October 23rd was the day 146 Marines and 27 French servicemen were killed in Beirut (1983).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/23/default.stm
Well, let's see if there are any sudden loud noises....
Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action. --Auric Goldfinger in Goldfinger, by Ian L. Fleming