October 23rd, 1905

Born on October 23rd, 1905

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Born on October 23rd, 1905

77

Felix Bloch

Swiss physicist (1905-1983)

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

98

Gertrude Ederle

American swimmer (1906-2003)

*October 23rd, 1905, New York City †November 30th, 2003, Wyckoff

66

Norah Lange

Argentine author (1905–1972)

*October 23rd, 1905, Buenos Aires †August 5th, 1972, Buenos Aires

88

Yen Chia-kan

Former President of Taiwan (1905-1993)

*October 23rd, 1905, Wu County †December 24th, 1993, Taipei

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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

59

James Daly

American actor (1918–1978)

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

70

Hermann Usener

German classical philologist

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

81

Leszek Kołakowski

Philosopher, historian of ideas

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

92

Peter Wilhelm Forchhammer

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

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

85

Jim Bunning

American baseball player and politician

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

64

"Weird Al" Yankovic

American musician and actor (born 1959)

*October 23rd, 1959, Downey

59

Gianni Rodari

Italian writer and journalist

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

29

Margaret Qualley

American actress (born 1994)

*October 23rd, 1994, Kalispell

52

Ib Schønberg

Actor (1902-1955)

*October 23rd, 1902, Copenhagen †September 24th, 1955, Copenhagen

69

Ang Lee

Taiwanese director, screenwriter and film producer

*October 23rd, 1954, Chaozhou

50

Maurice Tillet

French professional wrestler

*October 23rd, 1903, Orenburg Governorate †September 4th, 1954, Chicago

99

Ned Rorem

American composer and diarist

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

37

Emilia Clarke

English actress

*October 23rd, 1986, London

47

Ryan Reynolds

Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer

*October 23rd, 1976, Vancouver

80

Jean Absil

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

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

77

Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena, 2nd Marquis of Luca de Tena

Spanish writer (1897-1975)

*October 23rd, 1897, Madrid †January 11th, 1975, Madrid

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Born in 1905

112

Edelgard Huber von Gersdorff

German supercentenarian

*December 7th, 1905, Gera †April 9th, 2018, Karlsruhe

74

Jean-Paul Sartre

French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)

*June 21st, 1905, Paris †April 15th, 1980, 14th arrondissement of Paris

78

Ulf von Euler

Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist (1905–1983)

*February 7th, 1905, Stockholm †March 9th, 1983, Stockholm

84

Greta Garbo

Swedish-American actress (1905–1990)

*September 18th, 1905, Katarina church parish †April 15th, 1990, New York City

68

Heinz Kähler

German classical archaeologist

*January 21st, 1905, Tetenbüll †January 9th, 1974, Cologne

100

Cilli Wang

Dutch-Austrian dancer and theater maker (1905-2005)

*February 1st, 1905, Vienna †July 10th, 2005, Vienna

56

Dag Hammarskjöld

Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905-1961)

*July 29th, 1905, Jönköping †September 18th, 1961, Ndola

77

Ayn Rand

Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)

*February 2nd, 1905, Saint Petersburg †March 6th, 1982, Manhattan

89

Mildred Natwick

American actress

*June 19th, 1905, Baltimore †October 25th, 1994, New York City

84

Ernst Kuzorra

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1905, Gelsenkirchen †January 1st, 1990, Gelsenkirchen

63

Erika Mann

German actress and writer (1905-1969)

*November 9th, 1905, Munich †August 27th, 1969, Zürich

88

Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Doctor, Ivorian politician, first president of Côte d'Ivoire (1905-1993)

*October 18th, 1905, N’Gokro †December 7th, 1993, Yamoussoukro

66

Louis Armand

French engineer, inventor, administrator, and resistance fighter (1905-1971)

*January 17th, 1905, Cruseilles †August 30th, 1971, Villers-sur-Mer

88

Myrna Loy

American actress (1905–1993)

*August 2nd, 1905, Helena †December 14th, 1993, New York City

50

Robert Newton

English stage and film actor

*June 1st, 1905, Shaftesbury †March 25th, 1956, Beverly Hills

77

Henry Fonda

American actor (1905–1982)

*May 16th, 1905, Grand Island †August 12th, 1982, Los Angeles

78

Mikhail Sholokhov

Soviet writer (1905-1984)

*May 11th, 1905, Kruzhilin †February 21st, 1984, Vyoshenskaya

85

Carl David Anderson

American physicist

*September 3rd, 1905, New York City †January 11th, 1991, San Marino

69

Guy Mollet

French politician (1905-1975)

*December 31st, 1905, Flers †October 3rd, 1975, 7th arrondissement of Paris

83

Giacinto Scelsi

Italian composer and poet (1905-1988)

*January 8th, 1905, La Spezia †August 9th, 1988, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1905 is a normal year and no leap year.

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