What happened on this day in history?
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On this day (October 23) in history:
- None — Liberators' civil war: Second Battle of Philippi - Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat Brutus's army. Brutus commits suicide.
- 425 — Valentinian III is elevated as Roman emperor at the age of six.
- 501 — The Synodus Palmaris, called by Gothic king Theoderic the Great, discharges Pope Symmachus of all charges, thus ending the schism of Antipope Laurentius.
- 1086 — At the Battle of Sagrajas, the army of Yusuf ibn Tashfin defeats the forces of Castilian King Alfonso VI.
- 1157 — The Battle of Grathe Heath ends the civil war in Denmark. King Sweyn III is killed and Valdemar I restores the country.
- 1295 — The first treaty forming the Auld Alliance between Scotland and France against England is signed in Paris.
- 1641 — Irish Catholic gentry from Ulster tried to seize control of Dublin Castle, the seat of English rule in Ireland, to force concessions to Catholics.
- 1642 — Battle of Edgehill: First major battle of the First English Civil War.
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