This Day in History October 23: Notable Historical Events on October 23
This day in history October 23rd. The most notable events that took place on October 23rd range from political historical events to cultural and social events.
Domestic events taking place on October 23
October 23, 1896:Hue National School was established. Many of the school's students later became cultural celebrities, revolutionary predecessors, great scientists, famous writers, painters, and musicians of our country with typical names such as: Ho Chi Minh, Tran Phu, Pham Van Dong, Vo Nguyen Giap, Nguyen Chi Dieu, To Huu, Ta Quang Buu, Hai Trieu, Nguyen Khanh Toan, Xuan Dieu, Huy Can...
October 23, 1945:The army and people of Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa simultaneously attacked the enemy at many positions in Nha Trang town, opening the Resistance War in Khanh Hoa and the South Central Coast.
October 23, 1961:On the day the Ho Chi Minh Sea Trail opened, the Ministry of National Defense issued Decision No. 97/QD to establish Group 759, the predecessor of the 125th Naval Brigade.
October 23, 1991:The Paris Peace Accords were signed by the People's Republic of Kampuchea and Funcinpec, the KPNLF, the Khmer Rouge, Vietnam, China, the United States, the Soviet Union, and several other countries.
October 23, 1992:The Government decided to merge the Central Committee for Ethnic Minorities with the Office for Mountainous and Ethnic Minorities into the Committee for Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas.
October 23, 2018:General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong became the new President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
October 23, 2023:Construction of Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical Complex Project commenced.
International events taking place on October 23
October 23, 1868:The Meiji period of Emperor Meiji begins: Japan begins to modernize and become a great power.
October 23, 1906:The first flight was made by Alberto Santos-Dumont exceeding 60 meters at an altitude of 2-3 meters.
October 23, 1957:The US successfully launched the Vanguard TV-2 rocket. The Vanguard rocket was used in the Vanguard Satellite Launch Project that took place from 1957 to 1959.
October 23, 1958:In his comic strip series Johan and Peewit in the weekly magazine Spirou, Belgian author Peyo introduced a series of tiny blue characters called The Smurfs.
October 23, 2002:An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck northwestern Japan this morning, killing at least four people and injuring about 300 others.
