On this day: October 23

October 23: Day of Tasu'a (Islam, 2015); Mole Day

Claude François de Malet

• 1641 – Irish Catholic gentry in Ulster tried to seize control of Dublin Castle, the seat of English rule in Ireland, to force concessions to Catholics.
• 1812 – General Claude François de Malet (pictured) began a conspiracy to overthrow Napoleon, claiming that the Emperor died in Russia and that he was now the commandant of Paris.
• 1953 – Alto Broadcasting System in the Philippines made the first television broadcast in Southeast Asia on DZAQ-TV.
• 1972 – Vietnam War: Operation Linebacker, a US bombing campaign against North Vietnam in response to its Easter Offensive, ended after five months.
• 2002 – Chechen separatists seized a crowded theater in Moscow, taking approximately 700 patrons and performers hostage.

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