October 23rd (2005) was a Sunday. 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.
October 23rd Famous Deaths for 2005
» William Hootkins, American actor (b. 1948)
» John Muth, American economist (b. 1930)
» Stella Obasanjo, Nigerian wife of Olusegun Obasanjo, 10th First Lady of Nigeria (b. 1945)
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)