October 23 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | October 23 Calendar
October 23rd Daily Holidays include:
- Event Organizers Day
- IPod Day
- Lung Health Day – October 23, 2023
- National Boston Cream Pie Day
- National Canning Day
- National Croc Day
- National Mole Day – (related to Chemistry)
- National Slap Your Irritating Co-Worker Day
- Paralegal Day
- Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day
- TV Talk Show Host Day
2023 Weekly Holidays that include October 30, are:
- Disarmament Week – October 24-30
- International Magic Week – October 25-31
- National Red Ribbon Week – October 23-31 (Last 9 days of October)
- Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week – October 24-31
- World Origami Days – October 24 – November 11
October 23: Famous Birthdays
- Oct 23, 1835 – Adlai Stevenson I, American lawyer and politician who became the 23rd Vice President of the United States (d. 1914)
- Oct 23, 1905 – Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer who became the first woman to swim across the English channel on August 6, 1926
- Oct 23, 1918 – Paul Rudolph, American architect who designed the Lippo Centre on Hong Kong Island (d. 1997)
- Oct 23, 1940 – Pele, Brazilian footballer and actor
- Oct 23, 1956 – Dwight Yoakam, American singer, songwriter, and actor
- Oct 23, 1976 – Ryan Reynolds, Canadian-American actor and producer (Deadpool/Deadpool 2)
- Oct 23, 1986 – Emilia Clarke, English actress (Games of Thrones)
October 23: Historical Events
- Oct 23, 1707 – The First Parliament of Great Britain convenes
- Oct 23, 1850 – The first National Women’s Rights Convention begins in Worchester, Massachusetts
- Oct 23, 1942 – American Airlines Flight 28 collides with a USAAF bomber near Palm Springs, California and all 12 passengers and crewmen aboard are killed
- Oct 23, 1958 – Ninety nine miners are rescued and seventy five killed during Canada’s Springhill mining disaster
- Oct 23, 1970 – Fueled with natural gas, Gary Gabelich sets a land speed record in a rocket powered automobile called the Blue Flame
- Oct 23, 1973 – President Nixon agrees to hand over subpoenaed audio tapes of his Oval Office conversations during the Watergate scandal
- Oct 23, 1983 – During the Lebanese Civil War, a U.S. Marines barracks in hit by a truck bomb in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. military personnel.
- Oct 23, 1983 – During the Lebanese Civil War, a French army barracks in Lebanon is hit by a truck bomb, killing 58 troops
- Oct 23, 1989 – The Houston Chemical Complex in Pasadena, Texas has an explosion that registered a 3.5 on the Richter magnitude scale and killing 23 and injuring 314
- Oct 23, 1991 – The Paris Peace Accords that ends the Cambodian-Vietnamese War is signed
- Oct 23, 2002 – Approximately 700 theater goers in Moscow are held hostage by Chechen terrorists when they seize the House of Culture theater
- Oct 23, 2004 – An earthquake hits Niigata Prefecture in Northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated
- Oct 23, 2011 – A 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Van Province, Turkey, killing 582 people and injuring thousands more
October 23: Music Events
- Oct 23, 1995 – Yolanda Saldivar is found guilty of first degree murder in the shooting death of Latin singer Selena
- Oct 23, 2006 – The Black Parade is the third album released by My Chemical Romance
- Oct 23, 2007 – Raising Sand by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss debuts at #2 in the U.S.
- Oct 23, 2007 – Carnival Ride, the second album released by Carrie Underwood debuts at #1 in the U.S. She receives a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for the single Last Name
- Oct 23, 2015 – Storyteller is the fifth studio album released by Carrie Underwood
- More October 23
October 23: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for October 23 is Scorpio.
October Birthstone:
What is the October Birthstone? Pink Tourmaline and Opal
October’s birthstones are pink tourmaline and opal. Tourmaline, the primary birthstone, is rare because it is one of the few gems that can be found in almost every color. Some pink tourmalines have clarity as transparent as diamonds! Opals, on the other hand, are in a class by themselves.
Sponsor This Page
This page does not currently have a sponsor. If you’d like to increase visibility for this event while gaining exposure for yourself or your brand, you can learn more here!
Disclaimer and Risk Warning: This content is presented to you on an “as is” basis for general information and educational purposes only, without representation or warranty of any kind. I am not a financial advisor. All statements are my own opinion.
