October 23rd (1939) 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, 1939
» The Japanese Mitsubishi G4M twin-engine "Betty" Bomber makes its maiden flight.
Famous Birthdays on October 23 in 1939
» Stanley Anderson, American actor
» C. V. Vigneswaran, Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st Chief Minister of the Northern Province
October 23rd Famous Deaths for 1939
» Zane Grey, American dentist and author (b. 1872)
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)