On this day: 23 October

Selected events and births on 23 October, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1850 – The inaugural National Women's Rights Convention, presided over by American activist Paulina Wright Davis, began in Worcester, Massachusetts. Read more: National Women's Rights Convention Paulina Wright Davis Worcester, Massachusetts
• 1906 – Alberto Santos-Dumont flew his biplane 14-bis for 50 metres (160 ft) at an altitude of about four metres (13 ft). Read more: Alberto Santos-Dumont Biplane Santos-Dumont 14-bis
• 1934 – Jeannette Piccard piloted a hot-air balloon flight that reached 57,579 feet (17,550 m), becoming the first woman to fly in the stratosphere. Read more: Jeannette Piccard Stratosphere
• 1955 – The State of Vietnam voted in a referendum to become a republic. Read more: State of Vietnam 1955 State of Vietnam referendum
• 1957 – A screening of Mother India, one of the most influential Indian films in history, was held for President Rajendra Prasad and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru two days before its release. Read more: Mother India Rajendra Prasad Jawaharlal Nehru
• 1995 – The runway show for Alexander McQueen's collection The Hunger was staged at London's Natural History Museum. Read more: Alexander McQueen The Hunger (collection) Natural History Museum, London
• 2001 – Grand Theft Auto III was released, helping to popularize open-world and mature-content video games. Read more: Grand Theft Auto III Open world

Born on this day

• 1939 – C. V. Vigneswaran, Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st Chief Minister of the Northern Province Read more: C. V. Vigneswaran List of chief ministers of Northern Province
• 1941 – Igor Smirnov, Moldovan engineer and politician, 1st President of Transnistria Read more: Igor Smirnov (politician) President of Transnistria
• 1946 – Mel Martínez, American lawyer and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Read more: Mel Martínez United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
• 1948 – Hermann Hauser, Austrian-English businessman, co-founded Acorn Computers and Olivetti Research Laboratory Read more: Hermann Hauser Acorn Computers Olivetti Research Laboratory
• 1949 – Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian soldier and politician Read more: Krešimir Ćosić (politician) Croatia
• 1951 – Fatmir Sejdiu, Kosovan academic and politician, 2nd President of Kosovo Read more: Fatmir Sejdiu President of Kosovo
• 1957 – Paul Kagame, Rwandan soldier and politician, 6th President of Rwanda Read more: Paul Kagame List of presidents of Rwanda
• 1970 – Matthew Barzun, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Read more: Matthew Barzun List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Kingdom
• 1991 – Princess Mako of Akishino, member of the Japanese Imperial Family Read more: Mako Komuro Imperial House of Japan
• 2002 – Ningning, Chinese singer Read more: Ningning
• 2003 – Jacob Bethell, English cricketer Read more: Jacob Bethell
• 2004 – Niccolò Pisilli, Italian footballer Read more: Niccolò Pisilli

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