October 23[edit]
1091: The London tornado of 1091, the earliest and possibly strongest know tornado in the history of the British Isles, hit downtown London, killing two people.
1878: A hurricane struck North Carolina with winds of at least 100 miles per hour (160 km/h), killing at least 71.
1920: Ted Fujita, arguably the most influential severe weather researcher of all time, was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
1971: Typhoon Hester made landfall near Huế, South Vietnam (now Vietnam), killing more than 100 people.
1983: Heavy rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Octave (1983) caused record crests on several rivers in Arizona.