October 23rd, 1712

Born on October 23rd, 1712

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 113,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 158 days, exactly on December 6th, 2024, people who were born on October 23rd, 1712 will be 114,000 days old!

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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, 1995

The runway show for Alexander McQueen's collection The Hunger was staged at London's Natural History Museum.

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.

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

92

Peter Wilhelm Forchhammer

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

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

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

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

70

Hermann Usener

German classical philologist

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

26

Apache 207

German rapper

*October 23rd, 1997, Ludwigshafen

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

64

Pieter Burman the Younger

Dutch lawyer and philologist (1713-1778)

*October 23rd, 1713, Amsterdam †June 24th, 1778, Wassenaar

85

Jim Bunning

American baseball player and politician

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

51

Maximilian Ulysses Browne

Austrian field marshal

*October 23rd, 1705, Basel †June 26th, 1757, Prague

37

Emilia Clarke

English actress, model and writer

*October 23rd, 1986, London

81

Leszek Kołakowski

Philosopher, historian of ideas

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

69

Ang Lee

Taiwanese director, screenwriter and film producer

*October 23rd, 1954, Chaozhou

59

James Daly

American actor (1918–1978)

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

47

Ryan Reynolds

Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer

*October 23rd, 1976, Vancouver

38

Masiela Lusha

American actress and author

*October 23rd, 1985, Tirana

54

Sanjay Gupta

American neurosurgeon, medical reporter and writer

*October 23rd, 1969, Novi

77

Felix Bloch

Swiss physicist (1905-1983)

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

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Born in 1712

66

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)

*June 28th, 1712, Geneva †July 2nd, 1778, Ermenonville

74

Frederick II of Prussia

King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786

*January 24th, 1712, Berlin †August 17th, 1786, Potsdam

80

Francesco Guardi

Italian painter (1712-1793)

*October 5th, 1712, Venice †January 1st, 1793, Venice

67

Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn

Painter (1712-1780)

*February 14th, 1712, Hamburg †January 24th, 1780, Dresden

51

Francesco Algarotti

Italian philosopher (1712-1764)

*December 11th, 1712, Venice †May 3rd, 1764, Pisa

57

Johann Karl Philipp von Cobenzl

18th-century politician and art collector (K. Cobenzl collection in Brussels)

*July 21st, 1712, Ljubljana †January 27th, 1770, Brussels metropolitan area

45

Johann Gottfried Brendel

German physician

*February 23rd, 1712, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †January 17th, 1758, Göttingen

66

Claude Bourgelat

French veterinary surgeon

*March 27th, 1712, Lyon †January 3rd, 1779, Paris

69

Giacomo Puccini

Italian composer (1712–1781)

*January 26th, 1712, Pescaglia †May 16th, 1781, Lucca

72

Pietro Chiari

Italian playwright (1712-1785)

*December 25th, 1712, Brescia †August 31st, 1785, Brescia

68

John Fothergill

English physician and plant collector (1712–1780)

*March 8th, 1712, Bainbridge †December 26th, 1780, London

74

John Stanley

English composer and organist

*January 17th, 1712, London †May 19th, 1786, London

73

Fernando de Sousa e Silva

Portuguese cardinal (1712-1786)

*November 27th, 1712, Lisbon †April 11th, 1786, Lisbon

58

George Grenville

Prime Minister of Great Britain (1712-1770)

*October 14th, 1712, Westminster †November 13th, 1770, London

67

Joachim Friedrich Henckel

Prussian surgeon

*January 1st, 1712, Pasłęk †January 1st, 1779

47

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm

French soldier

*February 28th, 1712, Nîmes †September 14th, 1759, Quebec City

67

Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine

Austrian general (1712-1780)

*December 12th, 1712, Lunéville †July 4th, 1780, Tervuren

73

Richard Glover

English poet and politician (1712-1785)

*January 1st, 1712, London †November 25th, 1785

83

Sayat-Nova

Armenian musician and poet

*June 14th, 1712, Tbilisi †November 22nd, 1795, Haghpat

71

Carlo Vittorio Amedeo delle Lanze

Italian cardinal

*September 1st, 1712, Turin †January 23rd, 1784, Fruttuaria

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Leap year

Yes: 1712 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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