October 23: Zodiac, Trivia, Birthdays and Holidays

October 23rd marks the 296th day of the Gregorian calendar year (or the 297th in case of leap years). There are 69 days remaining until the end of the year. People born on this day are under the sign of Scorpio. Famous birthdays on this day include Ryan Reynolds (1976), Emilia Clarke (1986) and Johnny Carson (1925).
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Holidays

Chemistry: Mole Day
Astrology: First day of sun sign Scorpio in Western tropical astrology.
Hungary - National Day (revolution of 1956 and the proclamation of the Republic of Hungary in 1989)
Also see October 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
R.C. Saints - Saint Giovanni da Capistrano; Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
French Republican Calendar - CTleri (Celery) Day, second day in the Month of Brumaire
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Events

2018 Ancient Black Sea Shipwrecks: A team of scientists who work in the Black Sea reported on the discovery of a Classical Greek trade ship that was built around 400 BC. It is the oldest intact shipwreck.
2017 Battle of Marawi: After 5 months of fighting, the Philippines Armed Forces announces an end of military operations in Marawi's southern region.
2016 Yemeni Civil War (2015-present). Saudi Arabian-led air strikes on Yemeni capital Sana'a continue after a cease-fire.
2015 Boko Haram: At least 33 people were killed in suicide bombings at mosques in Yola and Maiduguri, both northeast Nigerian cities.
2014 Hamas member intentionally strikes pedestrians at a train station in Jerusalem with his car, killing a baby 3 months old.
2013 Syrian civil war: The Al-Nusra Front seizes the Syriac Orthodox Village of Sadad. At least 9 people are killed and heavy fighting breaks out with Syrian Army forces. (Reuters) Syrian rebels attacked a gas pipeline near Damascus International Airport, causing a power outage across the country.
2012 An Israeli artillery strike in the northern Gaza Strip has resulted in at least one death and two more injuries.
2011 An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 Msubw/sub struck eastern Turkey, near Van. It killed 604 people and damaged about 2,200 buildings.
2010 Preparing for the Seoul summit finance ministers from the G-20 agree on reforming the International Monetary Fund.
2009 More than 200 African Roman Catholic bishops release a 12-page document calling for the resignation of corrupt leaders on the continent and urging them to repent.
2008 New York City Council votes 29-22 for extending the term limit on Mayor Bloomberg's office to three consecutive four year terms, instead of two consecutive four-year terms. This allows Michael Bloomberg, the current mayor of New York City to run again for office in the November 2009 mayoral election.
2007 Space Shuttle Discovery successfully launches on mission STS-120.
2006 Jeffrey Skilling was sentenced to 24 years, four months in US federal Prison on fraud and insider trading charges related to Enron's financial collapse.
2005 Avian influenza: The Swedish National Veterinary Institute reported that a dead duck was found near Stockholm with an undetermined strain.
2004 The powerful earthquake and its aftermaths struck Niigata Prefecture in northern Japan. It killed 35 people and injured 2,200. 85,000 were left homeless or evacuated.
2003 Luis A. Ferre (third Democratically Elected Governor, Puerto Rico) dies at the age of 99.
2002 Moscow Theatre Siege: Around 700 theater-goers are taken hostage by Chechen terrorists who seize the Moscow House of Culture theatre.
2001 Apple Computer unveils the iPod portable music player. It has a 5 GB hard drive and FireWire ports. The price is US$399.
2000 Madeleine Albright, American Secretary of State, holds talks with Kim Jong Il.
1998 Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat reach a ''land for peace'' agreement.
1997 Triumph of Love, opens at Royale Theater, New York City
1996 New York Yankees set record by coming back from 6-0 in World Series game to beat Atlanta Braves 8-6, also set record of 7th straight road win
1995 In Houston, Texas, Yolanda Saldivar is convicted of first degree murder in the shooting death of Selena Quintanilla Perez and three days later is sentenced to life in prison. Saldivar will be eligible for parole in 2025.
1994 3rd Solheim Cup: US beats Europe, 13-7 at Greenbrier, West Virginia
1993 7 killed by IRA-bomb attack in Belfast
1992 Emperor Akihito becomes the first Emperor of Japan to stand on Chinese soil.
1991 Les Miserables, opens at Mogador Theatre, Paris
1990 Iraq announces release of 330 French hostages.
1989 George Harrison releases Best of Dark Horse 1976-89 album
1988 Boston Celtics play Spain in Madrid.
1987 On a vote of 58-42, the United States Senate rejects President Ronald Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court.
1984 Cubs Rick Sutcliffe, selected as a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young
1983 14th NYC Marathon won by Rod Dixon in 2:08:59
1981 US national debt hits $1 trillion
1980 Tintypes opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 93 performances
1979 Billy Martin is involved in a barroom altercation with Joseph Cooper, a Minn marshmallow salesman. Cooper requires 15 stitches
1978 CBS raises LP prices to $8.98
1977 8th NYC Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:11:38
1975 Battle between Cuba and South Africa troops in Angola
1973 Yankee GM and President Lee MacPhail named AL President
1972 Pippin opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 1944 performances
1971 WXLT (now WWSB) TV channel 40 in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida (ABC) begins
1970 Gary Gabelich sets a land speed record in a rocket-powered automobile called the Blue Flame, fueled with natural gas.
1969 Jimmy opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 84 performances
1968 Maggie Flynn opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 82 performances
1967 Henry, Sweet Henry opens at Palace Theater NYC for 80 performances
1966 Sandra Spuzich / Jack Rule wins Haig and Haig Scotch Mixed Foursome Golf
1964 Time Magazine uses term op art for 1st time
1962 Adlai Stevenson speaks at UN about Cuba crisis
1961 Kwamina opens at 54th St. Theater NYC for 32 performances
1959 Chinese troops move into India, 17 die
1958 De Gaulle offers Algerians defiance peace of the brave
1957 First test firing of Vanguard satellite launch vehicle, TV-3.
1956 First video recording on magnetic tape televised in USA, coast-to-coast.
1955 Dominican League moves to winter baseball for 1st time
1954 German FR joins NATO
1953 German FR applies to NATO
1947 Husband and wife Dr Carl Cori and Dr Gerty Cori are 1st spouses to be awarded joint Nobel Prizes
1946 UN General Assembly 2nd session convenes (1st NYC-Flushing Meadows)
1945 Jackie Robinson signs a contract with the Montreal Royals.
1944 1st Central Kitchen opens in Amsterdam
1943 1st Jewish transport out of Rome reaches camp Birkenau
1942 1st ships of invasion fleet to Morocco leave Norfolk
1941 World War II: Field Marshal Georgy Zhukov takes command of Red Army operations to prevent the further advance into Russia of German forces and to prevent the Wehrmacht from capturing Moscow.
1935 Gabby Hartnett selected NL MVP
1934 Jean Piccard and Jeanette Ridlen attain balloon height of 17.341 m
1932 Fred Allen Show premieres on radio
1929 The first North American transcontinental air service begins between New York City and Los Angeles, California.
1927 Town of Netanya Israel founded by Nathan Strauss
1923 Babe Ruth makes a postseason exhibition appearance in a Giants uniform
1922 Conservative A Bonar forms new government in England
1921 Green Bay Packers play first NFL game, 7-6 win over Minneapolis.
1920 Chicago grand jury indicts Abe Attell, Hal Chase, and Bill Burns as go-betweens in Black Sox World Series scandal
1918 Actor Charlie Chaplin (29) weds Mildred Harris
1917 1st Infantry division Big Red One shoots 1st US shot in WWI
1915 25,000 women march in New York City, demanding right to vote.
1912 First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo between the Serbian and Ottoman armies begins.
1911 First use of aircraft in war: An Italian pilot takes off from Libya to observe Turkish army lines during the Turco-Italian War.
1910 Blanche Scott became 1st woman solo a public airplane flight
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