October 23rd facts
While investigating facts about October 23rd, I found out little known, but curios details like:
In 2009 Katy Perry became engaged to Russell Brand after only a few months of dating. They married on October 23rd, 2010 in India. They were married for 14 months before announcing their split.
Other countries that celebrate Thanksgiving include: Germany - they celebrate the Harvest Thanksgiving Festival in early October; Grenada - they celebrate Thanksgiving Day on October 25th; Korea - they celebrate Korean Thanksgiving Day in late September or early October; Japan - they celebrate Labor Thanksgiving on November 23rd; Liberia - they celebrate Thanksgiving on the first Thursday of November; and Norfolk Island celebrates Thanksgiving on the last Wednesday of November.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 8 of the best facts about October 23rd I managed to collect.
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World Standards Day is celebrated on the 14th of October... except in the USA where it has been celebrated on the 23rd... you can't make this stuff up!
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By adding up the ages of those in the Bible, Ussher concluded that the world began on 23rd October 4004 BC
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For a few hours on October 23rd 2015, Spanish businessman Amancio Ortega was the richest man in the World
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October 23rd 4004 BC is, according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher, the date when the creation of the world began
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The Bishop Ussher added up all the genealogies in the Bible to determine the age of the earth, and landed on October 23rd, 4004 B.C. as the day the Earth began. Happy 6017th birthday, Earth! You've aged terribly!
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On October 23rd, 2010, the US lost contact with 50 nuclear tipped missiles for nearly an hour
