Today in History
23 October
282 births · 108 deaths · 63 events recorded
Featured Birthday · Born 1875
Gilbert N. Lewis
American physical chemist (1875–1946)
Notable Births
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Ningning
b. 2002
Chinese singer (born 2002)
Yui Kobayashi
b. 1999
Japanese model and member of Keyakizaka46
Amandla Stenberg
b. 1998
American actress (born 1998)
Jordan Goodwin
b. 1998
American basketball player (born 1998)
Nick Bosa
b. 1997
American football player (born 1997)
Maggi Hambling
b. 1945
British artist (born 1945)
Kim Larsen
b. 1945
Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Gilbert N. Lewis
b. 1875
American physical chemist (1875–1946)
Notable Deaths
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June Lockhart
d. 2025
American actress (1925–2025)
Geoff Capes
d. 2024
English shot putter and strongman (1949–2024)
Gary Indiana
d. 2024
American writer, playwright and poet (1950–2024)
Jack Jones (American singer)
d. 2024
American singer and actor (1938–2024)
Bishan Singh Bedi
d. 2023
Indian cricketer (1946–2023)
Aira Samulin
d. 2023
Finnish dance teacher and businesswoman (1927–2023)
Adriano Moreira
d. 2022
Portuguese politician (1922–2022)
Jerry Jeff Walker
d. 2020
American country singer (1942–2020)
On This Day in History
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2022
Xi Jinping is elected as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party by the Central Committee, beginning a third term of the paramount leader of China.
Xi Jinping
2022
Myanmar Air Force airstrikes a concert in Hpakant Township, Kachin state killing at least 80 people, including senior Kachin Independence Organisation officials, in the Hpakant massacre.
Myanmar Air Force
2020
Second Libyan Civil War: The Second Libyan Civil War comes to an end as all parties to the 5+5 Joint Libyan Military Commission agree to a ceasefire.
Libyan civil war (2014–2020)
2017
War against the Islamic State: Philippine defense secretary Delfin Lorenzana declares the end of the Siege of Marawi.
War against the Islamic State
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 causing over $280 million in damages.
Atmospheric pressure
2011
A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Van Province, Turkey, killing 582 people and injuring thousands.
2011 Van earthquakes
2011
The Libyan National Transitional Council deems the Libyan Civil War over.
National Transitional Council
2007
A storm causes the Mexican Kab 101 oil platform to collide with a wellhead, leading to the death and drowning of 22 people during rescue operations after evacuation of the platform.
Kab 101