Talk:October 23

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October 23: National Day in Hungary (1956); Chulalongkorn Memorial Day in Thailand 1642 – The Battle of Edgehill, the first pitched battle of the First English Civil War between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, was fought to an inconclusive result near Edge Hill and Kineton in southern Warwickshire. 1906 – Early flight: Alberto Santos-Dumont (pictured) flew the 14-bis aircraft for 60 metres (200 ft) at a height of two to three metres (10 ft). 1955 – Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem defeated Emperor Bao Dai in a fraudulent referendum supervised by his brother Ngo Dinh Nhu on the future of the monarchy in South Vietnam. 1956 – The Hungarian Revolution began as a peaceful student demonstration which attracted thousands as it marched through central Budapest to the Parliament building. 1983 – Lebanese Civil War: Suicide bombers destroyed two barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 241 U.S. Marines and 58 French paratroopers of the international peacekeeping force. More events: October 22 – October 23 – October 24 Archive – By email – More anniversaries... It is now 15:24, June 10, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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• 1958 Springhill, Nova Scotia coal mine disaster.

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• 1086 - A Berber army under Yusuf ibn Tashfin defeats Alfonso VI of Castile at Zallaka.

Could not be confirmed outside of 'This day in history'-type websites (very bad source). --mav 22:51, 22 Oct 2003 (UTC)

source of date is britannica 2001 Boris Živ

• 1944 - Soviet Union invades Hungary.

Could not be confirmed. --mav 22:51, 22 Oct 2003 (UTC)

• 1991 - Sonic the Hedgehog Master System Version is released in Brazil.

Trivial. Who cares? --mav 22:51, 22 Oct 2003 (UTC)

I removed

• 1971 - In Orlando, Florida, the theme park and resort Walt Disney World opens.

It seems this occurred on October 1, 1971. See [1] -- Minesweeper 00:33, Oct 25, 2003 (UTC)

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Quote: 1906 - Alberto Santos-Dumont flies the 14-bis in the first officially-recognised heavier-than-air flight at Champs de Bagatelle, Paris, France. This is disputable. What is an officially-recognised flight? What is not officially recognised about the flights of the Wright brothers (not only the december 1903 hop, but also the 39 km roundabout flight of 1905?). Fram 13:36, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

• removed birth of Patrick Hill, Soon to be Famous, shouldn't we wait until he is famous to add him. Ben D. 09:41, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
• On October 23rd Of 1993 Ryan Charles Ernest Johnoson Was Born
• Removed birth of Robert Pena, American scientist (1983) Dpv 07:09, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

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Is there any problem with me adding the following line? 4004 BC - According to the chronology of Archbishop James Ussher of Armagh, the universe was created at nightfall. The wording is taken from the entry on 5th millennium BC. Trvsdrlng (talk) 07:43, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

I would consider this event to be fiction. It is not factual and it is just what some guy said. I don't think it is widely believed to be true and it hasn't affected the way the world is today. Since fiction doesn't go here, I'd say it doesn't belong. -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 16:37, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Actually its a basis for Young earth creationism and is probably worth a mention.--203.129.60.128 (talk) 03:05, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

It is factual in that Ussher did make that determination. It should be included. Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) ^{(talk / cont)} 03:11, 10 May 2008 (UTC)