October 23
People born on this day are Scorpio.
- 2002
Second Chechen War: Chechen separatist terrorists seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately 700 theater-goers hostage.
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A powerful earthquake and its aftershocks hit Niigata Prefecture in northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated.
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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.
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Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-120, with Pamela Melroy becoming the second female space shuttle commander.
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A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Van Province, Turkey, killing 582 people and injuring thousands.
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The Libyan National Transitional Council deems the Libyan Civil War over.
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Motorcycle racer Marco Simoncelli dies in a racing accident at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
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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.
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War against the Islamic State: Philippine defense secretary Delfin Lorenzana declares the end of the Siege of Marawi.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2002Ningning, Chinese singer
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1999Yui Kobayashi, Japanese idol
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1998Amandla Stenberg, American actress
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1998Jordan Goodwin, American basketball player
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1997Nick Bosa, American football player
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1997Élie Okobo, French basketball player
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1997Jaydn Su'A, New Zealand rugby league player
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1997Minnie, Thai singer
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1995Ireland Baldwin, American model
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1994Margaret Qualley, American actress
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1993Josh Ruffels, English footballer
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1992Álvaro Morata, Spanish footballer
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