October 23 Holidays

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Monthly Holidays that include October 23

Famous Birthdays Today

<div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/kate-del-castillo" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/c68bd6a1-d32c-43ad-2772-dfe8c31ba500/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Kate del Castillo" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Movie Actress</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/kate-del-castillo" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Kate del Castillo</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/ireland-baldwin" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/946b47c5-9273-450d-35f6-1e94de0e5300/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Ireland Baldwin" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Model</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/ireland-baldwin" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Ireland Baldwin</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/nancy-grace" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/df9e77d6-34dd-4cb4-5cb7-571e30600400/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Nancy Grace" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">TV Show Host</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/nancy-grace" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Nancy Grace</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/ryan-reynolds" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/3422a2fb-e7f0-4a73-897e-0f526a8d2600/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Ryan Reynolds" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Movie Actor</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/ryan-reynolds" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Ryan Reynolds</h3></a></div></div></div></div>

This Day in History

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>42 BC</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Mark Antony and Octavian's Victory</div><div class='timeline-text'>Mark Antony and Octavian triumph in the second part of the Battle of Philippi, concluding the Liberators' civil war.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1086</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Battle of Sagrajas</div><div class='timeline-text'>The Almoravids triumphed over the Castilians in the Battle of Sagrajas during the Spanish Reconquista.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1707</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>First British Parliament Convenes</div><div class='timeline-text'>The initial assembly of the Kingdom of Great Britain holds its first session.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1868</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Meiji Restoration Begins</div><div class='timeline-text'>Mutsuhito, having claimed power in Edo, proclaims the start of the Meiji era, marking a crucial period in Japanese history.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1906</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>First Heavier-Than-Air Flight in Europe</div><div class='timeline-text'>Alberto Santos-Dumont achieves a milestone in aviation history with the first heavier-than-air flight in Europe.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1911</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>First Combat Flight</div><div class='timeline-text'>During the Italo-Turkish War, an airplane is used in combat for the first time for a reconnaissance flight.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1955</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Formation of the Republic of Vietnam</div><div class='timeline-text'>Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm assumes power from former emperor Bảo Đại following a referendum, founding the Republic of Vietnam.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1970</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Land Speed Record Set</div><div class='timeline-text'>Gary Gabelich sets a record for land speed in a rocket-powered automobile fueled with natural gas named the Blue Flame.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2001</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Apple Releases the iPod</div><div class='timeline-text'>Apple Computer introduces the iPod, revolutionizing the music industry and personal technology.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2022</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Xi Jinping Begins Third Term</div><div class='timeline-text'>Xi Jinping is elected as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party by the Central Committee, signaling the start of his third term.</div></div></div>

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