October 23
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Art and culture
- 1957 - Catherine Robbe-Grillet marries Alain Robbe-Grillet.
Births
- 1844 - Sarah Bernhardt, French actress (d. 1923)
- 1936 - Philip Kaufman, American film director
- 1940 - Pelé, Brazilian footballer
- 1954 - Ang Lee, Taiwanese-born director
- 1959 - Sam Raimi, American film director
- 1959 - "Weird Al" Yankovic, American musical parodist
Deaths
- 1872 - Théophile Gautier, French writer (b. 1811)
- 1939 - Zane Grey, American author (b. 1872)
- 1950 - Al Jolson, American singer and actor (b. 1886)
- 1990 - Louis Althusser, French philosopher (b. 1918)
- 1997 - Bert Haanstra, Dutch filmmaker (b. 1916)
Notes
- 2001 - Daniel Wildenstein, international art dealer (September 11, 1917 - October 23, 2001) was a major (b. 1811)
- 1734 - Restif de la Bretonne, French novelist (October 23, 1734 – February 2, 1806), called Rétif de la Bretonne, was a . (b. 1811)
- 1957 - Christian Dior, French fashion designer (January 21, 1905 – October 23, 1957), was an influential . (b. 1811)
- 1984 - Marcel Brion, French essayist, novelist and art critic (November 21 1895 in Marseille - October 23 1984 in Paris) was an . (b. 1811)
- 1927 - Edward Kienholz, American artist (October 23, 1927 – June 10, 1994) was an (b. 1811)
- 1997 - Bert Haanstra, Dutch filmmaker (31 May 1916 – 23 October 1997) was a (b. 1811)
- 1871 - Alexander Afanasyev, Russian folklorist (11 July, 1826 — 23 October, 1871) was a best known for his pioneering study and publication of Russian folktales. (b. 1811)
- 1805 - Adalbert Stifter, Austrian writer, poet, painter, (23 October 1805 – 28 January 1868) was an (b. 1811)
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