October 23rd (1944) was a Monday. It's the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 69 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 23rd October, 1944
» World War II: Battle of Leyte Gulf The largest naval battle in history begins in the Philippines.
» World War II: The Soviet Red Army enters Hungary.
Famous Birthdays on October 23 in 1944
» Mike Harding, English singer-songwriter and comedian
October 23rd Famous Deaths for 1944
» Charles Glover Barkla, English-Scottish physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
» Hana Brady, Czech holocaust victim (b. 1931)
October 23rd Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Boethius known as Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
» James the Just (Lutheran/Episcopal Church)
» John of Capistrano named Giovanni da Capistrano
» Patriarch Ignatius of Constantinople named Ignatius of Constantinople
» Severin of Cologne
» October 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Public holidays in Thailand called Chulalongkorn Day (Thailand)
» Public holidays in the Republic of Macedonia e.g Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle (Republic of Macedonia)