What Happened on October 31, 2023

Historical Events

Charles Express Regret

Kenyan President William Ruto, holds state banquet for King Charles III in Nairobi, whose speech acknowledges “the wrongdoings of the past are a cause of the greatest sorrow and the deepest regret” [1]

Famous Deaths

Donald Longmore, British cardiac surgeon (part of first UK heart transplant team), dies at 95
José Luis Dolgetta, Venezuelan soccer forward (20 caps; Carabobo FC), dies of a heart attack at 53
Ken Mattingly, American USN naval officer, and NASA astronaut (Apollo 16; STS-4, -51-C), dies at 87 [1]
Oleg Protopopov, Russian figure skater (Olympic gold USSR pairs 1964, 68; World C'ship gold pairs 1965, 66, 67, 68 [Ludmila Belousova]), dies at 91
Ronnie Rees, Welsh soccer winger (39 caps; Coventry City, WBA, Nottingham Forest), dies at 79

Died in 2023 2023 Highlights