What happened on October 23

63 documented historical events happened on October 23, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Battle of Grathe Heath ended the Danish Civil War. On the same day, in another year: Irish Catholic gentry in Ulster tried to seize control of Dublin Castle, the seat of English rule in Ireland, to force concessions to Catholics. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on October 23, including Hermann Hauser, Brian Ross (journalist), Oscar Martínez (actor). The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

108 people with a Wikipedia article died on October 23, including Marcus Junius Brutus, Ignatios of Constantinople, Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

15 observances are celebrated on October 23 around the world: Christian feast day: Feast of the Most Holy Redeemer, Christian feast day: James the Just (i.e. James, brother of Jesus) (Lutheran, Episcopal Church (USA), Eastern Orthodox), Christian feast day: Allucio of Campugliano, Christian feast day: Amon of Toul (Diocese of Toul), Christian feast day: Boethius, Christian feast day: Ignatios of Constantinople. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.