October 23rd, 1240

Born on October 23rd, 1240

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 286,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 816 days, exactly on August 4th, 2026, people who were born on October 23rd, 1240 will be 287,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 23rd?

October 23rd, 2022

Myanmar civil war: Burmese military forces launched airstrikes that killed at least 80 concertgoers in Kachin State.

October 23rd, 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.

October 23rd, 2001

Grand Theft Auto III was released, helping to popularize open-world and mature-content video games.

October 23rd, 1972

Vietnam War: Operation Linebacker, a U.S. bombing campaign against North Vietnam in response to its Easter Offensive, ended after five months.

October 23rd, 1956

The Hungarian Revolution began as a peaceful student demonstration that attracted thousands while marching through central Budapest to the parliament building.

October 23rd, 1942

World War II: Japanese troops began an unsuccessful attempt to recapture Henderson Field on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands from American forces.

October 23rd, 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.

October 23rd, 1906

Alberto Santos-Dumont flew his biplane 14-bis for 50 metres (160 ft) at an altitude of about four metres (13 ft).

October 23rd, 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.

October 23rd, 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.

October 23rd, 1295

The first treaty forming the Auld Alliance between Scotland and France against England is signed in Paris.

October 23rd, 1157

The Battle of Grathe Heath ends the Danish Civil War.

October 23rd, 1086

Spanish Reconquista: At the Battle of Sagrajas, the Almoravids defeats the Castilians, but are unable to take advantage of their victory.

October 23rd, 0502

The Synodus Palmaris, called by Gothic king Theoderic, absolves Pope Symmachus of all charges, thus ending the schism of Antipope Laurentius.

October 23rd, 0425

Valentinian III is elevated as Roman emperor at the age of six.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 23rd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 23rd?

33

Stan Walker

New Zealand singer, actor, and television personality

*October 23rd, 1990, Melbourne

36

Milan Borjan

Canadian association football player

*October 23rd, 1987, Knin

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

26

Apache 207

German rapper

*October 23rd, 1997, Ludwigshafen

70

Hermann Usener

German classical philologist

*October 23rd, 1834, Weilburg †October 21st, 1905, Bonn

92

Peter Wilhelm Forchhammer

German classical scholar, classical archaeologist and politician (1801-1894)

*October 23rd, 1801, Husum †January 8th, 1894, Kiel

29

Margaret Qualley

American actress (born 1994)

*October 23rd, 1994, Kalispell

66

Paul Kagame

Rwandan politician, 4th and current President of Rwanda

*October 23rd, 1957, Ruhango

64

"Weird Al" Yankovic

American musician and actor (born 1959)

*October 23rd, 1959, Downey

19

Ferdinand de la Cerda

Castilian infante

*October 23rd, 1255, Valladolid †June 25th, 1275, Ciudad Real

37

Emilia Clarke

English actress, model and writer

*October 23rd, 1986, London

85

Jim Bunning

American baseball player and politician

*October 23rd, 1931, Southgate †May 26th, 2017, Edgewood

69

Ang Lee

Taiwanese director, screenwriter and film producer

*October 23rd, 1954, Chaozhou

81

Leszek Kołakowski

Philosopher, historian of ideas

*October 23rd, 1927, Radom †July 17th, 2009, Oxford

47

Ryan Reynolds

Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer

*October 23rd, 1976, Vancouver

59

James Daly

American actor (1918–1978)

*October 23rd, 1918, Wisconsin Rapids †July 3rd, 1978, Nyack

38

Masiela Lusha

American actress and author

*October 23rd, 1985, Tirana

54

Sanjay Gupta

American neurosurgeon, medical reporter and writer

*October 23rd, 1969, Novi

31

Álvaro Morata

Spanish association football player

*October 23rd, 1992, Madrid

77

Felix Bloch

Swiss physicist (1905-1983)

*October 23rd, 1905, Zürich †September 10th, 1983, Zürich

59

Gianni Rodari

Italian writer and journalist

*October 23rd, 1920, Omegna †April 14th, 1980, Rome

55

LaVar Ball

American businessman and former professional football player

*October 23rd, 1968, Los Angeles

64

Ignatius of Loyola

Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)

*October 23rd, 1491, Holy House †July 31st, 1556, Rome

64

Sam Raimi

American filmmaker (born 1959)

*October 23rd, 1959, Royal Oak

68

Ellie Greenwich

American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer (1940-2009)

*October 23rd, 1940, Brooklyn †August 26th, 2009, Upper West Side

64

Anita Roddick

British business woman, founder of The Body Shop (1942-2007)

*October 23rd, 1942, Littlehampton †September 10th, 2007, Chichester

33

Jesper Hansen

Danish cyclist, born 1990

*October 23rd, 1990, Copenhagen

99

Ned Rorem

American composer and diarist

*October 23rd, 1923, Richmond †November 18th, 2022, New York City

59

Robert Trujillo

American bass guitarist

*October 23rd, 1964, Santa Monica

64

Nancy Grace

American legal commentator, television host, television journalist, and former prosecutor

*October 23rd, 1959, Macon

54

Trudi Canavan

Australian writer

*October 23rd, 1969, Melbourne

51

Dominika Paleta

Polish-Mexican actress

*October 23rd, 1972, Kraków

52

Chris Horner

Road bicycle racer

*October 23rd, 1971, Okinawa

78

Maury Yeston

American composer, lyricist and music theorist

*October 23rd, 1945, Jersey City

80

Jean Absil

Belgian composer, organist, and professor (1893-1974)

*October 23rd, 1893, Péruwelz †February 2nd, 1974, Uccle - Ukkel

36

Seo In-guk

South Korean actor and singer

*October 23rd, 1987, Ulsan

70

Guri Hjeltnes

Norwegian historian and journalist

*October 23rd, 1953, Stavanger

49

Grant Imahara

American electrical engineer, roboticist, television host, and actor (1970–2020)

*October 23rd, 1970, Los Angeles †July 13th, 2020, Los Angeles

34

Andriy Yarmolenko

Ukrainian association football player

*October 23rd, 1989, Saint Petersburg

30

Fabinho

Brazilian soccer player (born 1993)

*October 23rd, 1993, Campinas

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Public holidays on October 23rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 23rd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1240 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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