Indian cricketer (born 1946)
- 2022 — Adriano Moreira, Portuguese politician, Minister of the Overseas Provinces, President of the CDS – People's Party (born 1922)
- 2020 — Jerry Jeff Walker, American singer-songwriter (born 1942)
- 2018 — Todd Reid, Australian tennis player (born 1984)
- 2017 — Walter Lassally, German cinematographer (born 1926)
- 2016 — Jack Chick, American cartoonist and publisher (born 1924)
- 2016 — Wim van der Voort, Dutch speed skater (born 1923)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Feast of the Most Holy Redeemer
- Christian feast day:
James the Just (i.e. James, brother of Jesus) (Lutheran, Episcopal Church (USA), Eastern Orthodox)
James, brother of JesusLutheranismEpiscopal Church (United States)
- Christian feast day: Æthelflæd of Romsey
- Christian feast day: Allucio of Campugliano
- Christian feast day: Amon of Toul (Diocese of Toul)
- Christian feast day: Boethius
- Christian feast day: Ignatios of Constantinople
- Christian feast day: John of Capistrano
- Christian feast day: Joséphine Leroux
- Christian feast day: Paul Tong Viet Buong
- Christian feast day: Peter Pascual
- Christian feast day: Romain (Romanus) of Rouen
- Christian feast day: Servandus and Cermanus
- Christian feast day: Severin of Cologne
- Christian feast day: Blessed Thomas Thwing
- Christian feast day: October 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Christian feast day: Christmas or the Feast of Señor Noemi (the Child Jesus) in the Apostolic Catholic Church
- Mole Day (International observance)
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