October 23rd, 1787

Born on October 23rd, 1787

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 617 days, exactly on January 3rd, 2026, people who were born on October 23rd, 1787 will be 87,000 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, 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?

92

Peter Wilhelm Forchhammer

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

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

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

70

Hermann Usener

German classical philologist

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

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

29

Margaret Qualley

American actress (born 1994)

*October 23rd, 1994, Kalispell

64

"Weird Al" Yankovic

American musician and actor (born 1959)

*October 23rd, 1959, Downey

85

Jim Bunning

American baseball player and politician

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

81

Leszek Kołakowski

Philosopher, historian of ideas

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

59

James Daly

American actor (1918–1978)

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

69

Ang Lee

Taiwanese director, screenwriter and film producer

*October 23rd, 1954, Chaozhou

37

Emilia Clarke

English actress, model and writer

*October 23rd, 1986, London

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

59

Gianni Rodari

Italian writer and journalist

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

31

Álvaro Morata

Spanish association football player

*October 23rd, 1992, Madrid

66

Paul Kagame

Rwandan politician, 4th and current President of Rwanda

*October 23rd, 1957, Ruhango

Same year
Born in 1787

63

Louis Daguerre

French photographer, inventor of Daguerrotype (1787–1851)

*November 18th, 1787, Cormeilles-en-Parisis †July 10th, 1851, Bry-sur-Marne

84

Michele Carafa

Italian opera composer

*November 17th, 1787, Naples †July 26th, 1872, Paris

86

François Guizot

French historian, orator and statesman (1787–1874)

*October 4th, 1787, Nîmes †September 12th, 1874, Abbey of Val-Richer

39

Joseph von Fraunhofer

Bavarian physicist and optical lens manufacturer

*March 6th, 1787, Straubing †June 7th, 1826, Munich

73

Johan Fredrik Berwald

Swedish musician

*December 4th, 1787, Stockholm †August 26th, 1861, Stockholm

81

Jan Evangelista Purkyně

Czech biologist, physiologist, doctor, inventor and politician (1787–1869)

*December 17th, 1787, Libochovice †July 28th, 1869, Prague

74

Karl von Wachsmann

German writer

*September 27th, 1787, Zielona Góra †August 28th, 1862, Dresden

70

William Daniel Conybeare

English geologist and palaeontologist (1787-1857)

*June 7th, 1787, Horsham †August 12th, 1857, Winchester

44

Rasmus Rask

Danish linguist

*November 22nd, 1787, Brændekilde †November 14th, 1832, Copenhagen

71

Ippolito Cavalcanti

Italian cook (1787-1859)

*September 2nd, 1787, Afragola †March 5th, 1859, Naples

64

Nangklao

Third king of Siam of the Chakri Dynasty

*March 31st, 1787, Grand Palace †April 2nd, 1851, Bangkok

76

Vuk Karadžić

Serbian philologist and linguist

*November 7th, 1787, Tršić †January 26th, 1864, Vienna

77

Christian Ludwig Brehm

German pastor and ornithologist (1787-1864)

*January 24th, 1787, Schönau vor dem Walde †June 23rd, 1864, Renthendorf

69

Ninomiya Sontoku

Japanese philosopher

*September 4th, 1787, Ashigarakami district †November 17th, 1856, Imaichi

63

François Sulpice Beudant

Systematic mineralogist, University of Paris, Paris, France (1787-1850)

*September 5th, 1787, Paris †December 10th, 1850, Paris

47

Thomas Say

American naturalist (1787-1834)

*June 27th, 1787, Philadelphia †October 10th, 1834, New Harmony

72

Johann Gottlob von Quandt

German art collector and artist (1787-1859); collection was sold in 1868

*April 9th, 1787, Leipzig †June 19th, 1859, Dresden

67

Mary Russell Mitford

English author and dramatist (1787–1855)

*December 16th, 1787, City of Winchester †January 10th, 1855, Swallowfield

87

Guillaume Henri Dufour

Swiss army officer, bridge engineer and topographer (1787-1875)

*September 15th, 1787, Constance †July 14th, 1875, Eaux-Vives

78

Martial de Guernon-Ranville

French magistrate and politician (1787-1866)

*May 2nd, 1787, Caen †April 28th, 1866, Ranville

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No: With 365 days 1787 is a normal year and no leap year.

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