Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: October 23
October 23, 2024 is the 297th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 69 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Libra is your zodiac sign. Opal is your modern birthstone. Jasper is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: October 23
- 1641 –Outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1641.
- 1870 –Franco-Prussian War: the Siege of Metz concludes with a decisive Prussian victory.
- 1935 –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.
- 1941 –World War II: Field Marshal Georgy Zhukov takes command of Red Army operations to prevent the further advance into Russia of German forces and to prevent the Wehrmacht from capturing Moscow.
- 1946 –The United Nations General Assembly convenes for the first time, at an auditorium in Flushing, Queens, New York City.
- 1956 –Thousands of Hungarians protest against the government and Soviet occupation. (The Hungarian Revolution is crushed on November 4).
- 1965 –Vietnam War: The 1st Cavalry Division (United States) (Airmobile), in conjunction with South Vietnamese forces, launches a new operation seeking to destroy North Vietnamese forces in Pleiku in the II Corps Tactical Zone (the Central Highlands).
- 1972 –Operation Linebacker, a US bombing campaign against North Vietnam in response to its Easter Offensive, ends after five months.
- 1993 –Shankill Road bombing: A Provisional IRA bomb prematurely detonates in the Shankill area of Belfast, killing the bomber and nine civilians.
- 2011 –A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Van Province, Turkey, killing 582 people and injuring thousands.
Who were born on October 23?
- 1634 –Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715)
- 1705 –Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)
- 1925 –Manos Hadjidakis, Greek composer (d. 1994)
- 1927 –Sonny Criss, American alto saxophonist (d. 1977)
- 1939 –Stanley Anderson, American actor
- 1962 –Doug Flutie, American football player
- 1964 –Robert Trujillo, American bassist (Metallica)
- 1965 –Al Leiter, American baseball player
- 1970 –Grant Imahara, American TV Mythbuster
- 1974 –Sander Westerveld, Dutch footballer
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