Historical Events
- Edward Milton Royle's play "Squaw Man" premieres in NYC
Famous Birthdays
- Alexander Shamil'yevich Melik-Pashayev, Georgian conductor and composer (Bol’shoy Theatre, 1931-62), born in Tblisi (d. 1964)
- Felix Bloch, Swiss-American nuclear physicist (1st Director of CERN, Nobel Prize for Physics 1952), born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1983)
- Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (1st female English Channel 1926), born in New York City (d. 2003)
About October 23, 1905
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 118 years, 6 months and 5 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Scorpio