October 23rd, 1950

Born on October 23rd, 1950

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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, 1950

73

Guy Bleus

Belgian artist

*October 23rd, 1950, Hasselt

73

Harry Sacksioni

Dutch musician

*October 23rd, 1950, Amsterdam

73

Lothar Doering

German handball player

*October 23rd, 1950, Potsdam

73

Fidèle Agbatchi

Catholic archbishop

*October 23rd, 1950, Savé

71

Wiesław Hartman

Equestrian

*October 23rd, 1950, Kwidzyn †November 24th, 2021, Kwidzyn

71

Wolf Muser

German actor

*October 23rd, 1950, Esslingen am Neckar †March 30th, 2022

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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

69

Ang Lee

Taiwanese director, screenwriter and film producer

*October 23rd, 1954, Chaozhou

26

Apache 207

German rapper

*October 23rd, 1997, Ludwigshafen

64

"Weird Al" Yankovic

American musician and actor (born 1959)

*October 23rd, 1959, Downey

72

Fatmir Sejdiu

President of Kosovo

*October 23rd, 1951, Pakashtica e Epërme

72

Michael Rupert

American singer-actor

*October 23rd, 1951, Denver

85

Jim Bunning

American baseball player and politician

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

70

Guri Hjeltnes

Norwegian historian and journalist

*October 23rd, 1953, Stavanger

66

Paul Kagame

Rwandan politician, 4th and current President of Rwanda

*October 23rd, 1957, Ruhango

29

Margaret Qualley

American actress (born 1994)

*October 23rd, 1994, Kalispell

70

Marek Chołoniewski

Polish composer and music educator

*October 23rd, 1953, Kraków

54

Sanjay Gupta

American neurosurgeon, medical reporter and writer

*October 23rd, 1969, Novi

81

Leszek Kołakowski

Philosopher, historian of ideas

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

70

Hermann Usener

German classical philologist

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

72

Charly García

Argentine singer-songwriter and musician

*October 23rd, 1951, Buenos Aires

47

Ryan Reynolds

Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer

*October 23rd, 1976, Vancouver

64

Anita Roddick

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

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

64

Sam Raimi

American filmmaker (born 1959)

*October 23rd, 1959, Royal Oak

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Born in 1950

67

Jeff Lowe

American mountain climber

*September 13th, 1950, Ogden †August 24th, 2018, Colorado

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

66

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

73

Øivind Blunck

Norwegian actor and comedian

*December 28th, 1950, Norway

73

Wayne Eagling

Canadian ballet dancer

*November 27th, 1950, Montreal

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

73

Pedro Barceló

Spanish historian of classical antiquity

*April 30th, 1950, Vinaròs

70

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson

Icelandic football player (1950-2021)

*September 3rd, 1950, Reykjavík †January 24th, 2021, Glasgow

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

73

Ed Harris

American actor and director (born 1950)

*November 28th, 1950, Englewood

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

73

Harriet Walter

British actress (born 1950)

*September 24th, 1950, London

74

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

74

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

74

Debbie Allen

American actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, singer, and dancer

*January 16th, 1950, Houston

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