All Events

Historical Events on October 23

  • Battle of Westport

    1864

    American Civil War: Battle of Westport: Union forces under General Samuel R. Curtis defeat Confederate troops led by General Sterling Price at Westport, Missouri, near Kansas City.

  • Women's suffrage

    1915

    Women's suffrage: In New York City, 25,000-33,000 women march on Fifth Avenue to advocate their right to vote.

  • October Revolution

    1917

    Lenin calls for the October Revolution.

  • Georgy Zhukov

    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.

  • Hungarian Revolution of 1956

    1956

    Thousands of Hungarians protest against the government and Soviet occupation. (The Hungarian Revolution is crushed on November 4).

  • 1st Cavalry Division (United States)

    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).

  • Mátyás Szűrös

    1989

    The Hungarian Republic is officially declared by president Mátyás Szűrös, replacing the communist Hungarian People's Republic.

  • Libyan Civil War (2011)

    2011

    The Libyan National Transition Council deems the Libyan Civil War over.

  • Digital switchover

    2012

    After 38 years, the world's first teletext service (BBC's Ceefax) ceases broadcast due to Northern Ireland completing the digital switchover.

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