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Notable anniversaries in history for today: October 23
- 80th: 1944 - Soviet army invades Hungary.
- 70th: 1954 - USA, Great Britain, France, and USSR agree to end occupation of Germany.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Robert Trujillo; rock musician (Metallica).
- 60th: 1964 - Japanese beat Russians for first Olympic Gold in woman's volleyball.
- 60th: 1964 - Smithsonian Institution's Hall of Monetary History and Medallic Art opens.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Kaleena Kiff in Santa Monica, California, USA; actress (Patti - Love Sidney).
- 30th: 1994 - The Fox TV network airs the last episode of the Disney TV show Hardball.
- 30th: 1994 - Death of Robert Lansing at age 66 of lung cancer; actor (General George Custer - Branded, General Frank Savage - Twelve O'Clock High, Gary Seven - Star Trek TV show, Peter Murphy/Mark Wainwright - The Man Who Never Was, Control - The Equalizer, Paul Blaisdell - Kung Fu: The Legend Continues).
- 30th: 1994 - Death of William Leonard at age 78 of a stroke; head of CBS News.
- 25th: 1999 - Apple Computer releases the Mac OS 9 operating system for Macintosh computers.
- 25th: 1999 - In Germany, Arnold Stadler is presented with the Georg Büchner Prize for Literature.
- 20th: 2004 - Brazil's "Operation Cajuana" launches its first rocket into space, the VSB-30, just 14 months after its space program experienced a deadly launch pad accident.
- 20th: 2004 - In Germany, Wilhelm Genazino wins the Georg Büchner Prize for Literature.
- 5th: 2019 - Pacific Gas & Electric Company cuts power to over 180,000 homes and businesses in northern California, to prevent fires.
- 5th: 2019 - The bodies of 39 people are found in a truck container in Essex, England. A 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland is arrested on suspicion of murder.
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