October 23rd in History

425 - Valentinian III is elevated as Roman Emperor at the age of 6

1641 - Outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1641.

1642 - Battle of Edgehill: First major battle of the First English Civil War.

1707 - The first Parliament of Great Britain meets.

1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Westport – Union forces under General Samuel R. Curtis defeat Confederate troops led by General Sterling Price at Westport, near Kansas City.

1911 - First use of aircraft in war: An Italian pilot takes off from Libya to observe Turkish army lines during the Turco-Italian War.

1915 - Woman's suffrage: In New York City, 25,000-33,000 women march on Fifth Avenue to advocate their right to vote.

1917 - Lenin calls for the October Revolution.

1929 - Great Depression: After a steady decline in stock market prices since a peak in September, the New York Stock Exchange begins to show signs of panic.

1944 - World War II: The Soviet Red Army enters Hungary.

1946 - The United Nations General Assembly convenes for the first time, at an auditorium in Flushing, Queens, New York City.

1972 - Operation Linebacker, a US bombing campaign against North Vietnam in response to its Easter Offensive, ends after five months.

1989 - The Hungarian Republic is officially declared by president Mátyás Szűrös, replacing the communist Hungarian People's Republic.

1993 - The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb prematurely detonates in the Shankill area of Belfast, killing the bomber and nine civilians. Ulster loyalists retaliate a week later with the Greysteel massacre.

2011 - The Libyan National Transition Council deems the Libyan civil war over.

Famous Birthdays

1503 - Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Spain and Empress of Germany

1516 - Charlotte of Valois, second daughter of King Francis I of France

1634 - Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden

1715 - Tsar Peter II of Russia

1880 - Una O'Connor, actress

1940 - Pelé, footballer

1941 - Igor Smirnov, 1st President of Transnistria

1957 - Paul Kagame, 6th President of Rwanda

1964 - Robert Trujillo, bass player and songwriter

1976 - Ryan Reynolds, actor

1984 - Simone Masini, footballer


1991 - HIH Princess Mako of Akishino of Japan

1992 - Álvaro Morata, footballer