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What happened in history on this day: October 23?
On October 23 in ...
- 1941 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated feature film Dumbo to theaters in the USA.
- 1983 - The game show GO! premieres on NBC.
- 1994 - The Fox TV network airs the last episode of the Disney TV show Hardball.
Births on October 23
- 1910 - Birth of Hayden Rorke in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Dr. Bellows - I Dream of Jeannie TV show, Dr. Kildare, Mr. Adams and Eve).
- 1917 - Birth of Robert Bray in Kalispell, Montana, USA; actor (Corey - Lassie, Stagecoach West).
- 1918 - Birth of James Daly in Wisconsin, USA; actor (Foreign Intrigue TV show, Medical Center TV show).
- 1922 - Birth of Colleen Gray in Staplehurst, Nebraska, USA; actress (Mrs. Clifford - McCloud, Bright Promise TV show, Apache Drums).
- 1923 - Birth of Frank Sutton in Clarksville, Tennessee, USA; actor (Sargeant Carter - Gomer Pyle USMC, Joe Sullivan - The Secret Storm).
- 1925 - Birth of Johnny Carson in Corning, Iowa, USA; comedian (The Tonight Show, Who Do You Trust) (dies 2005).
- 1931 - Birth of Diana Dors in England; actress (Berserk!, Steaming) (dies 1984).
- 1932 - Birth of Dimitra Arliss; actress (Rich Man Poor Man II).
- 1938 - Birth of Jordan Christopher in Youngstown, Ohio, USA; actor (Secrets of Midland Heights).
- 1940 - Birth of Jordan Christopher in Youngston, Ohio, USA; actor (Return of the Seven).
- 1940 - Birth of Ellie Greenwich; songwriter ("Be My Baby", "Chapel of Love", "Da Do Ron Ron").
- 1942 - Birth of Michael Crichton in the USA; novelist (Andromeda Strain, Congo, Looker, ER TV show) (dies 2008).
- 1951 - Birth of Michael Rupert in Denver, Colorado, USA; actor (Pasadena Playhouse).
- 1959 - Birth of "Weird Al" Yankovic; parody singer ("Eat It", UHF, The Naked Gun).
- 1969 - Birth of Brooke Theiss in California, USA; actress (Wendy - Just the Ten of Us, Good and Evil).
- 1974 - Birth of Kaleena Kiff in Santa Monica, California, USA; actress (Patti - Love Sidney).
- 1976 - Birth of Ryan Reynolds in Vancouver, BC, Canada; actor (Two Guys, a Gal and a Pizza Place, The Odyssey).
- 1985 - Birth of Masiela Lusha; actress (George Lopez).
Deaths on October 23
- 1978 - Death of Maybelle Carter at age 69, American singer (Johnny Cash Show) (born 1909).
- 1983 - Jessica Savitch, of Margate, New Jersey, newscaster (NBC Weekend), dies in car accident drowning at age 36 (born 1947).
- 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).
- 1994 - Death of William Leonard at age 78 of a stroke; head of CBS News.
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