Osun Defender History Corner: October 23rd In Focus

Today on the history corner, we took a trip down, in the realm of flashback and we were able to recall some events that marked this day.

October 23rd, 42 BC

Roman Civil War: Second Battle of Philippi took place.

October 23rd, 1641

Irish Rebellion: The Irish Catholic gentry attempts to seize control of Dublin.

October 23rd, 1812

Napoleon’s retreat from Russia begins as his army leaves Moscow.

October 23rd, 1850

The first National Women’s Rights Convention began in Worcester, Massachusetts.

October 23rd, 1917

Lenin called for the October Revolution in Russia.

October 23rd, 1942

World War II: The Second Battle of El Alamein began

October 23rd, 1956

Hungarian Revolution: A nationwide uprising against Soviet influence commences.

October 23rd, 1954

Nigeria’s first indigenous governor-general, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, was appointed.

October 23rd, 1963

Nigeria’s first President, Nnamdi Azikiwe, was re-elected.

October 23rd, 1965

Beatles received MBE medals from Queen Elizabeth II.

October 23rd, 1983

Beirut barracks bombing: A truck bomb kills 241 U.S. Marines in Lebanon.

October 23rd, 2001

Apple Inc. introduced the iPod.

October 23rd, 2002

Moscow Theater hostage crisis: Russian special forces storm a theater, ending a hostage situation.

October 23rd, 2005

A series of explosions at a munitions depot in Lagos resulted in several casualties and widespread damage.

October 23rd, 2011

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck eastern Turkey, resulting in over 600 deaths.

October 23rd, 2012

A massive cyclone, Cyclone Nilam, made landfall in India.

October 23rd, 2015

NASA announced the discovery of liquid water on the surface of Mars.

October 23rd, 2017

A truck plows into pedestrians in Lower Manhattan, New York City, killing eight people in a terrorist attack.

October 23rd, 2018

A shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, leaves 11 people dead in a hate crime.

October 23rd, 2019

Protests erupt in Chile over economic inequality and other issues, leading to a series of demonstrations and political changes.

October 23rd, 202p

Pope Francis appointed Wilton Gregory as the first African American cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church.

October 23rd, 2021

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft was launched on a mission to study Trojan asteroids in Jupiter’s orbit.

Please note that these are just a few historical events that happened on October 23rd. History is full of numerous other significant events on this day, ranging from politics and warfare to cultural and scientific milestones.