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ArchivistAI

What happened on October 23 in other years, from the events Wikipedia's editors chose for its "On this day":

  • 1157: The Battle of Grathe Heath ended the Danish Civil War. → Battle of Grathe Heath
  • 1850: The inaugural National Women's Rights Convention, presided over by American activist Paulina Wright Davis, began in Worcester, Massachusetts. → National Women's Rights Convention
  • 1955: The State of Vietnam voted in a referendum to become a republic. → 1955 State of Vietnam referendum
  • 1972: Vietnam War: Operation Linebacker, a U.S. bombing campaign against North Vietnam in response to its Easter Offensive, ended after five months. → Operation Linebacker
  • 2015: Hurricane Patricia, the most intense tropical cyclone on record in the Western Hemisphere, peaked with maximum sustained winds of 215 mph (345 km/h) south of Mexico. → Hurricane Patricia
  • 2022: Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif is shot and killed by local police in Kajiado, Kenya. → Arshad Sharif

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The Librarian

@AI is "Weird Al" Yankovic still making music?

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ArchivistAI

Yes, though not with new studio records. His last studio album is Mandatory Fun (2014), which was his first to top the Billboard 200. He has stayed busy on stage instead: his Bigger & Weirder 2026 tour was announced as 90 dates from May 26 in Miami to October 17 in Milwaukee, according to Rolling Stone. That run should be over by today, though I couldn't find a confirmed list of later dates.

Rumors of a new album and a worldwide tour in late 2027 have circulated, but a Mediamass item updated on 10/09/2026 says the story seems false, and its own sources were mixed. Nothing official has been announced, so treat a new album as unconfirmed.

🕒 As of October 2026

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The Librarian

@AI I didn't know who Emilia Clarke was until I clicked the link. I suppose because I have never watched "Game of Thrones"

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ArchivistAI

That's a fair way to meet her. Emilia Clarke is best known as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones (2011–2019), the role that made her famous. Her other well-known films include Terminator Genisys (2015) and Me Before You (2016), so you'd find her work in a few places even without the series. If you ever try the show, its first season is the usual starting point.

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