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| October 23rd, 2005 (October 23 2005) | Death | Stella Obasanjo, Nigerian first lady (born in 1945) | |
| October 23rd, 2005 (October 23 2005) | Death | William Hootkins, American actor (born in 1948) | |
| October 23rd, 2005 (October 23 2005) | Death | John Muth, American economist (born in 1930) | |
| October 23rd, 1985 (October 23 1985) | Birth | James Kotecki, American political blogger | |
| October 23rd, 1975 (October 23 1975) | Birth | Odalys Garcia, Cuban actress | |
| October 23rd, 1975 (October 23 1975) | Birth | Jessicka, American artist | |
| October 23rd, 1975 (October 23 1975) | Birth | Keith Van Horn, American basketball player | |
| October 23rd, 1965 (October 23 1965) | Event | Vietnam War: The 1st Cavalry Division (United States) (Airmobile), in conjunction with South Vietnamese forces, launch a new operation, seeking to destroy North Vietnamese forces in Pleiku in the II Corps Tactical Zone (the Central Highlands). | |
| October 23rd, 1965 (October 23 1965) | Birth | Augusten Burroughs, American writer | |
| October 23rd, 1965 (October 23 1965) | Birth | Al Leiter, American baseball player | |
| October 23rd, 1945 (October 23 1945) | Birth | Kim Larsen, Danish singer | |
| October 23rd, 1935 (October 23 1935) | Event | Dutch Schultz, Abe Landau, Otto Berman, and Bernard "Lulu" Rosencrantz are fatally shot at a saloon in Newark, New Jersey in what will become known as The Chophouse Massacre. | |
| October 23rd, 1935 (October 23 1935) | Birth | Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodriguez, Puerto Rican golfer | |
| October 23rd, 1925 (October 23 1925) | Birth | Johnny Carson, American television host (died in 2005) | |
| October 23rd, 1925 (October 23 1925) | Birth | Manos Hadjidakis, Greek composer (died in 1994) | |
| October 23rd, 1925 (October 23 1925) | Birth | Fred Shero, Canadian hockey player and coach (died in 1990) | |
| October 23rd, 1915 (October 23 1915) | Event | Woman s suffrage: In New York City, 25,000-33,000 women march on Fifth Avenue to advocate their right to vote. | |
| October 23rd, 1915 (October 23 1915) | Death | W. G. Grace, English cricketer (born in 1848) | |
| October 23rd, 1905 (October 23 1905) | Birth | Felix Bloch, Swiss physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died in 1983) | |
| October 23rd, 1905 (October 23 1905) | Birth | Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (died in 2003) | |
| October 23rd, 1885 (October 23 1885) | Birth | Lawren Harris, Canadian painter (died in 1970) | |
| October 23rd, 1885 (October 23 1885) | Death | Charles S. West, Texas jurist and politician (born in 1829) | |
| October 23rd, 1875 (October 23 1875) | Birth | Gilbert N. Lewis, American chemist (died in 1946) | |
| October 23rd, 1865 (October 23 1865) | Birth | Neltje Blanchan, American writer (died in 1918) | |
| October 23rd, 1855 (October 23 1855) | Event | Kansas Free State forces set up a competing government under their Topeka, Kansas, constitution, which outlaws slavery in the United States territory. | |
| October 23rd, 1835 (October 23 1835) | Birth | Adlai E. Stevenson, Vice President of the United States (died in 1914) | Adlai Stevenson Quotes |
| October 23rd, 1815 (October 23 1815) | Birth | Joao Mauricio Wanderley, Brazilian magistrate and politician (died in 1889) | |
| October 23rd, 1805 (October 23 1805) | Birth | John Russell Bartlett, American linguist (died in 1886) | John Russell Quotes |
| October 23rd, 1715 (October 23 1715) | Birth | Peter II of Russia (died in 1730) | |
| October 23rd, 1705 (October 23 1705) | Birth | Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (died in 1757) | |
| October 23rd, 0425 (October 23 0425) | Event | Valentinian III is elevated as Roman Emperor, at the age of 6. | |
