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Historical events on October 23

OCTOBER 23, 1995
The runway show for Alexander McQueen's collection The Hunger was staged at London's Natural History Museum.
A fashion show is an event put on by a fashion designer to showcase their upcoming line of clothing and/or accessories during Read More
OCTOBER 23, 1942
World War II: Japanese troops began an unsuccessful attempt to recapture Henderson Field on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands from American forces.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
OCTOBER 23, 1850
The inaugural National Women's Rights Convention, presided over by American activist Paulina Wright Davis (pictured), began in Worcester, Massachusetts.
The National Women's Rights Convention was an annual series of meetings that increased the visibility of the early women's rights movement in Read More
OCTOBER 23, 1956
The Hungarian Revolution began as a peaceful student demonstration that attracted thousands while marching through central Budapest to the parliament building.
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956, also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was an attempted countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian Read More
OCTOBER 23, 1641
Irish Catholic gentry in Ulster tried to seize control of Dublin Castle, the seat of English rule in Ireland, to force concessions to Catholics.
Ulster is one of the four traditional or historic Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Read More
OCTOBER 23, 1906
Alberto Santos-Dumont flew his biplane 14-bis for 50 metres (160 ft) at an altitude of about four metres (13 ft).
Alberto Santos-Dumont was a Brazilian aeronaut, sportsman, inventor, and one of the few people to have contributed significantly to the early development Read More
OCTOBER 23, 1934
Jeannette Piccard (pictured) piloted a hot-air balloon flight that reached 57,579 feet (17,550 m), becoming the first woman to fly in the stratosphere.
Jeannette Ridlon Piccard was an American high-altitude balloonist, and in later life an Episcopal priest. She held the women's altitude record for Read More
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Myanmar civil war: Burmese military forces launched airstrikes that killed at least 80 concertgoers in Kachin State.
The Myanmar civil war, also known as the Burmese civil war, is an ongoing civil war since 2021. It began following Myanmar's Read More
OCTOBER 23, 2015
Hurricane Patricia, the most intense tropical cyclone on record in the Western Hemisphere, peaked with maximum sustained winds of 215 mph (345 km/h) south of Mexico.
Hurricane Patricia was the most powerful tropical cyclone on record worldwide in terms of maximum sustained winds and the second-most intense on Read More
OCTOBER 23, 1972
Vietnam War: Operation Linebacker, a U.S. bombing campaign against North Vietnam in response to its Easter Offensive, ended after five months.
The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. Read More
OCTOBER 23, 1798
War of the Second Coalition: The Ottoman–Albanian forces of Ali Pasha of Janina defeated French troops and captured the town of Preveza at the Battle of Nicopolis.
The War of the Second Coalition was the second war targeting revolutionary France by many European monarchies, led by Britain, Austria, and Read More

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