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Events

• 4004 BC - On the preceding eve of this day (in the proleptic Julian calendar), the universe was created, according to the archbishop James Ussher in his Ussher-Lightfoot Calendar.
• 42 BC - Roman Republican civil wars: Second Battle of Philippi - Brutus's army is decisively defeated by Mark Antony and Octavian. He commits suicide.
• 425 - Valentinian III is elevated as Roman Emperor, at the age of 6.
• 502 - The Synodus Palmaris, called by Gothic king Theodoric the Great, discharges Pope Symmachus of all charges, thus ending the schism of Antipope Laurentius.
• 1086 - At the Battle of az-Zallaqah, the army of Yusuf ibn Tashfin defeats the forces of Castilian King Alfonso VI
• 1641 - Outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 - anniversary commemorated by Irish Protestants for over 200 years
• 1694 - American colonial forces, led by Sir William Phips, fail to seize Quebec.
• 1707 - The first Parliament of Great Britain meets.
• 1739 - War of Jenkins' Ear starts: British Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, reluctantly declares war on Spain.
• 1812 - Claude François de Malet, a French general, begins a conspiracy to overthrow Napoleon Bonaparte, claiming that the Emperor died in Russia and that he was now the commandant of Paris. De Malet was executed on October 29.
• 1813 - The Pacific Fur Company trading post in Astoria, Oregon is turned over to the rival British North West Company (the fur trade in the Pacific Northwest was dominated for the next three decades by the United Kingdom).
• 1855 - Kansas Free State forces set up a competing government under their Topeka, Kansas, constitution, which outlaws slavery in the United States territory.
• 1861 - President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus in Washington, D.C., for all military-related cases.
• 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.
• 1867 - 72 Senators were summoned by Royal Proclamation to serve as the first members of the Canadian Senate.
• 1906 - Alberto Santos-Dumont flies the 14-bis in the first public and officially-recognised heavier-than-air flight at Champs de Bagatelle, Paris, France.
• 1911 - First use of aircraft in war: an Italian pilot takes off from Libya to survey Turkish lines during the Turco-Italian War.
• 1915 - Woman's suffrage: In New York City, 25,000-33,000 women march up Fifth Avenue to demand the right to vote.
• 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.
• 1929 - The first transcontinental air service begins from New York City to Los Angeles.
• 1930 - The first miniature golf tournament finished in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
• 1935 - Dutch Schultz, Abe Landau, Otto Berman, and Bernard "Lulu" Rosenkrantz are fatally shot in a bar in Newark, New Jersey in what will become known as The Chophouse Massacre.
• 1941 - World War II: Georgy Zhukov assumes command of Red Army efforts to stop the German advance into Russia.
• 1942 - World War II: Second Battle of El Alamein starts - At El Alamein in Egypt, British forces begin a major offensive against Axis forces.
• 1944 - World War II: Battle of Leyte Gulf begins - The largest naval battle in history begins in Leyte Gulf, the Red Army enters Hungary
• 1946 - The United Nations General Assembly convened in New York for the first time, at an auditorium in Flushing Meadow.
• 1956 - Thousands of Hungarians protest against Soviet influence and occupation (Hungarian Revolution is put down on November 4).
• 1958 - Belgian cartoonist Peyo introduced a new set of comic strip characters The Smurfs.
• 1965 - Vietnam War: Operation Silver Bayonet - The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in conjunction with South Vietnamese forces, launch a new operation, seeking to destroy North Vietnamese forces in Pleku Province in II Corps Tactical Zone (the Central Highlands).
• 1973 - Watergate Scandal: US President Richard M. Nixon agrees to turn over subpoenaed audio tapes of his Oval Office conversations about the scandal.
• 1973 - A U.N. sanctioned cease-fire officially ends the Yom Kippur War between Israel and Syria.
• 1983 - Lebanon Civil War: U.S. Marines barracks in Beirut hit by truck bomb, killing 241 U.S. servicemen. French barracks also hit the same morning, killing 58.
• 1987 - The U.S. Senate rejected the Supreme Court nomination of Robert H. Bork on a 58-42 vote.
• 1989 - The Hungarian Republic is officially declared by president Mátyás Szűrös (replacing the Hungarian People's Republic).
• 1992 - Akihito becomes the first Emperor of Japan to stand on Chinese soil.
• 1993 - The Toronto Blue Jays win their second straight World Series.
• 1996 - The civil trial of former American football player O.J. Simpson opens in Santa Monica, California.
• 1998 - Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat reach a "land-for-peace" agreement.
• 1998 - Abortion in the United States: In Amherst, New York, abortion doctor Barnett Slepian is killed in his home by a sniper.
• 1998 - Swatch Internet Time introduced
• 1999 - Apple Computer's Mac OS 9 is released and sold
• 2001 - The Provisional Irish Republican Army of Northern Ireland commences disarmament after peace talks encouraged by American President Bill Clinton.
• 2001 - Apple Computer releases the first iPod.
• 2002 - Moscow Theatre Siege begins: Chechen rebels seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately 700 theatergoers hostage.
• 2004 - Brazil's "Operation Cajuana" launches its first rocket into space, the VSB-30, just 14 months after its space program was devastated by a deadly launch pad accident.
• 2004 - A powerful earthquake and its aftershocks hit Niigata prefecture, northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated.

(6th millennium BC – 5th millennium BC – 4th millennium BC – other millennia) Events 4713 BC – The epoch (origin) of the Julian Period described by Joseph Justus Scaliger occurred on January 1, the astronomical Julian day number zero. ... The proleptic Julian calendar is produced by extending the Julian calendar to dates preceding its official introduction in 45 BC. Historians since Bede have traditionally represented the years preceding AD 1 as 1 BC, 2 BC, etc. ... The deepest visible-light image of the cosmos, the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. ... Cultures throughout history have believed the world formed or was formed at some time in the past, so methods of dating Creation have involved analysing scriptures and physical data. ... James Ussher (also spelled Usher) (January 4, 1581–March 21, 1656) was Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625–1656 and a prolific religious scholar who most famously published a chronology which dated the Creation from 4004 BC. Ussher was born in Dublin, Ireland into a... The Ussher-Lightfoot Calendar is a 17th century chronology of the history of the world formulated from an interpretative reading of the Bible by James Ussher, the Anglican Archbishop of Armagh (in what is now Northern Ireland). ... Events October 3 - First Battle of Philippi: The Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesars assassins Marcus Junius Brutus and Cassius. ... There were several Roman civil wars, especially during the time of the late Republic. ... For the American Civil War battle, see Battle of Philippi Races. ... Marcus Junius Brutus. ... For his relatives, see Marcus Antonius (disambiguation). ... Augustus Caesar The title Caesar Augustus, given to every emperor of the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire, originates from this person. ... Events October 23 -Valentinian III becomes western Roman emperor. ... Solidus minted in Thessalonica to celebrate the marriage of Valentinian III to Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of the Eastern Emperor Theodosius II. On the reverse, the three of them in wedding dresses. ... This is a list of Roman Emperors with the dates they controlled the Roman Empire. ... Events End of the Qi Dynasty and beginning of the Liang Dynasty in southern China. ... Invasion of the Goths: a late 19th century painting by O. Fritsche portrays the Goths as cavalrymen. ... Gold medallion of Theodoric, discovered at Sinigaglia, Italy in the 19th century. ... Symmachus was pope from 498 to 514. ... Laurentius (Laurence) was an antipope of the Roman Catholic church, from 498 to 499 and from 501 to 506. ... Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ... Combatants Castile Almoravides Commanders Alfonso VI Yusuf ibn Tashfin Strength About 60,000 About 30,000 Casualties 59,500 dead Unknown The battle of az-Zallaqah الزلاقة (October 23, 1086) was a battle between the Almoravid Yusuf ibn Tashfin and Castilian King Alfonso VI. Yusuf ibn Tashfin replied to the call... Yusuf ibn Tashfin يوسف ابن تاشفين or Tashufin (died in 1106), was the Almoravid ruler in Muslim Spain and North Africa. ... A former kingdom of Spain, Castile comprises the two regions of Old Castile in north-western Spain, and New Castile in the centre of the country. ... Alfonso VI (before June 1040 – July 1, 1109), nicknamed the Brave, was king of León from 1065 to 1109 and king of Castile since 1072 after his brothers death. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... The Irish Rebellion of 1641 began as an attempted coup détat by Irish Catholic gentry, but rapidly degenerated into bloody intercommunal violence between native Irish Catholics and English and Scottish Protestant settlers. ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Acts of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... // About the number 1739 1739 is the smallest integer that can be written as sum of three perfect cubes, in two ways. ... It has been suggested that War of Jenkins’ Ear be merged into this article or section. ... The Right Honourable Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), usually known as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Claude François de Malet (1754 - 1812) was a French general. ... Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Pacific Fur Company was founded by John Jacob Astor on June 23, 1810, as a subsidiary of his American Fur Company. ... The Astoria Column Suomi Hall, the meeting hall of Finnish and Scandinavian immigrants, under the Astoria-Megler Bridge Woman walking her dog along the Columbia River in Astoria The city of Astoria is the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. ... // Indian trade The fur trade (also called the Indian trade) was a huge part of the early history of contact in North America between European-Americans and American Indians (now often called Native Americans in the United States and First Nations in Canada). ... Darker red states are always considered part of the Pacific Northwest. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Reductio ad absurdium Coordinates: Country State County United States Kansas Shawnee Founded Incorporated December 5, 1854 February 14, 1857 Mayor Bill Bunten (R) Area    - City 147. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... United States territory is any extent of region under the jurisdiction of the federal government of the United States, including all waters (around islands or continental tracts). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was an American politician who served as the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ... For other uses, see Habeas corpus (disambiguation). ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert Edward Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties Killed in action: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 Killed in action: 93,000 Total dead: 258... The Battle of Westport, sometimes referred to as the Gettysburg of Missouri, was fought on October 23, 1864, in present-day Kansas City, Missouri, during the American Civil War. ... United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... Samuel R. Curtis (1805 - December 26, 1866) was an American military officer, most famous for his role in the American Civil War. ... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: With God As Our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular) The Bonnie Blue Flag (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (April 3–April 10, 1865) Largest city New Orleans... General Price Sterling Old Pap Price (September 20, 1809 – September 29, 1867) was an antebellum politician from the U.S. state of Missouri and a Confederate major general during the American Civil War. ... Westport was the name of a town in Missouri, along the Missouri River near Kansas City, Missouri. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Fountains or Heart of America Location Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A proclamation (Lat. ... The Senate of Canada (French: Le Sénat du Canada) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the House of Commons. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Santos-Dumont in his trademark Panama hat. ... (Redirected from 14 Bis) Santos-Dumont in his trademark Panama hat. ... This article refers to the tool of travel. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Département Paris (75) Région ÃŽle-de-France Mayor Bertrand Delanoë (PS) City (commune) Characteristics Land Area 86. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Airbus A380 An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. ... The United States detonated an atomic bomb over Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. ... The Italo-Turkish or Turco-Italian War was fought between the Ottoman Empire and Italy from September 28, 1911 to October 18, 1912. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The international movement for womens suffrage, led by suffragists (commonly called suffragettes), was a social, economic and political reform movement aimed at extending the suffrage (i. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Suffrage is the civil right to vote, or the exercise of that right. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn which started in 1929 (although its effects were not fully felt until late in 1930) and lasting through most of the 1930s. ... The New York Stock Exchange A stock market is a market for the trading of company stock, and derivatives of same; both of these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) , also nicknamed the Big Board, is the largest stock exchange in the world in dollar volume and second largest by number of companies listed. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Nickname: Scenic City (official), River City, Chatty, Chatt-Town, Chattavegas, The Nooga Location within the U.S. State of Tennessee Cities in Tennessee Tennessee Mayor Ron Littlefield Area    - City 370. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dutch Schultz (August 6, 1902–October 24, 1935) was a New York City-area gangster of the 1920s and 30s. ... Abe Landau (December 25, 1898-October 24, 1935) was the chief henchman for New York gangster Dutch Schultz. ... Otto Abbadabba Berman, c. ... Nickname: The Brick City Map of Newark in Essex County Coordinates: ) °′40. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... This article is becoming very long. ... Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, GCB (Russian: ) (December 1 [O.S. November 19] 1896–June 18, 1974), was a Soviet military commander and politician who, in the course of World War II, led the Red Army to liberate the Soviet Union from the Nazi occupation... The short forms Red Army and RKKA refer to the Workers and Peasants Red Army, (in Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия - Raboche-Krestyanskaya Krasnaya Armiya), the armed forces first organized by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Combatants British Commonwealth Poland Free French Greece Germany Italy Commanders Bernard Montgomery Erwin Rommel Strength 200,000 men 1,030 tanks 900 guns 530 aircraft 100,000 men 500 tanks 500 guns 350 aircraft Casualties 23,500 dead or wounded 710 tanks 12,000 dead or wounded 25,000 captured... El Alamein is a town in northern Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea coast. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Combatants Allies Empire of Japan Commanders William Halsey, Jr Jisaburo Ozawa Strength 17 aircraft carriers 18 escort carriers 12 battleships 24 cruisers 141 destroyers and destroyer escorts Many PT boats, submarines and fleet auxiliaries About 1,500 planes 4 aircraft carriers 9 battleships 19 cruisers 34 destroyers About 200 planes... Leyte Gulf is the body of water immediately east of the island of Leyte in the Philippines, adjoining the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean. ... The short forms Red Army and RKKA refer to the Workers and Peasants Red Army, (in Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия - Raboche-Krestyanskaya Krasnaya Armiya), the armed forces first organized by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The term general assembly can refer to The largest unit of organisation in the polity of a (national) Presbyterian church, containing several synods or presbyteries. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Russian: Workers of the world, unite!) Anthem: The Internationale (1922-1944) Hymn of the Soviet Union (1944-1991) Capital Moscow Largest city Moscow Official language(s) None; Russian de facto Government Federation of Soviet Republics Establishment October Revolution  - Declared 30 December 1922   - Recognized 1... Hungarians investigate a disabled Soviet tank in Budapest The 1956 Hungarian Revolution, also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was a popular revolt against Soviet influence and control in Hungary. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A cartoonist at work. ... Pierre Culliford (June 25, 1928 – December 24, 1992), known as Peyo, was a Belgian illustrator, perhaps best known for the creation of The Smurfs comic strip. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... A smurf The Smurfs (Les Schtroumpfs in French) are a fictional group of small sky blue creatures who live somewhere in the forests of Europe. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines Democratic Republic of Vietnam National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength ~1,200,000 (1968) ~520,000 (1968) Casualties South Vietnamese dead... The 1st Cavalry Division (1st Cav Div) is a heavy armored division of the United States Army with base of operations in Fort Hood, Texas. ... Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809 km² N/A Population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN), or less commonly, Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cá»™ng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, was proclaimed by Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, September 2nd1945 and was recognized by the Peoples Republic of China and the... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The term Watergate refers to a series of events, spanning from 1972 to 1975, that got their name from burglaries of the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate Hotel complex in Washington, D.C.. Though then-President Nixon had endured two years of mounting political embarrassments, the... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... Combatants Israel Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Commanders Moshe Dayan David Elazar Ariel Sharon Shmuel Gonen Benjamin Peled Saad El Shazly Ahmad Ismail Ali Hosni Mubarak Mohammed Aly Fahmy Anwar Sadat Abdel Ghani el-Gammasy Abdul Munim Wassel Abd-Al-Minaam Khaleel Abu Zikry Mustafa Tlass[2], [3] Strength 415,000... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs cleanup. ... This article is becoming very long. ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... A mushroom cloud rises from the rubble of a U.S. barracks at Beirut International Airport after a suicide bomber drove a truck into its lobby and detonated it, collapsing the structure and killing 241 American servicemen. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the judicial branch of the United States federal government. ... Robert Bork Robert Heron Bork (born March 1, 1927) is a conservative American legal scholar and former judge who advocates an originalist interpretation of the United States Constitution. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: none Historical: Latin: Regnum Mariae Patrona Hungariae (English: Kingdom of Mary the Patron of Hungary) Anthem: Himnusz (Isten, áldd meg a magyart) Hymn (God, bless Hungarian people) Capital Budapest Largest city Budapest Official language(s) Hungarian (Magyar) Government Parliamentary republic  - President László Sólyom  - Prime minister Ferenc Gyurcs... Mátyás Szűrös (born September 11, 1933 in Püspökladány) is a Hungarian politican. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Emperor Akihito of Japan (Japanese: 明仁) (born December 23, 1933) is the current Emperor (天皇, tennō) of Japan and the 125th according to the traditional order of succession. ... His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Akihito. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Major league affiliations American League (1977-present) East Division (1977-present) Current uniform Ballpark Rogers Centre (1989-present) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1992 â€¢ 1993 AL Pennants (2) 1992 â€¢ 1993 East Division titles (5) 1985 â€¢ 1989 â€¢ 1991 â€¢ 1992 1993 Wild card berths (0) None The Toronto Blue Jays... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Orenthal James Simpson (b. ... Location of Santa Monica in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: Country State County United States California Los Angeles Incorporated November 30, 1886 City Council Bobby Shriver Robert Holbrook (mayor) Ken Genser Kevin McKeown Herb Katz Pam OConnor Richard Bloom Area    - City 41. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip are at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ... (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ (without niqqud: בנימין נתניהו), Hebrew transliteration written in English: Binyamin Netanyahu, nicknamed Bibi) (born October 21, 1949, Tel Aviv) was the 9th Prime Minister of Israel. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... Yasser Arafat (Arabic: ياسر عرفات‎) August 24 or August 4, 1929 – November 11, 2004), born in Cairo or Jerusalem (sources vary, official death certificate says Jerusalem), Mohammed Abdel-Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (محمد عبد الرؤوف القدوة الحسيني) and also known by the kunya Abu `Ammar (أبو عمّار), was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (1969–2004... Land for peace is a general principle proposed for resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict by which Israel would relinquish control of all or part of the territories it conquered in 1967 in return for peace with and recognition by the Arab world. ... The issue of abortion in the United States is a highly charged issue with significant political and ethical debate. ... Amherst, named the safest town in America, is located in Erie County, New York, directly northeast of the City of Buffalo. ... Barnett Slepian (October 21, 1946 – October 23, 1998) was a Jewish physician in Amherst, New York in the United States who was killed in his home by an anti-abortion activist, James Charles Kopp. ... Looking through a USMC sniper rifles scope at a practice range at Camp Hansen The same USMC sniper team, with a M40 Sniper Rifle (2004) The term sniper is attested from 1824 in the sense of sharpshooter. The verb to snipe originated in the 1770s among soldiers in British India... Swatch Internet Time is a concept introduced in 1998 and marketed by the Swatch corporation as an alternative measure of time. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Apple Computer, Inc. ... Sherlock 2 for Mac OS 9 with the new metallic appearance Mac OS 9 was the last version of what has since become known as the classic Macintosh Operating System (Mac OS), introduced by Apple Computer on October 23, 1999. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A Republican mural in Belfast depicting the hunger strikes of 1981. ... Motto: (French for God and my right)2 Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (De facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (De facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Office suspended... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Apple Computer, Inc. ... A white 5th generation video iPod with a sleeve and earbuds. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... On Wednesday, October 23, 2002, 40 Chechen terrorists seized a crowded Moscow theatre, taking over 700 hostages and demanding the withdrawal of Russian forces from Chechnya. ... Capital Grozny Area - total - % water Ranked 80th - 15,300 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 49th - est. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chuetsu Earthquakes (中越地震) began at 5:56 p. ... Niigata Prefecture ) is located on Honshu island on the coast of the Sea of Japan. ...

Births

• 1698 - Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (d. 1782)
• 1705 - Maximilian Ulysses Reichsgraf von Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)
• 1715 - Peter II of Russia (d. 1730)
• 1762 - Samuel Morey, American inventor (d. 1843)
• 1766 - Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (d. 1847)
• 1771 - Jean-Andoche Junot, French general (d. 1813)
• 1790 - Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman (d. 1860)
• 1796 - Stefano Franscini, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1857)
• 1801 - Albert Lortzing, German composer (d. 1851)
• 1805 - John Bartlett, American lexicographer (d. 1905)
• 1813 - Ludwig Leichhardt, German explorer (d. 1848)
• 1817 - Pierre Athanase Larousse, French lexicographer
• 1835 - Adlai E. Stevenson, Vice President of the United States
• 1844 - Sarah Bernhardt, French actress (d. 1923)
• 1844 - Robert Bridges, English poet (d. 1930)
• 1865 - Neltje Blanchan, American writer (d. 1918)
• 1870 - Bishop Francis Kelley, Catholic Bishop of Oklahoma (d. 1948)
• 1875 - Gilbert N. Lewis, American chemist
• 1876 - Franz Schlegelberger, German judge and politician (d. 1970)
• 1880 - Una O'Connor, Irish actress (d. 1959)
• 1885 - Lawren Harris, Canadian painter (d. 1970)
• 1892 - Gummo Marx, American actor (d. 1977)
• 1894 - Rube Bressler, Baseball player (d. 1966)
• 1896 - André Lévêque, French engineer (d. 1930)
• 1900 - Douglas Jardine, English cricketer (d. 1958)
• 1904 - Harvey Penick, American golfer (d. 1995)
• 1905 - Felix Bloch, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)
• 1906 - Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (d. 2003)
• 1908 - Ilya Frank, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990)
• 1909 - Zellig Harris, American linguist
• 1923 - Aslam Farrukhi, Pakistani scholar and poet
• 1923 - Ned Rorem, American composer
• 1923 - Frank Sutton, American actor (d. 1974)
• 1925 - Johnny Carson, American television host (d. 2005)
• 1927 - Leszek Kołakowski, Polish philosopher
• 1931 - Jim Bunning, baseball player and U.S. Senator
• 1931 - Diana Dors, British actress
• 1934 - Samuel Anthony, Jr. American architect
• 1935 - Chi Chi Rodriguez, Puerto Rican golfer
• 1936 - Philip Kaufman, American film director
• 1939 - Ellie Greenwich, American pop music singer
• 1940 - Pelé, Brazilian footballer
• 1941 - Igor Smirnov, Moldovan politician
• 1942 - Michael Crichton, American writer
• 1946 - Melquiades Martinez, U.S. Senator from Florida
• 1946 - Graca Machel, wife of Nelson Mandela
• 1948 - Hermann Hauser, Austrian-born entrepreneur
• 1949 - Nick Tosches, American writer
• 1951 - Fatmir Sejdiu, President of Kosovo
• 1951 - Charly Garcia, Argentine singer
• 1954 - Ang Lee, Taiwanese-born director
• 1956 - Dwight Yoakam, American singer
• 1958 - Nancy Grace, American former prosecutor
• 1959 - Sam Raimi, American film director
• 1959 - "Weird Al" Yankovic, American musical parodist
• 1960 - Wayne Rainey, American motorcyclist
• 1962 - Doug Flutie, American football player
• 1964 - Robert Trujillo, American bassist
• 1965 - Al Leiter, baseball player
• 1969 - Trudi Canavan, writer
• 1970 - Jasmin St. Claire, wrestling valet
• 1974 - Sander Westerveld, Dutch footballer
• 1975 - Jessicka, American artist
• 1975 - Keith Van Horn, American basketball player
• 1975 - Odalys Garcia, Cuban actress
• 1976 - Ryan R. Reynolds, Canadian actor
• 1978 - Steve Harmison, English cricketer
• 1978 - Archie Thompson, Australian footballer
• 1979 - Simon Davies, Welsh footballer
• 1980 - Pedro Liriano, Dominican baseball player
• 1982 - Mirel Radoi, Romanian footballer
• 1984 - Izabel Goulart, Brazilian model
• 1987 - Faye Hamlin, Swedish singer (Play)
• 1990 - Stevie Brock, American singer

Events January 4 - Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire. ... Château of the Petit Trianon in the park at Versailles Ange-Jacques Gabriel (October 23, 1698 – January 4, 1782) was the most prominent French architect of his generation. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... // Events Construction begins on Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. ... Maximilian Ulysses, Reichsgraf von Browne, Baron de Camus and Mountany (23 October 1705 – 26 June 1757) was an Austrian military leader during the middle of the 18th century. ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... Peter II (Пётр II Алексеевич in Russian) (October 23, 1715 – January 29, 1730) was Emperor of Russia from 1727 until his death. ... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births April 16 - Henry Clinton, British general (d. ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Samuel Morey (October 23, 1762 - April 17, 1843), American inventor, invented the internal combustion engine and was a pioneer in steamships who accumulated a total of 20 patents. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Emmanuel, Marquis de Grouchy, Marshal of France Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy (October 23, 1766 – May 29, 1847), marshal of France, was born in Paris. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jean-Andoche Junot, Duke of Abrantes (October 23, 1771 – July 29, 1813) was a French general under Napoleon Bonaparte. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... For the Senator, see Chauncey Goodrich. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... Stefano Francscini (October 23, 1796 - July 19, 1857) was a Swiss politician. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Gustav Albert Lortzing (October 23, 1801 _ January 21, 1851) was a German composer. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... There are several men named John Bartlett, among them: John Bartlett, 1855-1905, who began Bartletts Familiar Quotations. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Portrait of Ludwig Leichhardt Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (October 23, 1813 - 1848?) was a Prussian explorer and naturalist of Sorb descent. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Pierre Athanase Larousse (October 23, 1817-January 3, 1875) was a French grammarian and lexicographer born in Toucy. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Adlai Ewing Stevenson I (October 23, 1835 – June 14, 1914) was a Congressman from Illinois and the twenty-third Vice President of the United States. ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Sarah Bernhardt (portrait by Nadar) Sarah Bernhardt (October 23, 1844 – March 26, 1923) was a French stage actress. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bridges on the cover of Time in 1929 Robert Seymour Bridges (October 23, 1844–April 21, 1930) was an English poet, holder of the honour of poet laureate from 1913. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Neltje Blanchan (pseud of Nellie Blanchan (De Graff) Doubleday) (October 23, 1865 - 1918) was a United States scientific historian and nature writer who wrote books on gardening and birds. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Francis Clement Kelley (October 23, 1870 - February 1, 1948) was the second Catholic Bishop of Oklahoma. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Lewis in the Berkeley Lab Gilbert Newton Lewis (October 23, 1875-March 23, 1946) was a famous American physical chemist. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Louis Rudolph Franz Schlegelberger (born 23 October 1876 in Königsberg, East Prussia, now Kaliningrad, Russia; died 14 December 1970 in Flensburg) was State Secretary in the German Reich Ministry of Justice (RMJ) and served awhile as Justice Minister during the Third Reich. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Una OConnor in The Invisible Man (1933) Una OConnor (October 23, 1880 – February 4, 1959) was an Irish actress who worked extensively in theater before becoming a notable character actress in film. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Lawren Stewart Harris, CC (October 23, 1885 – January 29, 1970) was a Canadian painter. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Milton Marx (October 23, 1892 - April 21, 1977), known as Gummo, was one of the Marx Brothers. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Raymond Bloom Rube Bressler (October 23, 1894 - November 7, 1966) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1914 to 1916 and Cincinnati Reds from 1917 to 1920, before being converted to an outfielder and first baseman for Cincinnati from 1918 to 1927... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... André Marcel Lévêque was born at Beauvais, France, October 23, 1896 at 7 pm as the first son of Henri Eugène Lévêque (29, artiste at the Manufacture nationale) and his wife Blanche Eugénie Paintré (29), rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques no. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... Douglas Robert Jardine (23 October 1900, Bombay - 18 June 1958, Montreux) was a British cricketer and captain of the controversial 1932-33 Bodyline tour of Australia. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Harvey Penick (October 23, 1904–April 2, 1995) was a well-known golf pro and instructor. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Felix Bloch. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Ederle in 1926 Gertrude Caroline Ederle (October 23, 1906 – November 30, 2003) was an American competitive swimmer. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ilya Mikhailovich Frank (Russian: Илья́ Миха́йлович Франк) (October 23, 1908 – June 22, 1990) was a Soviet winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1958 jointly with Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov and Igor Y. Tamm, also... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... This article is about the year. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Zellig Sabbetai Harris (October 23, 1909 - May 22, 1992) was an American linguist, mathematical syntactician, and methodologist of science. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ned Rorem (born October 23, 1923) is a noted American composer and diarist. ... Frank Sutton (October 23, 1923 - June 28, 1974) was an American actor who is best remembered for his role as the loud, hard-nosed drill instructor Vince Carter on the CBS television series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Sutton was born in Clarksville, Tennessee in 1923. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the article about other people by the name, see John Carson John William Johnny Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American actor, comedian and writer best known for his iconic status as the host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Leszek KoÅ‚akowski (born 23 October 1927 in Radom, Poland) is the most notable living Polish philosopher. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... James Paul David Jim Bunning (born October 23, 1931 in Southgate, Kentucky) is an American politician who was a Hall of Fame pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1971. ... Diana Dors Diana Dors (23 October 1931 – 4 May 1984) was a British actress. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mr. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Juan Chi-Chi Rodriguez (born October 23, 1935 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico) is the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the PGAs World Golf Hall of Fame. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Philip Kaufman (born October 23, 1936) is a film director and screenwriter from Chicago, Illinois. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jeff Barry (born Jeffrey Adelberg, 1940, Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Ellie Greenwich (born 1940, Brooklyn, N.Y.) comprised one of the most prolific and successful Brill Building song writing and production teams in the early 1960s. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Edson Arantes do Nascimento, KBE (born October 23, 1940 in Três Corações, Brazil), best known by his nickname Pelé, is a former Brazilian football player who is regarded by many as the greatest player of all time. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Igor Nikolayevich Smirnov (b. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Michael Crichton John Michael Crichton (born October 23, 1942, pronounced // [1]) is an American author, film producer and television producer. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Melquiades Rafael Mel Martinez (born October 23, 1946) is a Republican Cuban-born American politician and senator from Florida. ... Graça Machel is the widow of former Mozambique president Samora Machel, who died in a plane crash over South Africa in 1986, and is the current wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela. ... Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela OM, CC, AC, QC (IPA ) (born July 18, 1918) was the first President of South Africa to be elected in fully-representative democratic elections. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Hermann Maria Hauser, CBE FREng FinstP CPhys (born 23 October 1948), is an entrepreneur born in Vienna, Austria. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Nick Tosches (born 1949) is an American writer, music journalist, novelist, biographer and poet. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Fatmir Sejdiu President of Kosovo Fatmir Sejdiu (born October 23, 1951) is the president of Kosova. ... The President of Kosovo is elected by the Assembly of Kosovo. ... This article needs cleanup. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dwight Yoakam at the unveiling of his Hollywood star. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nancy Grace Nancy Grace (born October 23, 1958 in Macon, Georgia) is a controversial victims rights advocate and former prosecutor who is the host of a self-titled CNN Headline News show that airs at 8:00 PM EDT every night. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Samuel Marshall Sam Raimi (born October 23, 1959) is an American film director, producer, and writer. ... Alfred Matthew Yankovic, better known as Weird Al Yankovic (born on October 23, 1959) is an American musician best known for his parodies of contemporary radio hits. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Wayne Rainey on the Yamaha YZR500 Wayne Rainey (born October 23, 1960) was one of the most successful American motorcycle road racers during the late 1980s and early 1990s winning the 500 cc World Championship three times. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1984: BCs Sensational Doug Flutie Stuns Miami Douglas Richard Flutie (born on October 23, 1962) is a former professional gridiron football player in the National Football League (American football) and Canadian Football League (Canadian football). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Robert Trujillo, born October 23, 1964, is a bassist, who has played in Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Cyco Miko, Black Label Society and Ozzy Osbourne before joining Metallica in 2003. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Alois Terry Al Leiter [lighter] (born October 23, 1965 in Toms River, New Jersey), is a retired Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher who played with the New York Yankees (1987-89, 2005), the Florida Marlins (1996-97, 2005), the Toronto Blue Jays (1989-95) and the New York... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Trudi Canavan Promotional picture used with permission Trudi Canavan (born 23 October 1969) is an Australian writer of fantasy novels; she is also a graphic designer, although this is limited to occasional illustration work since her writing career took off. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Jasmin St. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Sander Westerveld (born October 23, 1974) is a Dutch soccer player born in Enschede, the Netherlands. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Jessicka Jessicka (born Jessica Fodera on October 23, 1975) is an American singer and painter who is best known for her bands Jack Off Jill and Scarling. ... For the similarly named former NFL Player, see Keith Van Horne Keith Adam Van Horn or KVH (born October 23, 1975 in Fullerton, California) is an American basketball player currently playing forward for the Dallas Mavericks. ... Odalys Garcia (born October 23, 1975) is a native of La Havana, who is a Univision actress and show host. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Ryan Reynolds Ryan Reynolds (born October 23, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian actor. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Stephen James Harmison MBE (born 23 October 1978, Ashington, Northumberland) is an England cricketer, and a leading Test match fast bowler. ... Archie Gerald Thompson (born October 23, 1978 in New Zealand) is an Australian football (soccer) player, currently playing for the Melbourne Victory in the Australian A-League. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Simon Davies, (born October 23, 1979), is a Welsh football player, he currently plays for Everton. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mirel Matei Rădoi (born March 22, 1980 in Drobeta Turnu-Severin) is a Romanian football (soccer) Defender. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Izabel Goulart (b. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Faye Matilda Dagmar Hamlin (born October 23, 1987) was one of the original members of the Swedish pop group Play, but left in late 2003 to continue her schooling. ... Play was a popular Swedish pop band that made its debut on the music scene in 2001. ... This article is about the year. ... Stevie Brock (born October 23, 1990) is an American pop singer. ...

Deaths

• 42 BC - Marcus Junius Brutus, Roman senator (b. 85 BC)
• 930 - Daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885)
• 1456 - Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386)
• 1550 - Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480)
• 1581 - Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529)
• 1616 - Leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563)
• 1688 - Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, French philologist (b. 1610)
• 1730 - Anne Oldfield, English actress (b. 1683)
• 1764 - Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc, Comte Dubois de la Motte, French naval officer (b. 1683)
• 1774 - Michel Benoist, French Jesuit missionary and scientist (b. 1715)
• 1872 - Théophile Gautier, French writer (b. 1811)
• 1910 - Chulalongkorn, King of Thailand (b. 1853)
• 1915 - W. G. Grace, English cricketer (b. 1848)
• 1921 - John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish inventor (b. 1840)
• 1939 - Zane Grey, American author (b. 1872)
• 1944 - Charles Glover Barkla, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
• 1950 - Al Jolson, American singer and actor (b. 1886)
• 1978 - Maybelle Carter, American guitarist and musical innovator (b. 1909)
• 1983 - Jessica Savitch, American journalist (b. 1947)
• 1984 - James Petrillo, leader of the U.S. musicians union (b. 1892)
• 1986 - Edward Adelbert Doisy, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1893
• 1990 - Louis Althusser, French philosopher (b. 1918)
• 1996 - Bob Grim, baseball player (b. 1930)
• 1997 - Bert Haanstra, Dutch filmmaker (b. 1916)
• 1998 - Barnett Slepian, American physician (b. 1946)
• 2001 - Ronald William Kirby, British artist (b. 1928)
• 2002 - Adolph Green, American lyricist and playright (b. 1915]])
• 2003 - Bill Nicholson, English football player and manager (b. 1919)
• 2003 - Tony Capstick, English actor, comedian, and musician (b. 1944)
• 2004 - Robert Merrill, American baritone (b. 1919)
• 2005 - Stella Obasanjo, Nigerian first lady (b. 1945)
• 2005 - John Muth, American economist (b. 1930)

Events October 3 - First Battle of Philippi: The Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesars assassins Marcus Junius Brutus and Cassius. ... Marcus Junius Brutus. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC - 80s BC - 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC Years: 90 BC 89 BC 88 BC 87 BC 86 BC - 85 BC - 84 BC 83 BC 82... Events With the establishment of the Icelandic Althing, now the worlds oldest parliament, the Icelandic Commonwealth is founded. ... Empire Umehara. ... His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Akihito. ... Events Vikings besiege Paris Stephen VI elected pope Oldest known mentioning of Baky Births Emperor Daigo of Japan Deaths Pope Adrian III April 6: Saint Methodius, bishop and Bible translator Categories: 885 ... // Events July 7 - Joan of Arc acquitted (but she had already been executed). ... Saint Giovanni da Capistrano (English:John Capistrano, June 24, 1386 – October 23, 1456), Italian friar, theologian and inquisitor, was born in the village of Capistrano, in the diocese of Sulmona in the Abruzzi. ... Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Habsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Tiedemann Giese (June 1, 1480 - October 23, 1550) of the Patrician family Giese from Gdańsk became bishop of Chełmno, then bishop of Warmia. ... Events March 6 - Treaty of Toledo - Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain recognize African conquests of Afonso of Portugal and he cedes the Canary Islands to Spain Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde. ... Events January 16 - English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism April 4 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. July 26 - The Northern Netherlands proclaim their independence from Spain in the Oath of Abjuration. ... Michael Neander (originally Neumann, April 3, 1529 – October 23, 1581) was a German teacher, mathematician, medical academic, and astronomer. ... Events April 22 - Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal, stipulating that the dividing line should lie 297. ... Events October 25 — Dirk Hartog makes the second recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil, at an island off the Western Australian coast Pocahontas arrives in England War between Venice and Austria Collegium Musicum founded in Prague Nicolaus Copernicus De revolutionibus is placed on the Index of Forbidden Books... Leonhard Hutter (January 1563 - October 23, 1616), was a German Lutheran theologian. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange or Ducange (Amiens, December 18, 1610 – Paris, October 23, 1688) was a distinguished philologist and historian of the Middle Ages and Byzantium. ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births April 16 - Henry Clinton, British general (d. ... Anne Oldfield (1683 - October 23, 1730), English actress, was born in London, the daughter of a soldier. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Vice-Admiral Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc, Comte Dubois de la Motte (1683 – 23 October 1764) was a French naval officer. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ... Michel Benoist (Chinese: 蔣友仁; pinyin: , October 8, 1715 in Autun or Dijon, France – October 23, 1774 in Beijing, China of a stroke) was a Jesuit scientist, who stood in the service of the Chinese Qianlong Emperor for thirty years and is most noted for the waterworks he constructed for the emperor. ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier (August 30, 1811 – October 23, 1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic. ... Joyce Rollins is a lesbian. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... His Majesty King Rama V of Siam, with his son, HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajirunnahis (portrait in National History Museum, Bangkok) King Chulalongkorn the Great or Rama V (royal name: Phra Chula Chomklao Chaoyuhua; Thai script: พระบาทสมเด็จพระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว) (September 20, 1853 - October 23, 1910) was the fifth king of the Chakri dynasty... The Chakri dynasty have ruled Thailand since king Taksin was declared mad in 1782. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... William Gilbert WG Grace (July 18, 1848 – October 23, 1915) was an English cricketer who, by his extraordinary skills, made cricket perhaps the first modern spectator sport, and who developed most of the techniques of modern batting. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... John Boyd Dunlop (February 5, 1840 - October 23, 1921) was a Scottish inventor who founded the rubber company that bears his name. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 - October 23, 1939), born Pearl Zane Gray (he later dropped Pearl and changed the a to an e in Grey) was an American author of popular adventure novels and pulp fiction that presented an idealized image of the rugged Old West. ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Charles Glover Barkla (June 7, 1877 – October 23, 1944) was a British physicist. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Asa Al Jolson Yoelson (born in Seredžius, Lithuania on May 26, 1885 or 1886, and died in San Francisco, California on October 23, 1950) was an acclaimed American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1911 until his death in 1950. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Maybelle Carter (May 10, 1909 – October 23, 1978) was an American Country music musician. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Savitch on her Alma Maters Website, Ithaca College Jessica Beth Savitch (February 1, 1947-October 23, 1983) was an American television news reporter. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... James C. Petrillo (March 16, 1892 - October 23, 1984) was the prominent leader of the United States of Americas labor union of professional musicians. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr. Edward Adelbert Doisy (November 3, 1893 - October 23, 1986) was an American biochemist, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1943 with Henrik Dam for their discovery of vitamin K and its chemical structure. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Louis Pierre Althusser (October 16, 1918 - October 23, 1990) was a Marxist philosopher. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Robert Anton Bob Grim (March 8, 1930-October 23, 1996) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bert Haanstra (31 May 1916 - 23 October 1997) was a Dutch film and documentary director and Academy Award winner. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Barnett Slepian (October 21, 1946 – October 23, 1998) was a Jewish physician in Amherst, New York in the United States who was killed in his home by an anti-abortion activist, James Charles Kopp. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Ronald William Josh Kirby (27 November 1928–23 October 2001), was a British commercial artist born in Waterloo, Lancashire and educated at the Liverpool City School of Art, where he acquired the nickname Josh. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Adolph Green (December 2, 1914 - October 23, 2002) was an American lyricist and playwright, who penned most of his songs, plays, and movies with Betty Comden. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Playing in his only international Bill Nicholson OBE (26 January 1919 - 23 October 2004) was an English football player, coach, manager and scout who devoted his life to Tottenham Hotspur in North London. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tony Capstick (July 27, 1944 - 23 October 2003) was a British comedian, actor, musician and broadcaster. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Merrill (June 4, 1917 – October 23, 2004) was an American opera baritone. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... John F. Muth (born 1930) is an American economist. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Holidays and observances

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

The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... Saint Giovanni da Capistrano (English:John Capistrano, June 24, 1386 – October 23, 1456), Italian friar, theologian and inquisitor, was born in the village of Capistrano, in the diocese of Sulmona in the Abruzzi. ... Boethius teaching his students (initial from a 1385 Italian manuscript of the Consolation of Philosophy) Boethius redirects here. ... It has been suggested that National holiday be merged into this article or section. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Astrology refers to any of several systems, traditions or beliefs in which knowledge of the apparent positions of celestial bodies and related information is held to be useful in understanding, interpreting and organizing knowledge about personality, human affairs and terrestrial events. ... Scorpio (Sanskrit: Vrishaka, Arabic/Urdu: عقربAqrub) is the eighth astrological sign of the Zodiac, ranging from 210 to 240 degrees of ecliptic. ... Tropical Astrology is a type of astrology based on a zodiac whose points of reference are the tropics. ... Chemistry (from the Greek word χημεία (chemeia) meaning cast together or pour together) is the science of matter at the atomic to molecular scale, dealing primarily with collections of atoms (such as molecules, crystals, and metals). ... Mole Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated among chemists in North America on October 23, between 6:02 AM and 6:02 PM, making the date 6:02 10/23 in the American way of writing out dates. ... The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar is a calendar proposed during the French Revolution, and used by the French government for about twelve years from late 1793. ... Binomial name Apium graveolens L. Celery (Apium graveolens dulce) is a herbaceous biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the coasts of western and northern Europe, most commonly in ditches and saltmarshes. ... Brumaire is the name of the second month in the French Revolutionary Calendar. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

October 22 - October 24 - September 23 - November 23 -- listing of all days October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...