Public Holidays on October 23

• 🌍 1956 Revolution Memorial Day (Hungary)
• 🌍 Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day (New Zealand)
• 🌍 Nemzeti ünnep (Hungary)
• 🌍 วันปิยมหาราช (Thailand)

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On This Day in History — October 23

• 2015 — The lowest sea-level pressure in the Western Hemisphere, and the highest reliably-measured non-tornadic sustained winds, are recorded in Hurricane Patricia, which strikes Mexico hours later, killing at least 13 and...
• 2012 — After 38 years, the world's first teletext service (BBC's Ceefax) ceases broadcast due to Northern Ireland completing the digital switchover.
• 2011 — A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Van Province, Turkey, killing 582 people and injuring thousands.
• 2011 — The Libyan National Transition Council deems the Libyan Civil War over.
• 2007 — A powerful cold front in the Bay of Campeche causes the Usumacinta jackup rig to collide with Kab 101, leading to the death and drowning of 22 people during rescue operations after evacuation of the rig.
• 2004 — A powerful earthquake and its aftershocks hit Niigata Prefecture in northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated.

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Notable Births on October 23

• 1997 — Jaydn Su'A, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1995 — Ireland Baldwin, American model
• 1993 — Josh Ruffels, English footballer
• 1993 — Taylor Spreitler, American actress
• 1992 — Álvaro Morata, Spanish footballer
• 1991 — Jorge Taufua, Australian rugby league player

Notable Deaths on October 23

• 2017 — Paul J. Weitz, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1932)
• 2016 — Jack Chick, American cartoonist and publisher (b. 1924)
• 2016 — Wim van der Voort, Dutch speed skater (b. 1923)
• 2016 — Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter (b. 1959)
• 2015 — Leon Bibb, American-Canadian singer (b. 1922)
• 2015 — Roger De Clerck, Belgian businessman (b. 1924)

Sports on October 23

• NHL: Vegas Golden Knights @ St. Louis Blues — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Winnipeg Jets @ Dallas Stars — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NFL: New England Patriots @ Chicago Bears — 00:15 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Minnesota Wild @ Calgary Flames — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Carolina Hurricanes @ Edmonton Oilers — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Denver Nuggets @ Oklahoma City Thunder — 01:30 UTC Scheduled

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On This Day in History — October 24

• 2016 — A Fairchild Merlin airliner on a French surveillance mission crashes in Kirkop, Malta, killing all five people on board.
• 2015 — A driver, arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI), crashes into the Oklahoma State Homecoming parade in Stillwater, Oklahoma, killing four people and injuring 34.
• 2014 — The China National Space Administration launches an experimental lunar mission, Chang'e 5-T1, which will loop behind the Moon and return to Earth.
• 2008 — "Bloody Friday" saw many of the world's stock exchanges experience the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices.
• 2007 — Chang'e 1, the first satellite in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, is launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
• 2005 — Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in Florida resulting in 35 direct 26 indirect fatalities and causing $20.6B USD in damage.

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Notable Births on October 24

• 1998 — Daya, American singer
• 1997 — Claudia Fragapane, English gymnast
• 1996 — Kyla Ross, American gymnast
• 1995 — Vincent Leuluai, Australian rugby league player
• 1994 — Tereza Martincová, Czech tennis player
• 1994 — Krystal, American-South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (f(x) and SM the Ballad)

Notable Deaths on October 24

• 2017 — Fats Domino, American pianist and singer-songwriter (b. 1928)
• 2017 — Robert Guillaume, American actor (b. 1927)
• 2016 — Bobby Vee, American pop singer (b. 1943)
• 2016 — Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, Uruguayan politician, former president (2000-2005) (b. 1927)
• 2015 — Michael Beetham, English commander and pilot (b. 1923)
• 2015 — Alvin Bronstein, American lawyer and academic (b. 1928)

Sports on October 24

• NHL: Montreal Canadiens @ Chicago Blackhawks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Detroit Pistons @ Miami Heat — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Tampa Bay Rays @ Milwaukee Brewers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Army Black Knights @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning @ Colorado Avalanche — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Air Force Falcons @ Wyoming Cowboys — 01:00 UTC Scheduled

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