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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[4004 BC]] &ndash; [[James Ussher|James Ussher's]] purported creation date of the world according to the Bible.
*[[42 BC]] &ndash; [[Liberators' civil war]]: [[Mark Antony]] and [[Augustus|Octavian]] decisively defeat an army under [[Marcus Junius Brutus|Brutus]] in the second part of the [[Battle of Philippi]], with Brutus committing suicide and ending the civil war.
* [[425]] &ndash; [[Valentinian III]] is elevated as Roman emperor at the age of six.
* [[AD 502|502]] &ndash; The ''Synodus Palmaris'', called by Gothic king [[Theodoric the Great|Theoderic]], absolves [[Pope Symmachus]] of all charges, thus ending the schism of [[Antipope Laurentius]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wirbelauer |first1=Eckhard |title=Zwei Päpste in Rom. Der Konflikt zwischen Laurentius und Symmachus (498–514) |journal=Quellen und Forschungen zur Antiken Welt, Bd. 16, München |date=January 1993 |location=Academia |page=20 note 53 |url=https://www.academia.edu/40781623 |access-date=13 May 2021}}</ref>
*[[1086]] &ndash; [[Reconquista|Spanish ''Reconquista'']]: At the [[Battle of Sagrajas]], the [[Almoravid dynasty|Almoravids]] defeats the [[Kingdom of Castile|Castilians]], but are unable to take advantage of their victory.
*[[1157]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Grathe Heath]] ends the [[Danish Civil War]].
*[[1295]] &ndash; The first treaty forming the [[Auld Alliance]] between [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] and [[Kingdom of France|France]] against [[Kingdom of England|England]] is signed in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC – 23 October in Scottish History |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/onthisday/october/23 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1641]] &ndash; [[Irish Catholics|Irish Catholic]] gentry from [[Ulster]] attempt to [[Irish Rebellion of 1641|seize control]] of [[Dublin Castle]], the seat of [[English rule in Ireland]], so as to force concessions.
*[[1642]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Edgehill]] is the first major battle of the [[English Civil War]].
*[[1666]] &ndash; The most intense tornado on record in English history, an F4 storm on the [[Fujita scale]] or T8 on the [[TORRO scale]], strikes the county of [[Lincolnshire]], with winds of more than {{convert|213|mph}}.<ref>[https://www.torro.org.uk/research/tornadoes/extremes "British and European Extremes"], The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO)</ref>
*[[1707]] &ndash; The [[First Parliament of Great Britain|First Parliament]] of the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] convenes.
*[[1798]] &ndash; The forces of [[Ali Pasha of Janina]] defeat the [[First French Republic|French]] and capture the town of [[Preveza]] in the [[Battle of Nicopolis (1798)|Battle of Nicopolis]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Curlin | first = James S. | chapter = «Remember the Moment when Previsa fell»: The 1798 Battle of Nicopolis and Preveza | pages = 265–296 | title = Preveza B. Proceedings of the Second International Symposium for the History and Culture of Preveza (16–20 September 2009) | volume = I | location = Preveza | year = 2010 | publisher = University of Ioannina, Municipality of Preveza, Actia Nicopolis Foundation | isbn = 978-960-99475-1-0}}</ref>
*[[1812]] &ndash; General [[Claude François de Malet]] [[Malet coup of 1812|begins a conspiracy]] to overthrow [[Napoleon]], claiming that the Emperor died in the [[French invasion of Russia|Russian campaign]].
*[[1850]] &ndash; The first [[National Women's Rights Convention]] begins in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]].
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Second Opium War]]: Dissatisfied with imperial commissioner [[Ye Mingchen]]'s reparations for the alleged slighting of a British-owned vessel and at Consul [[Harry Parkes (diplomat)|Harry Parkes's]] urging, [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] Rear-Admiral [[Michael Seymour (Royal Navy officer, born 1802)|Michael Seymour]] launches [[Battle of Canton (1856)|an assault on the Barrier Forts outside Canton]] in the first military engagement of the [[Second Opium War]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wong |first=J. Y. |title=Deadly Dreams: Opium, Imperialism, and the Arrow War (1856–1860) in China |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0521552559 |pages=89–91 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The [[Battle of Westport]] is the last significant engagement west of the [[Mississippi River]], ending in a [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] victory.
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Meiji Restoration]]: Having taken the [[Tokugawa shogunate|shogunate's]] seat of power at [[Edo (Tokyo)|Edo]] and declared it his new capital as [[Tokyo]], [[Emperor Meiji|Mutsuhito]] proclaims the start of the new [[Meiji era]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meiji period |url=https://www.japanpitt.pitt.edu/glossary/meiji-period |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023173018/https://www.japanpitt.pitt.edu/glossary/meiji-period |archive-date=23 October 2023 |access-date=23 October 2023 |website=Japan — Places, Images, Times & Transformation}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Alberto Santos-Dumont]] flies an [[airplane]] in the first [[heavier-than-air flight]] in Europe.
*[[1911]] &ndash; The [[Italo-Turkish War]] sees the first use of an airplane in combat when an Italian pilot makes a reconnaissance flight.
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[First Balkan War]]: The [[Battle of Kumanovo]] between the Serbian and Ottoman armies begins.
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[German October]]: Due to a miscommunication with the party leadership, a militant section of the [[Communist Party of Germany]] launches [[Hamburg Uprising|an insurrection in Hamburg]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Peterson |first=Larry |date=1983 |title=A Social Analysis of KPD Supporters: The Hamburg Insurrectionaries of October 2023 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44581887 |journal=[[International Review of Social History]] |volume=28 |issue=2 |pages=200–239 |doi=10.1017/S002085900000763X |jstor=44581887}}</ref>
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Second Zhili–Fengtian War]]: Warlord [[Feng Yuxiang]], with the covert support of the [[Empire of Japan]], [[1924 Beijing Coup|stages a coup in Beijing]] against his erstwhile superiors in the [[Zhili clique]], crippling their nearly victorious war effort against the [[Fengtian clique]] and forcing them to withdraw from northern China.<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Waseda-Hida |first=Kyoko |date=2012 |title=Japanese Intelligence and Imperial Diplomacy in 1920s China |degree=PhD |publisher=University of Pennsylvania}}</ref>
*[[1927]] &ndash; The [[Imatra (cinema)|Imatra Cinema]] is destroyed in a fire in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]], during showing the 1924 film ''[[Wages of Virtue]]''; 21 people die in the fire and almost 30 are injured.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Yli 20 ihmisuhria vaatinut elokuvateatteripalo|magazine=[[Aamulehti]]|date=October 24, 1927|number=287|page=1|language=fi}}</ref>
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Francisco Franco]] [[Meeting at Hendaye|meet at Hendaye]] to discuss the possibility of [[Spain during World War II|Spain entering the Second World War]].<ref>[[Stanley G. Payne]], ''Franco and Hitler: Spain, Germany, and World War II'', Yale University Press, 2008. {{ISBN|978-0300122824}}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[The Holocaust]]: [[Nazi Germany]] prohibits [[Jews]] from emigrating, including in its [[German-occupied Europe|occupied territories]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=1941: Key Dates|url=https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/1941-key-dates|access-date=2022-01-17|website=encyclopedia.ushmm.org|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: Allied forces commence the [[Second Battle of El Alamein]], which proves to be the key turning point in the North African campaign.
*  1942   &ndash; All 12 passengers and crewmen aboard [[American Airlines Flight 28]] are killed when it collides with a [[United States Army Air Forces|U.S. Army Air Force]] bomber near [[Palm Springs, California]].
*  1942   &ndash; World War II: The [[Battle for Henderson Field]] begins on Guadalcanal.
*[[1944]] &ndash; World War II: The [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]] begins.
*[[1955]] &ndash; Prime Minister [[Ngo Dinh Diem|Ngô Đình Diệm]] defeats former emperor [[Bảo Đại]] in a [[1955 State of Vietnam referendum|referendum]] and founds the [[South Vietnam|Republic of Vietnam]].
*[[1955]] &ndash; The people of the [[Saarland|Saar region]] vote in a [[1955 Saar Statute referendum|referendum]] to unite with [[West Germany]] instead of [[French Fourth Republic|France]].
*[[1956]] &ndash; Secret police shoot several anti-communist protesters, igniting the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956|Hungarian Revolution]].
*[[1958]] &ndash; Canada's [[Springhill mining disasters#1958 bump|Springhill mining disaster]] kills seventy-five miners, while ninety-nine others are rescued.
*  1958   &ndash; [[Belgium|Belgian]] artist [[Peyo]]'s comic characters, [[the Smurfs]], make their debut in [[Spirou (magazine)|Spirou]] magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine |last= Gajanan|first= Mahita|date= 23 October 2018|title= What to Know About the Rise and Fall of the Theory That the Smurfs Are Communists|url= https://time.com/5431298/are-the-smurfs-communist/|magazine= Time Magazine|location= New York City, NY|publisher= Time Magazine|access-date= 23 October 2023}}</ref>
*  [[1959]] &ndash; [[Aeroflot Flight 200]] crashes while attempting to land at [[Vnukovo International Airport]], killing 28.<ref>{{cite web |title=Il-14M c/n 6341709 |url=https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/81_57117  |website=Soviet Transport Database}}</ref>
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: The [[1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)]], in conjunction with the [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]], launches an operation seeking to destroy Communist forces during the [[siege of Plei Me]].
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Gary Gabelich]] sets a land speed record in a rocket-powered automobile called the [[Blue Flame]], fueled with [[natural gas]].
*[[1972]] &ndash; Vietnam War: [[Operation Linebacker]], a US bombing campaign against [[North Vietnam]] in response to its [[Easter Offensive]], ends after five months.
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Aeroflot Flight 6515]] crashes off [[Syvash]], killing all 26 people aboard.<ref name="airdisaster.ru">{{cite web |title=Катастрофа Ан-24Б Северо-Кавказского УГА над заливом Сиваш |trans-title=An-24B crash of the North Caucasus UGA over the Sivash Bay |url=http://www.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=39 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122071847/http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=39 |archive-date=2013-01-22 |access-date=2013-04-28 |website=airdisaster.ru |language=ru}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Miracle Valley shootout|A gunfight breaks out]] between police officers and members of a religious cult in Arizona. The shootout leaves two cultists dead and dozens of cultists and police officers injured. 
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Lebanese Civil War]]: The [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marines Corps]] barracks in Beirut is [[1983 Beirut barracks bombing|hit by a truck bomb]], killing 241 U.S. military personnel.  A [[French Army]] barracks in Lebanon is also hit that same morning, killing 58 troops.
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[End of communism in Hungary (1989)|The Hungarian Republic officially replaces]] the communist [[Hungarian People's Republic]].
*  1989   &ndash; Bankruptcy of [[Wärtsilä Marine]], the biggest bankruptcy in the Nordic countries up until then.
*  1989   &ndash; [[Phillips disaster of 1989|An explosion at the Houston Chemical Complex]] in [[Pasadena, Texas]], which registered a 3.5 on the [[Richter magnitude scale]], kills 23 and injures 314.<ref name="FEMA: TR-035 Phillips Petroleum Chemical Plant Explosion and Fire">[https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-035.pdf Phillips Petroleum Chemical Plant Explosion and Fire Pasadena, Texas] {{webarchive|date=8 March 2003|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030308170214/https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-035.pdf}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; Signing of the [[1991 Paris Peace Accords|Paris Peace Accords]] which ends the [[Cambodian–Vietnamese War]].
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[The Troubles]]: A [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]] bomb [[Shankill Road bombing|prematurely detonates]] in [[Belfast]], killing the bomber and nine civilians. 
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Yolanda Saldívar]] is found guilty of first-degree murder in the [[Murder of Selena|shooting death]] of popular Latin singer [[Selena]].
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Israel]] and the [[Palestinian National Authority|Palestinian Authority]] sign the [[Wye River Memorandum]].
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Apple Computer]] releases the [[iPod]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apple Fast Facts|url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/07/01/business/apple-fast-facts/index.html|access-date=2022-01-12|website=CNN|date=July 2014 }}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Second Chechen War]]: [[Chechen Republic of Ichkeria|Chechen separatist]] terrorists [[Moscow theater hostage crisis|seize]] the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately 700 theater-goers hostage.
*[[2004]] &ndash; A powerful [[2004 Chūetsu earthquake|earthquake]] and its aftershocks hit [[Niigata Prefecture]] in northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated.
*[[2007]] &ndash; A storm causes the Mexican [[Kab 101]] oil platform to collide with a wellhead, leading to the death and drowning of 22 people during rescue operations after evacuation of the platform.
*2007   &ndash; [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']] is launched on [[STS-120]], with [[Pamela Melroy]] becoming the second female space shuttle commander.<ref name="lat">{{cite news |author=Johnson Jr. |first=John |date=October 24, 2007 |title=Shuttle embarks on busy mission |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/24/science/sci-shuttle24 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324084716/http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/24/science/sci-shuttle24 |archive-date=March 24, 2009 |access-date=October 23, 2007 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
*[[2011]] &ndash; A powerful 7.2 magnitude [[2011 Van earthquakes|earthquake]] strikes [[Van Province|Van Province, Turkey]], killing 582 people and injuring thousands.
*  2011   &ndash; The Libyan [[National Transitional Council]] deems the [[Libyan civil war (2011)|Libyan Civil War]] over.
*[[2015]] &ndash; The lowest [[sea-level pressure]] in the [[Western Hemisphere]], and the highest reliably-measured non-tornadic sustained winds, are recorded in [[Hurricane Patricia]], which strikes Mexico hours later, killing at least 13 and causing over $280&nbsp;million in damages.
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[War against the Islamic State]]: [[Philippines|Philippine]] defense secretary [[Delfin Lorenzana]] declares the end of the [[Siege of Marawi]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Villamor |first=Felipe |date=23 October 2017 |title=As Mattis Arrives in Philippines, Mop-Up in Marawi Is Declared Over |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/23/world/asia/philippines-mattis-marawi-isis.html |access-date=24 October 2023}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Libyan civil war (2014–2020)|Second Libyan Civil War]]: The Second Libyan Civil War comes to an end as all parties to the 5+5 Joint Libyan Military Commission agree to a ceasefire.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Cumming-Bruce |first1=Nick |last2=Walsh |first2=Declan |date=23 October 2020 |title=Libya Cease-Fire Raises Hopes for Full Peace Deal |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/world/middleeast/libya-ceasefire.html |access-date=23 October 2023}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Xi Jinping]] is elected as [[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party]] by the [[Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party|Central Committee]], beginning a third term of the [[paramount leader]] of [[China]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Xi Jinping elected general secretary of CPC Central Committee: communique|url=https://english.news.cn/20221023/289564cb819a4af2ba3cb6fb1cad5177/c.html|work=Xinhua|date=2022-10-23|access-date=2022-10-23}}</ref>
* 2022 &ndash; [[Myanmar Air Force]] airstrikes a concert in [[Hpakant Township]], Kachin state killing at least 80 people, including senior [[Kachin Independence Organisation]] officials, in the [[Hpakant massacre]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Paddock |first= Richard |date=2022-10-25|work=[[The New York Times]] |title=Airstrike Kills at Least 80 During Outdoor Concert in Myanmar |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/25/world/asia/myanmar-coup-concert-killed.html}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1006]] &ndash; [[Wen Yanbo (Song dynasty)|Wen Yanbo]], Chinese grand chancellor (d. 1097)
*[[1255]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand de la Cerda]], Spanish noble (d. 1275)
*[[1491]] (estimated) &ndash; [[Ignatius of Loyola]], Catholic priest (d. 1556)<ref>{{cite book|author=Philip Caraman|title=Ignatius Loyola|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PNuKAAAAMAAJ|year=1990|publisher=Collins|page=4|isbn=9780002154918}}</ref>
*[[1516]] &ndash; [[Charlotte of Valois]], French princess (d. 1524)

===1601–1900===
*[[1634]] &ndash; [[Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp]], Swedish queen (d. 1715)
*[[1654]] &ndash; [[Johann Bernhard Staudt]], Austrian composer (d. 1712)
*[[1698]] &ndash; [[Ange-Jacques Gabriel]], French architect, designed the [[École Militaire]] (d. 1782)
*[[1705]] &ndash; [[Maximilian Ulysses Browne]], Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)
*[[1713]] &ndash; [[Pieter Burman the Younger]], Dutch philologist, poet, and educator (d. 1778)
*[[1762]] &ndash; [[Samuel Morey]], American engineer (d. 1843)
*[[1766]] &ndash; [[Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy]], French general (d. 1847)
*[[1790]] &ndash; [[Chauncey Allen Goodrich]], American minister, lexicographer, and educator (d. 1860)
*[[1796]] &ndash; [[Stefano Franscini]], Swiss statistician and politician (d. 1857)<ref>{{cite book|title=The New Encyclopaedia Britannica|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m9gqAAAAMAAJ|year=1974|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica|isbn=978-0-85229-290-7|page=285}}</ref>
*[[1801]] &ndash; [[Albert Lortzing]], German singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1851)
*[[1805]] &ndash; [[John Russell Bartlett]], American linguist and historian (d. 1886)
*[[1813]] &ndash; [[Ludwig Leichhardt]], German-Australian explorer (d. 1848)
*[[1815]] &ndash; [[João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotejipe]], Brazilian politician (d. 1889)
*[[1817]] &ndash; [[Pierre Larousse]], French lexicographer and author (d. 1875)
*[[1822]] &ndash; [[Gustav Spörer]], German astronomer (d. 1895)
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[Johan Gabriel Ståhlberg]], Finnish priest and father of [[Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg|K. J. Ståhlberg]], the first [[President of Finland]] (d. 1873)<ref>[http://www.kirjastovirma.fi/henkilogalleria/St%C3%A5hlberg_Johan_Gabriel Johan Gabriel Ståhlberg – KirjastoVirma] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624160714/https://www.kirjastovirma.fi/henkilogalleria/St%C3%A5hlberg_Johan_Gabriel |date=24 June 2021 }} (in Finnish)</ref>
*[[1835]] &ndash; [[Adlai Stevenson I]], American lawyer and politician, 23rd [[Vice President of the United States]] (d. 1914)
*[[1837]] &ndash; [[Moritz Kaposi]], Hungarian dermatologist (d. 1902)
*[[1844]] &ndash; [[Sarah Bernhardt]], French actress (d. 1923)
*  1844   &ndash; [[Robert Bridges]], English poet and playwright (d. 1930)<ref name=Trawicky>{{cite book |last1=Trawicky |first1=Bernard |title=Anniversaries and Holidays |date=16 April 2009 |publisher=American Library Association |isbn=978-0-8389-1004-7 |page=176 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Anniversaries_and_Holidays/dp2TAwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA176&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Juan Luna]], Filipino painter and sculptor (d. 1899)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Mirko Breyer]], Croatian writer, bibliographer, antiquarian, and one of the notable alleged and false victims of the [[Stara Gradiška concentration camp]] (d. 1946)
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Neltje Blanchan]], American historian and author (d. 1918)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[John Heisman]], American football player and coach (d. 1936)
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Francis Kelley]], Canadian-American bishop (d. 1948)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[William D. Coolidge]], American physicist and engineer (d. 1975)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Charles Kilpatrick (athlete)|Charles Kilpatrick]], American runner and educator (d. 1921)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Gilbert N. Lewis]], American chemist and academic (d. 1946)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Franz Schlegelberger]], German judge and politician, [[Reich Ministry of Justice]] (d. 1970)
*[[1878]] – [[Jaan Lattik]], Estonian pastor and politician, 9th [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (d. 1967)<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 July 2019 |title=Lattik, Jaan, 1878-1967 |url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90708761.html |access-date=13 February 2025 |website=Library of Congress}}</ref>
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Dominikus Böhm]], German architect (d. 1955)
*  1880   &ndash; [[Una O'Connor (actress)|Una O'Connor]], Irish-American actress and singer (d. 1959)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Hugo Wast]], Argentine writer (d. 1962)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Lawren Harris]], Canadian painter and educator (d. 1970)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Onésime Gagnon]], Canadian scholar and politician, 20th [[Lieutenant Governor of Quebec]] (d. 1961)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Speckled Red]], American blues/boogie-woogie piano player and singer-songwriter (d. 1973)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Rube Bressler]], American baseball player (d. 1966)
*  1894   &ndash; [[Emma Vyssotsky]], American astronomer and academic (d. 1975)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Hilario Abellana]], Filipino politician (d. 1945)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Quirino |first1=Carlos |title=New Philippines : a book on the building up of a new nation |date=1934 |publisher=Carmelo & Bauermann |page=404 }}</ref>
*  1896   &ndash; [[Lilyan Tashman]], American actress (d. 1934)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[John Baker (RAF officer)|John Baker]], English air marshal (d. 1978)
*  1897   &ndash; [[Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena, 2nd Marquis of Luca de Tena|Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena]], Spanish writer (d. 1975)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Bernt Balchen]], Norwegian aviator (d. 1973)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Douglas Jardine]], Indian-English cricketer and lawyer (d. 1958)

===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Robert Eberan von Eberhorst]], Austrian engineer (d. 1982)
*  1902   &ndash; [[Luther H. Evans|Luther Evans]], American political scientist and politician (d. 1981)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Harvey Penick]], American golfer and coach (d. 1995)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Felix Bloch]], Swiss physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1983)
*  1905   &ndash; [[Yen Chia-kan]], Chinese lawyer and politician, [[President of the Republic of China]] (d. 1993)
*  1905   &ndash; [[Gertrude Ederle]], American swimmer (d. 2003)<ref>{{cite web |title=Gertrude Ederle {{!}} Biography & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gertrude-Ederle |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=7 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[František Douda]], Czech shot putter (d. 1990)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Ilya Frank]], Russian physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1990)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Zellig Harris]], American linguist and methodologist (d. 1992)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Richard Mortensen]], Danish painter and educator (d. 1993)
*  1910   &ndash; [[Hayden Rorke]], American actor (d. 1987)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Jack Keller (athlete)|Jack Keller]], American hurdler (d. 1978)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Simo Puupponen]], Finnish writer (d. 1967)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Augusta Dabney]], American actress (d. 2008)
*  1918   &ndash; [[James Daly (actor)|James Daly]], American actor (d. 1978)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Paul Rudolph (architect)|Paul Rudolph]], American architect and academic, designed the [[Lippo Centre, Hong Kong|Lippo Centre]] (d. 1997)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Manolis Andronikos]], Greek archaeologist and academic (d. 1992)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Ted Fujita]], Japanese-American meteorologist and academic (d. 1998)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Bob Montana]], American illustrator (d. 1975)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Gianni Rodari]], Italian writer (d. 1980)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Vern Stephens]], American baseball player (d. 1968)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington]], English politician (d. 2018)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Coleen Gray]], American actress (d. 2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=Coleen Gray obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/aug/05/coleen-gray |website=The Guardian |access-date=10 December 2020 |language=en |date=5 August 2015}}</ref>
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Aslam Farrukhi]], Indian-Pakistani linguist, author, and scholar (d. 2016)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Ned Rorem]], American composer and author (d. 2022)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Frank Sutton]], American actor (d. 1974)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Arthur Brittenden]], English journalist (d. 2015)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Johnny Carson]], American television host (d. 2005)<ref name=pplkds>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IolIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CHIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2111%2C2758002 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=(Washington Post) |last=Bernstein |first=Adam |title=Johnny Carson, late-night king, dies |date=January 24, 2005 |page=A-1,7}}</ref>
* 1925 &ndash; [[Fred Shero]], Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1990)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Meltzer |first1=Bill |title='The Fog' Was Flyers Guiding Light. Flyers columnist takes a look at Fred Shero on what would have been his 91st birthday. |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/meltzer-fred-shero-the-fog-was-flyers-guiding-light/c-282975740 |website=NHL.com |access-date=5 August 2020 |date=23 October 2016}}</ref>
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Sonny Criss]], American saxophonist and composer (d. 1977)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Dezső Gyarmati]], Hungarian water polo player and coach (d. 2013)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Leszek Kołakowski]], Polish-English historian and philosopher (d. 2009)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Luis Alarcón]], Chilean actor (d. 2023)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Shamsur Rahman (poet)|Shamsur Rahman]], Bangladeshi poet and journalist (d. 2006)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Unto Mononen]], Finnish musician (d. 1968)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Jim Bunning]], American baseball player and politician (d. 2017)
*  1931   &ndash; [[William P. Clark, Jr.]], American judge and politician, 12th [[United States National Security Advisor]] (d. 2013)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Diana Dors]], English actress (d. 1984)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Johnny Kitagawa]], Japanese businessman, and talent manager (d. 2019)<ref>{{Cite web |website=jmania.jp |access-date=2023-09-14 |title=本日10月23日は、ジャニー喜多川社長の86歳の誕生日です |language=ja |url=https://jmania.jp/201710/57132.html}}</ref>
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Vasily Belov]], Russian novelist, poet and playwright (d. 2012)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Carol Fran]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2021)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Carlos Lemos Simmonds]], sixth [[Vice President of Colombia|Vice President of Columbia]] (d. 2003)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Caitro Soto]], Afro-Peruvian musician (d. 2004)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[JacSue Kehoe]], American neuroscientist  (d. 2019)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Charles Goodhart]], English economist and academic
*  1936   &ndash; [[Philip Kaufman]], American director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Johnny Carroll]], American rockabilly musician (d. 1995)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Carlos Lamarca]], Brazilian captain (d. 1971)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Deven Verma]], Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Alan Gilzean|Alan G'ilzean]], Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2018)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Inez and Charlie Foxx|Charlie Foxx]], American R&B/soul singer and guitarist (d. 1998)
*  1939   &ndash; [[C. V. Vigneswaran]], Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st [[Chief Minister of the Northern Province]]
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Ellie Greenwich]], American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2009)
*  1940   &ndash; [[Jane Holzer]], American model, actress, producer, and art collector
*  1940   &ndash; [[Pelé]], Brazilian footballer and actor (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite news |title=Pele: Brazil football legend dies aged 82 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42751517 |access-date=29 December 2022 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[René Metge]], French rally driver (d. 2024)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Colin Milburn]], English cricketer (d. 1990)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Igor Smirnov (politician)|Igor Smirnov]], Moldovan engineer and politician, 1st [[President of Transnistria]]
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Douglas Dunn]], Scottish poet, critic, and academic
*  1942   &ndash; [[Bernd Erdmann]], German footballer and manager
*  1942   &ndash; [[Anita Roddick]], English businesswoman and activist, founded [[The Body Shop]] (d. 2007)
* 1942 &ndash; [[Michael Crichton]], American author and screenwriter (d. 2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.il.us/hpa/Illinois%20History/Mover206.pdf |title=IHPA: Illinois Historic Preservation Agency |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614110520/https://www.state.il.us/hpa/Illinois%20History/Mover206.pdf |archive-date=June 14, 2007}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Alida Chelli]], Italian actress and singer (d. 2012)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Mike Harding]], English singer-songwriter and comedian
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Maggi Hambling]], English sculptor and painter
*  1945   &ndash; [[Kim Larsen]], Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2018)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Graça Machel]], Mozambican politician and humanitarian
*  1945   &ndash; [[Ernie Watts]], American saxophonist
*  1945   &ndash; [[Maury Yeston]], American composer, lyricist, and music theorist
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Graeme Barker]], English archaeologist and academic
*  1946   &ndash; [[Alicia Borinsky]], Argentine writer
*  1946   &ndash; [[Mel Martínez]], American lawyer and politician, 12th [[United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]
*  1946   &ndash; [[Miklós Németh (athlete)|Miklós Németh]], Hungarian javelin thrower
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi]], co-founder of the [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] movement [[Hamas]] (d. 2004)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Kazimierz Deyna]], Polish footballer (d. 1989)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Greg Ridley]], English bass player (d. 2003)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Hermann Hauser]], Austrian-English businessman, co-founded [[Acorn Computers]] and [[Olivetti Research Laboratory]]
*  1948   &ndash; [[Gerry Robinson]], Irish-born British businessman, arts patron and television personality (d. 2021)
*  1948   &ndash; [[Brian Ross (journalist)|Brian Ross]], American journalist
*  1948   &ndash; [[Jordi Sabatés]], Spanish musician (d. 2022)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Krešimir Ćosić (politician)|Krešimir Ćosić]], [[Croatia]]n soldier and politician
*  1949   &ndash; [[Oscar Martínez (actor)|Oscar Martínez]], Argentine theater actor
*  1949   &ndash; [[Nick Tosches]], American journalist, author, and poet (d. 2019)
*  1949   &ndash; [[Würzel]], English singer and guitarist (d. 2011)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Maths O. Sundqvist]], Swedish businessman (d. 2012)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Ángel de Andrés López]], Spanish actor (d. 2016)
*  1951   &ndash; [[Charly García]], Argentine singer-songwriter and keyboard player 
*  1951   &ndash; [[Fatmir Sejdiu]], Kosovan academic and politician, 2nd [[President of Kosovo]]
*  1951   &ndash; [[David Wills (singer)|David Wills]], American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Pierre Moerlen]], French drummer (d. 2005)
*  1952   &ndash; [[Ken Tipton]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Taner Akçam]], Turkish sociologist and historian
*  1953   &ndash; [[Joaquín Lavín]], Chilean politician and economist
*  1953   &ndash; [[Pauline Black]], English singer, actress and author<ref>{{cite news |title=How Pauline Black became a 2-Tone icon |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/lifestyle-news/coventry-history/backbeat-coventry/2011/08/04/how-pauline-black-became-a-2-tone-icon-92746-29177835/ |newspaper=[[Coventry Telegraph]] |accessdate=15 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118182620/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/lifestyle-news/coventry-history/backbeat-coventry/2011/08/04/how-pauline-black-became-a-2-tone-icon-92746-29177835/ |archivedate=18 January 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Ang Lee]], Taiwanese-American director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for October 23, 2022 includes celebrities Ryan Reynolds, Emilia Clarke |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-october-23-2022-includes-celebrities-ryan-reynolds-emilia-clarke.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=20 October 2023 |date=23 October 2022}}</ref>
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Adam Nawałka]], Polish football player and manager
*  1956   &ndash; [[Darrell Pace]], American archer<ref>{{cite web|title=Darrell Owen Pace|url=https://www.olympic.org/darrell-owen-pace|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
*  1956   &ndash; [[Dianne Reeves]], American singer<ref name="AP" />
*  1956   &ndash; [[Dwight Yoakam]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor<ref name="AP" />
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Paul Kagame]], Rwandan soldier and politician, 6th [[President of Rwanda]]
*  1957   &ndash; [[Graham Rix]], English footballer and coach
* 1957 &ndash; [[Martin Luther King III]], American human rights activist, philanthropist and advocate<ref>{{Cite book |last=Company |first=Johnson Publishing |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=er0DAAAAMBAJ&dq=Martin+Luther+King+III+born+hospital&pg=PA12 |title=Jet |date=2006-02-20 |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Michael Eric Dyson]], American activist, author, and academic
*  1958   &ndash; [[Rose Nabinger]], German singer
*  1958   &ndash; [[Frank Schaffer]], German sprinter
* [[1959]] &ndash; [["Weird Al" Yankovic]], American comedy musician, writer, and actor<ref>{{cite news|last=Ankeny |first=Jason |title=Weird Al Yankovic Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/weird-al-yankovic-mn0000817315/biography |publisher=[[AllMusic.com]] ([[Rovi]]) |access-date=July 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909164337/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/weird-al-yankovic-mn0000817315/biography |archive-date=September 9, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 1959 &ndash; [[Sam Raimi]], American director, screenwriter and producer<ref name=TCM>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/157188%7C201036/Sam-Raimi#overview|title=Sam Raimi: Director, Producer, Screenwriter|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=November 23, 2020|archive-date =October 30, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201030103716/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/157188%7C201036/Sam-Raimi/#overview|url-status=live|quote=Birth Place: Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. Born: October 23, 1959}}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Mirwais Ahmadzaï]], Swiss-French keyboard player, songwriter, and producer 
*  1960   &ndash; [[Katoucha Niane]], French model and actress (d. 2008)
*  1960   &ndash; [[Randy Pausch]], American author and academic (d. 2008)
*  1960   &ndash; [[Wayne Rainey]], American motorcycle racer
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Laurie Halse Anderson]], American author
*  1961   &ndash; [[Vinicio Gómez]], Guatemalan politician (d. 2008)
*  1961   &ndash; [[Andoni Zubizarreta]], Spanish footballer and sportscaster
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Gordon Korman]], Canadian-American author
*  1963   &ndash; [[Rashidi Yekini]], Nigerian footballer (d. 2012)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Eddy Cue]], American computer scientist and businessman
*  1964   &ndash; [[Robert Trujillo]], American bass player and songwriter<ref name="AP" />
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Augusten Burroughs]], American author and screenwriter
*  1965   &ndash; [[Al Leiter]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Alex Zanardi]], Italian racing driver and cyclist
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Dale Crover]], American musician
*  1967   &ndash; [[Omar Linares]], Cuban baseball player
*  1967   &ndash; [[Jaime Yzaga]], Peruvian tennis player
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Dolly Buster]], Czech film producer and director, actress and author
*  1969   &ndash; [[Trudi Canavan]], Australian author and illustrator
*  1969   &ndash; [[Bill O'Brien (American football)|Bill O'Brien]], American football player and coach
*  1969   &ndash; [[Brooke Theiss]], American actress
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Matthew Barzun]], American diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom]]
*  1970   &ndash; [[Grant Imahara]], American television presenter and engineer (d. 2020)
*  1970   &ndash; [[Kenji Nomura]], Japanese voice actor
*  1970   &ndash; [[Zoe Wiseman]], American model and photographer
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Carlo Forlivesi]], Italian-Japanese composer and scholar
*  1971   &ndash; [[Chris Horner]], American cyclist
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Tiffeny Milbrett]], American soccer player
*  1972   &ndash; [[Dominika Paleta]], Polish-Mexican actress
*  1972   &ndash; [[Eduardo Paret]], Cuban baseball player
*  1972   &ndash; [[Bryan Pratt]], American lawyer and politician
*  1972   &ndash; [[Jasmin St. Claire]], Virgin Islander-American actress
*  1972   &ndash; [[Jimmy Wayne]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" />
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Christian Dailly]], Scottish footballer
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Aravind Adiga]], Indian journalist and author
*  1974   &ndash; [[Beatrice Faumuina]], New Zealand discus thrower
*  1974   &ndash; [[Sander Westerveld]], Dutch footballer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Christine Yoshikawa]], Canadian pianist
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Michelle Beadle]], American sportscaster
*  1975   &ndash; [[Odalys García]], Cuban actress
*  1975   &ndash; [[Phillip Gillespie]], Australian cricket umpire
*  1975   &ndash; [[Jessicka]], American singer-songwriter 
*  1975   &ndash; [[Yoon Son-ha]], South Korean actress and singer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Keith Van Horn]], American basketball player
*  1975   &ndash; [[Manuela Velasco]], Spanish actress
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Cat Deeley]], English model, actress, and television host<ref name="AP" />
*  1976   &ndash; [[Sergio Diduch]], Argentine footballer
*  1976   &ndash; [[Ryan Reynolds]], Canadian-American actor and producer<ref name="AP" />
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Brad Haddin]], Australian cricketer
*  1977   &ndash; [[Alex Tudor]], English cricketer and coach
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Jimmy Bullard]], English footballer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Steve Harmison]], English cricketer and sportscaster
*  1978   &ndash; [[John Lackey]], American baseball player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Archie Thompson]], New Zealand-Australian footballer
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Ramón Castro (third baseman)|Ramón Castro]], Venezuelan baseball player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Simon Davies (footballer, born 1979)|Simon Davies]], Welsh footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Lynn Greer]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Lynn Greer |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/2696/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=20 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Prabhas]], Telugu film actor
*  1979   &ndash; [[Jorge Solís]], Mexican boxer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Bud Smith]], American baseball player
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Mate Bilić]], Croatian footballer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Pedro Liriano]], Dominican baseball player
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Daniela Alvarado]], Venezuelan actress
*  1981   &ndash; [[Jeroen Bleekemolen]], Dutch racing driver
*  1981   &ndash; [[Leticia Dolera]], Spanish actress
*  1981   &ndash; [[Ben Francisco]], American baseball player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Lee Ki-woo]], South Korean actor
*  1981   &ndash; [[Mirel Rădoi]], Romanian footballer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Valentin Badea]], Romanian footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Kristjan Kangur]], Estonian basketball player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Aleksandar Luković]], Serbian footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Rickey Paulding]], American basketball player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Rodolfo (footballer, born 1982)|Rodolfo]], Brazilian footballer
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Filippos Darlas]], Greek footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Valentin Demyanenko]], Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani canoeist<ref>{{cite web|title=Valentin Demyanenko|url=https://www.olympic.org/valentin-demyanenko|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=22 April 2020}}</ref>
*  1983   &ndash; [[Goldie Harvey]], Nigerian singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Izabel Goulart]], Brazilian model
*  1984   &ndash; [[Jeffrey Hoogervorst]], Dutch footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Simone Masini]], Italian footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Meghan McCain]], American journalist, author, and television personality<ref name="AP" />
*  1984   &ndash; [[Michael Sim]], Australian golfer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Keiren Westwood]], English footballer
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Mohammed Abdellaoue]], Norwegian footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Masiela Lusha]], Albanian-American actress, poet, and humanitarian<ref name="AP" />
*  1985   &ndash; [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]], American singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="AP" />
*  1985   &ndash; [[Chris Neal]], English footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Luca Spinetti]], Italian footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Panagiotis Vouis]], Greek footballer
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Emilia Clarke]], English actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1986   &ndash; [[Briana Evigan]], American actress and dancer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Inbar Lavi]], Israeli actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1986   &ndash; [[Jovanka Radičević]], Montenegrin handball player<ref>{{cite web|title=Jovanka Radicevic|url=http://history.eurohandball.com/player/523640|publisher=European Handball Federation|access-date=21 October 2021}}</ref>
*  1986   &ndash; [[Jake Robinson]], English footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Jessica Stroup]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Carmella (wrestler)|Carmella]], American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Carmella |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/17171921/wwe-profile-page-carmella |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=20 October 2023 |date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Robin Copeland]], Irish rugby player
*  1987   &ndash; [[Félix Doubront]], Venezuelan baseball player
*  1987   &ndash; [[Faye (musician)|Faye]], Swedish singer-songwriter
*  1987   &ndash; [[Kyle Gibson]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kyle Gibson |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/mlb/player/_/id/31053/kyle-gibson |website=ESPN |access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Seo In-guk]], South Korean singer and actor
*  1987   &ndash; [[Miyuu Sawai]], Japanese model and actress
*  1987   &ndash; [[Naomi Watanabe]], Japanese actress
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Jordan Crawford]], American basketball player
*  1988   &ndash; [[Aleksandr Salugin]], Russian footballer
*  1988   &ndash; [[Carolin Schiewe]], German footballer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Viktor Agardius]], Swedish footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Alain Baroja]], Venezuelan footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Zach Brown]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Zach Brown |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14973/zach-brown |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=20 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Jonita Gandhi]], Indo-Canadian singer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Anisya Kirdyapkina]], Russian race walker
*  1989   &ndash; [[Andriy Yarmolenko]], Ukrainian footballer
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Emil Forsberg]], Swedish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Emil Forsberg – Leipzig – UCL |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/clubs/players/250013469--emil-forsberg/ |website=[[UEFA]] |access-date=10 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Princess Mako of Akishino]], member of the [[Japanese imperial family|Japanese Imperial Family]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Turner |first1=B. |title=The Statesman's Yearbook 2008: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World |date=12 January 2017 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-349-74024-6 |page=717 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZPlDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA717 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Jorge Taufua]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jorge Taufua |url=https://www.nrl.com/players/internationals/samoa/jorge-taufua/ |website=National Rugby League |access-date=10 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Josh Ruffels]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Ruffels – Defender – First Team – Oxford United |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/josh-ruffels/ |website=www.oufc.co.uk |access-date=10 December 2020 |archive-date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716005140/https://www.oufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/josh-ruffels/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Margaret Qualley]], American actress<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 23, 2022 |title=UPI Almanac for Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022 |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2022/10/23/UPI-Almanac-for-Sunday-Oct-23-2022/1811666500018/ |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=[[United Press International]] |quote=actor Margaret Qualley in 1994 (age 28) |archive-date=November 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121234235/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2022/10/23/UPI-Almanac-for-Sunday-Oct-23-2022/1811666500018/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Ireland Baldwin]], American model<ref name="EWbirth">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,299400,00.html|title=Monitor|date=November 3, 1995|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=January 2, 2015|quote=Birth: An 8-pound 3-ounce girl, Ireland Eliesse, to Alec Baldwin, 37, and Kim Basinger, 41, on Oct. 23 in L.A.|archive-date=January 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102020934/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,299400,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Nick Bosa]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nick Bosa |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4040605/nick-bosa |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=20 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Élie Okobo]], French basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Elie Okobo |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1629059/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=20 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Jaydn Su'A]], New Zealand rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jaydn Su'A |url=https://www.nrl.com/players/nrl-nines/south-sydney-rabbitohs-9s/jaydn-sua/ |website=National Rugby League |access-date=10 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Minnie (singer)|Minnie]], Thai singer<ref>{{cite web|title=전소연, '11월 계약 종료' 앞두고 우정 과시…"90년 더 챙겨줄게"|url=https://tenasia.hankyung.com/article/2024102460474|work=텐아시아|date=24 October 2024|access-date=2 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Amandla Stenberg]], American actress<ref name=hungerg>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vzatDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT6|title=Hunger Games A-Z|page=6|author=Martin Howden|publisher=Kings Road Publishing|date=27 July 2012|isbn=9781782190240|access-date=March 8, 2020|archive-date=March 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317074227/https://books.google.com/books?id=vzatDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT6|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 1998 &ndash; [[Jordan Goodwin]], American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jordan Goodwin |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630692/jordan-goodwin |access-date=10 April 2024 |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]]}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Yui Kobayashi]], Japanese idol<ref>{{cite web |title=小林 由依 |url=https://sakurazaka46.com/s/s46/artist/07?ima=1103 |website=櫻坂46公式サイト |access-date=11 December 2020 |language=ja}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Ningning]], Chinese singer<ref>{{cite news|date=30 August 2024|title=에스파 닝닝, '1023 생일' 특별 이벤트 진행|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/629/0000317563|language=Korean|work=더팩트|access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
*[[42 BC]] &ndash; [[Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger]], Roman general and politician (b. 85 BC)
* [[877]] &ndash; [[Ignatios of Constantinople]], Byzantine patriarch (b. 797)
* [[891]] &ndash; [[Yazaman al-Khadim]], Abbasid general and politician
* [[902]] &ndash; [[Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya]], Aghlabid emir (b. 850)
* [[930]] &ndash; [[Emperor Daigo|Daigo]], Japanese emperor (b. 885)
* [[945]] &ndash; [[Hyejong of Goryeo]], Korean king (b. 912)
* [[949]] &ndash; [[Emperor Yōzei|Yōzei]], Japanese emperor (b. 869)
*[[1134]] &ndash; [[Abu al-Salt]], Andalusian polymath
*[[1157]] &ndash; [[Sweyn III of Denmark|Sweyn III]], Danish king (b. c. 1125)
*[[1456]] &ndash; [[John of Capistrano]], Italian priest and saint (b. 1386)
*[[1550]] &ndash; [[Tiedemann Giese]], Polish bishop (b. 1480)
*[[1581]] &ndash; [[Michael Neander]], German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529)

===1601–1900===
*[[1616]] &ndash; [[Leonhard Hutter]], German theologian and academic (b. 1563)
*[[1688]] &ndash; [[Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange]], French philologist and historian (b. 1610)
*[[1730]] &ndash; [[Anne Oldfield]], English actress (b. 1683)
*[[1764]] &ndash; [[Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc, Comte Dubois de la Motte]], French admiral (b. 1683)
*[[1774]] &ndash; [[Michel Benoist]], French missionary and astronomer (b. 1715)
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Georg August Wallin]], Finnish explorer, [[Orientalism|orientalist]], and professor (b. 1811)<ref>[https://www.hbl.fi/artikel/georg-august-wallin-var-var-forsta-wallraffare/ Georg August Wallin var vår första wallraffare] – ''[[Hufvudstadsbladet]]'' (in Swedish)</ref>
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Franz Bopp]], German linguist and academic (b. 1791)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby]], English lawyer and politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1799)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Théophile Gautier]], French journalist, author, and poet (b. 1811)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Charles S. West]], American lawyer, jurist, and politician, [[Secretary of State of Texas]] (b. 1829)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Alexander of Battenberg]] (b. 1857)

===1901–present===
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Chulalongkorn]], Thai king (b. 1853)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[W. G. Grace]], English cricketer and physician (b. 1848)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Richard McFadden]], Scottish footballer and soldier (b. 1889)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Eugène Grasset]], Swiss illustrator (b. 1845)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[John Boyd Dunlop]], Scottish businessman, founded [[Dunlop Rubber]] (b. 1840)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Charles Demuth]], American painter and educator (b. 1883)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Zane Grey]], American dentist and author (b. 1872)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Ralph Rainger]], American pianist and composer (b. 1901)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Wakashima Gonshirō]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 21st [[Yokozuna (sumo)|Yokozuna]] (b. 1876)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Charles Glover Barkla]], English-Scottish physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1877)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Hana Brady]], Czech [[holocaust]] victim (b. 1931)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Al Jolson]], Lithuanian-American actor and singer (b. 1886)
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Adrien de Noailles]], French son of [[Jules Charles Victurnien de Noailles]] (b. 1869)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[George Bouzianis]], Greek painter (b. 1885)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zinonos |first=Anna |title=Introduction |url=http://homepages.pathfinder.gr/sketchyan/buz/bouzianis_main.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619221630/http://homepages.pathfinder.gr/sketchyan/buz/bouzianis_main.htm |archive-date=June 19, 2008 |access-date=January 7, 2025 |website=Georgios Bouzianis: The Leading Greek Expressionist Painter}}</ref>
*  1959   &ndash; [[Gerda Lundequist]], Swedish actress (b. 1871)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Frank Luther Mott]], American historian and journalist (b. 1886)
*[[1969]] – [[Tommy Edwards]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1922)<ref>''Commonwealth of Virginia - Certificate of Death'' number 69-030829 dated 23 October 1969.</ref>
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Marjorie Maynard]] British artist and farmer (b. 1891)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Maybelle Carter]], American singer and autoharp player ([[Carter Family]]) (b. 1909)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Tibor Rosenbaum]], Hungarian-born Swiss rabbi and businessman (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shalom-magazine.com/Article.php?id=420610|language=he|script-title=he:פנחס רוזנבאום|trans-title=Pinchas Rosenbaum|access-date=Oct 29, 2020|title=SHALOM }}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Jessica Savitch]], American journalist (b. 1947)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Oskar Werner]], Austrian-German actor (b. 1922)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Edward Adelbert Doisy]], American biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1893)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Asashio Tarō III]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 46th [[Yokozuna (sumo)|Yokozuna]] (b. 1929)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Armida (actress)|Armida]], Mexican-American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1911)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Thomas Williams (writer)|Thomas Williams]], American author and academic (b. 1926)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Robert Lansing (actor)|Robert Lansing]], American actor (b. 1928)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Bob Grim (baseball)|Bob Grim]], American baseball player (b. 1930)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Bert Haanstra]], Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1916)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Barnett Slepian]], American physician (b. 1946)
*1998   – [[Eric Ambler]], English author, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1909)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pettifer |first=James |date=23 October 1998 |title=Obituary: Eric Ambler |url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/obituary-eric-ambler-1180185.html |access-date=1 January 2025 |work=The Independent}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Eric Reece]], Australian politician, 32nd [[Premier of Tasmania]] (b. 1909)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Yokozuna (wrestler)|Yokozuna]], American wrestler (b. 1966) 
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Josh Kirby]], English illustrator (b. 1928)
*  2001   &ndash; [[Daniel Wildenstein]], French art dealer and historian (b. 1917)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Adolph Green]], American playwright and songwriter (b. 1915)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Tony Capstick]], English actor and singer (b. 1944)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Soong Mei-ling]], Chinese wife of [[Chiang Kai-shek]], 2nd [[First Lady of the Republic of China]] (b. 1898)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Robert Merrill]], American actor and singer (b. 1919)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Bill Nicholson (footballer)|Bill Nicholson]], English footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1919)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[William Hootkins]], American actor (b. 1948)
*  2005   &ndash; [[John Muth]], American economist and academic (b. 1930)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Stella Obasanjo]], Nigerian wife of [[Olusegun Obasanjo]], 10th [[First Lady of Nigeria]] (b. 1945)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Lebo Mathosa]], South African singer ([[Boom Shaka]]) (b. 1977)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[John Ilhan]], Turkish-Australian businessman, founded [[Crazy John's]] (b. 1965)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Lim Goh Tong]], Malaysian-Chinese businessman (b. 1918)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Kevin Finnegan]], English boxer (b. 1948)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Lou Jacobi]], Canadian-American actor (b. 1913)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Fran Crippen]], American swimmer (b. 1984)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Stanley Tanger]], American businessman and philanthropist, founded the [[Tanger Factory Outlet Centers]] (b. 1923)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Herbert A. Hauptman]], American chemist and mathematician, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1917)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Marco Simoncelli]], Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1987)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[William Joel Blass]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1917)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Wilhelm Brasse]], Polish photographer (b. 1917)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Roland de la Poype]], French soldier and pilot (b. 1920)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Sunil Gangopadhyay]], Indian author and poet (b. 1934)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Michael Marra]], Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Wes Bialosuknia]], American basketball player (b. 1945)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Anthony Caro]], English sculptor and academic (b. 1924)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Niall Donohue]], Irish hurler (b. 1990)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Gypie Mayo]], English guitarist and songwriter ([[Dr. Feelgood (band)|Dr. Feelgood]] and [[The Yardbirds]]) (b. 1951)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Bill Mazer]], Ukrainian-American journalist and sportscaster (b. 1920)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Ghulam Azam]], Bangladeshi politician (b. 1922)
*  2014   &ndash; [[John Bramlett]], American football player (b. 1941)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Bernard Mayes]], English-American journalist and academic (b. 1929)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Joan Quigley]], American astrologer and author (b. 1927)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Tullio Regge]], Italian physicist and academic (b. 1931)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Alvin Stardust]], English singer and actor (b. 1942)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Leon Bibb (musician)|Leon Bibb]], American-Canadian singer (b. 1922)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Roger De Clerck]], Belgian businessman (b. 1924)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Jim Roberts (ice hockey, born 1940)|Jim Roberts]], Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1940)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Fred Sands]], American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the [[Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles|Museum of Contemporary Art]] (b. 1938)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Jack Chick]], American cartoonist and publisher (b. 1924)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Wim van der Voort]], Dutch speed skater (b. 1923)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Pete Burns]], English singer-songwriter (b. 1959)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Walter Lassally]], German cinematographer (b. 1926)
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Todd Reid]], Australian tennis player (b. 1984)
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Jerry Jeff Walker]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://jerryjeff.com/pages/obituary |title=Obituary }}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Adriano Moreira]], Portuguese politician, Minister of the Overseas Provinces, President of the [[CDS – People's Party]] (b. [[1922]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://observador.pt/2022/10/23/morreu-o-politico-e-advogado-adriano-moreira/ |title=Morreu o político e advogado Adriano Moreira. Tinha 100 anos |date=2022-10-23 |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=[[Observador]] |last=Cipriano |first=Rita |language=pt |trans-title=Politician and lawyer Adriano Moreira has died. He was 100 years old}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Aira Samulin]], Finnish entrepreneur and dance teacher (b. 1927)<ref>Tähtivaara, Sarianne: [https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000009942308.html Aira Samulin on kuollut], ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' 23 October 2023. Accessed on 23 October 2023.</ref>
*  2023 &ndash; [[Bishan Singh Bedi]], Indian cricketer (b. 1946)<ref>{{cite news |title=Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi passes away aged 77 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/bishan-singh-bedi-death-passes-away-india-spinner-legendary-cricketer/article67451956.ece |access-date=23 October 2023 |publisher=Sportstar |date=23 October 2023}}</ref>
*  [[2024]] – [[Geoff Capes]], British shot putter and strongman (b. 1949)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-23 |title=Geoff Capes: World's strongest man and British shot put record holder Capes dies aged 75 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/c36pn5d7eydo |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*  2024 – [[Gary Indiana]], American writer, playwright and poet (b. 1950)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Penelope |date=October 25, 2024 |title=Gary Indiana, Acerbic Cultural Critic and Novelist, Dies at 74 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/arts/gary-indiana-dead.html |access-date=November 9, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*  2024 – [[Jack Jones (American singer)|Jack Jones]], American singer and actor (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 25, 2024 |title=Grammy-winning crooner Jack Jones, known for singing 'The Love Boat' theme, dies at 86 |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/10/25/nx-s1-5165293/love-boat-theme-singer-jack-jones-dies |access-date=October 25, 2024 |work=[[NPR]]}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Feast of the Most Holy Redeemer]]
**[[James the Just]] (i.e. James, brother of Jesus) ([[Lutheran]], [[Episcopal Church (USA)]], [[Eastern Orthodox]]) 
**[[Allucio of Campugliano]]
**[[Amon of Toul]] ([[Diocese of Toul]])
**[[Boethius]]<ref name=Trawicky />
**[[Ignatios of Constantinople]]
**[[John of Capistrano]]<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-of-Capistrano "St. John of Capistrano"], [[Encyclopedia Britannica]].</ref>
**[[Joséphine Leroux]]
**[[Peter Pascual]]
**[[Romanus of Rouen|Romain (Romanus) of Rouen]]
**[[Servandus and Cermanus]]
**[[Severin of Cologne]]
**[[October 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
**Christmas or the Feast of Señor Noemi (the [[Child Jesus]]) in the [[Apostolic Catholic Church (Philippines)|Apostolic Catholic Church]]
*[[Mole Day]] ([[International observance]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/23 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=10|day=23}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/october/23 |title=Historical Events on October 23 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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