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August 23 is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan August 2007 is the eighth month of that year It began on a Wednesday and 31 days later ended on a Friday. August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - See also August 22 2003 - August 2003 - August 24 2003 ---- In an unprecedented move the British Government submit August 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 130 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. Year 79 was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Mount Vesuvius (in Italian Monte Vesuvio and in Latin Mons Vesuvius) is an active Stratovolcano east of Naples
• 1305 - William Wallace, Scottish patriot, is executed for high treason by Edward I of England. Sir William Wallace ( Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam Uallas; c 1272 – 23 August 1305 was a Scottish Knight, Landowner, and Patriot Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307 popularly known as Longshanks, was a King of England who achieved historical fame by conquering large parts of Wales and almost
• 1328 - Battle of Cassel: French troops stop an uprising of Flemish farmers. The Battle of Cassel was fought on August 23, 1328 by Philip VI, the King of France, and first ruler of House of Valois (reigned 1328-1350 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The terms Fleming and Flemings ( Vlaming and Vlamingen in Dutch) denote respectively a person and people and the Flemings or
• 1541 - French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Jacques Cartier (December 31 1491&ndashSeptember 1 1557 was a French explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• 1555 - Calvinists are granted rights in the Netherlands. Calvinism (sometimes called the Reformed tradition, the Reformed faith, or Reformed theology) is a theological system and an approach to the The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
• 1595 - Michael the Brave confronts the Ottoman army in the Battle of Calugareni. Michael the Brave (Mihai Viteazul Vitéz Mihály 1558 - 9 August 1601) was the Prince of Wallachia (1593-1601 of Transylvania The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The Battle of Călugăreni was one of the most important battles in the history of mediaeval Romania.
• 1708 - Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Meidingu Pamheiba (1690-1751 was an emperor in Manipur in the early 18th century Manipur (mnipur in Meitei Mayek) is a state in northeastern India, making its capital in the city of
• 1775 - King George III declares that the American colonies exist in a state of open and avowed rebellion. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places
• 1784 - Western North Carolina (now eastern Tennessee) declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; it wasn’t accepted into the United States, and only lasted for four years. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The State of Franklin was an autonomous, Secessionist United States territory created not long after the end of the American Revolution, from The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1793 - French Revolution: a levée en masse was decreed by the National Convention. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Levée en masse (literally "Rise in (a Mass" is defined in Article 4 letter A paragraph 6 of the Third Geneva Convention. During the French Revolution, the National Convention or Convention, in France, comprised the Constitutional and legislative assembly
• 1799 - Napoleon leaves Egypt for France en route to seize power. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1813 - At the Battle of Grossbeeren, the Prussians under Von Bülow repulse the French army. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In the Battles of Großbeeren and neighboring Blankenfield and Sputendorf ( 23 August, 1813) an allied Prussian Swedish "Prussians" redirects here "Prussians" may also refer to citizens of the former German state of Prussia. Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow Graf von Dennewitz ( February 16, 1755 &ndash February 25, 1816) was a Prussian General This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1839 - The United Kingdom captures Hong Kong as a base as it prepares to war with Qing China. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China The ensuing 3-year conflict will later be known as the First Opium War. The First Opium War or the First Anglo-Chinese War was fought between the British East India Company and the Qing Dynasty in China from 1839
• 1864 - The Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on the Gulf of Mexico. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Union Navy is the term commonly used to describe the United States Navy and its acts during the American Civil War. Fort Morgan is an unincorporated community in unincorporated Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 The Gulf of Mexico ( Spanish: Golfo de México) is the ninth largest Body of water in the world
• 1866 - Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Austro-Prussian The Peace of Prague was a Peace treaty signed at Prague on 23 August, 1866, which ended the Austro-Prussian War.
• 1889 - First wireless message from a ship to the shore received. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light.
• 1896 - First Cry of the Philippine Revolution is made in Pugad Lawin (Quezon City), in the province of Manila. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year This article is about a late 19th-century revolution For a late 20th-century event also referred to as Philippine Revolution see People Power Revolution. Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous The City of Manila
• 1904 - The automobile tire chain is patented. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Snow chains, or tire chains, are devices which are affixed to the Tires of Vehicles to provide superior traction when driving through Snow
• 1914 - World War I: Japan declares war on Germany and bombs Qingdao, China. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• 1914 - World War I: the Battle of Mons; the British Army begins withdrawal. For the ancient Roman campaign see Battle of Mons Algidus. The Battle of Mons was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces.
• 1923 - Capt. Lowell Smith and Lt. John P. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lowell H Smith (1892— November 4 1945) was a pioneer American airman who piloted the first airplane to receive a complete mid- Air refueling Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services Richter performed the first mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours. Aerial refueling, also called air refueling, in-flight refueling ( IFR) air-to-air refueling ( AAR) or tanking, is WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1929 - Hebron Massacre: Arab attack of the Jewish community in the British Mandate of Palestine resulted in 133 Jews killed, 67 in Hebron. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hebron Massacre refers to the Mass murder of sixty-seven Jews on 23 and 24 August, 1929 in Hebron, then part of the British The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The Palestine Mandate, was a set of protocols or articles that formed a multilateral legal and administrative agreement PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Hebron ( al-Ḫalīl or al-Khalīl, Standard Hebrew: Ḥevron Tiberian Hebrew: Ḥeḇrôn is the largest city in the West Bank, located in the south
• 1939 - World War II: Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 In a secret addition to the pact, Baltic states, Finland, Ukraine and Poland are divided between the two nations. The Baltic states (Balti riigid Baltijas valstis Baltijos valstybės or Baltic countries are three countries in Northern Europe, all members of the Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• 1940 - World War II: The Germans start bombing London. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1942 - World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Battle of Stalingrad is a commonly used name in English sources for several large operations by Germany and its allies and Soviet forces conducted with the
• 1942 - World War II: The last cavalry charge in history takes place at Izbushensky. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cavalry charge redirects here For the football tactic see Cavalry charge (football.
• 1943 - World War II: Kharkov liberated. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kharkiv or Kharkov (Харків Харьков is the second largest city in Ukraine.
• 1944 - World War II: Marseille liberated. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ
• 1944 - World War II King Michael of Romania dismisses the pro-Nazi government of General Antonescu, who is arrested. Michael King of the Romanians, Prince of Hohenzollern (born October 25, 1921) reigned as King of the Romanians (Maiestatea Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German "Antonescu" redirects here For other persons with that surname see Antonescu (surname. Romania switches sides from the Axis to the Allies. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The Axis powers also known as the Axis alliance Axis nations Axis countries or sometimes just the Axis were those Countries In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose
• 1944 - Freckleton Air Disaster - A United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into a school in Freckleton, England killing 61 people. On 23 August, 1944, an American United States Army Air Force B-24 Liberator Heavy bomber crashed into the centre of the Village The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. Freckleton is a village on the Fylde coast in Lancashire, England, to the south of Kirkham and east of the seaside resort of Lytham St Annes England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1946 - Ordinance No. 46 of the British Military Government constitutes the German Land (state) of Schleswig-Holstein. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ordinance No 46, effective August 23, 1946 was an ordinance issued by the British Military Government in the British Zone in Germany by which Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular is the northernmost of the 16 ''Bundesländer'' in Germany. The former English name was Sleswick-Holsatia the Danish name is
• 1948 - World Council of Churches is formed. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The World Council of Churches ( WCC) is an international
• 1952 - The Arab League is formed. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Arab League ( الجامعة العربية) officially called the League of Arab States ( جامعة الدول العربية
• 1954 - First flight of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1958 - Chinese Civil War: The Second Taiwan Strait crisis begins with the People's Liberation Army's bombardment of Quemoy. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was a conflict that took place between the People's Republic of China (PRC The People's Liberation Army ( PLA) ( is the unified Military organization of all land sea and air forces of the People's Republic of China. Kinmen, ( Traditional Chinese: 金門 Simplified Chinese: 金门 Hanyu Pinyin: Jīnmén Tongyong Pinyin: Jinmén Wades-Giles
• 1962 - First live television connection between the United States and Europe, via the Telstar satellite. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Telstar was the first active Communications satellite (launched in 1962 and the first Satellite designed to transmit telephone and high-speed data communications
• 1966 - Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Lunar Orbiter 1 Robotic (unmanned Spacecraft, part of the Lunar Orbiter Program, was designed primarily to photograph smooth areas of the
• 1973 - The Intelsat communication satellite is launched. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Intelsat Ltd is the world’s largest commercial Satellite communications services provider
• 1975 - Successful Communist coup in Laos. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma
• 1977 - The Gossamer Condor wins the Kremer prize for human powered flight. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Gossamer Condor is the first successful Human-powered aircraft.
• 1979 - Soviet dancer Alexander Godunov defects to the United States. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Alexander Borisovich Godunov ( Russian: ru Александр Борисович Годунов November 28 1949 — May 18 1995) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1982 - Bachir Gemayel is elected Lebanese President amidst the raging civil war. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Bachir Gemayel ( 10 November 1947 – 14 September 1982) (also known as Sheikh Bachir Gemayel first name also spelled
• 1985 - Hans Tiedge, top counter-spy of West Germany, defects to East Germany. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Hans-Joachim Tiedge (born 24 June, 1937 in Berlin) is a former head of West Germany's counter-intelligence in the Office for the Protection of This article is a subset article of Intelligence cycle security. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state
• 1989 - Singing Revolution: two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stand on the Vilnius-Tallinn road, holding hands (Baltic Way). Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Singing Revolution is a commonly used name for events between 1987 and 1990 that led to the restoration of the independence of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Tallinn (historically known by the German, Swedish and Danish name Reval or the Polish name Rewal, among other names "Baltic Way" (also Baltic chain, Balti kett Baltijas ceļš Baltijos kelias is the event which occurred on August 23, 1989 when
• 1989 - All of Australia's 1,645 domestic airline pilots resign after the airlines threaten to fire them and sue them over a dispute. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• 1990 - Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests" (actually hostages) to try to prevent the Gulf War. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The term Western world, the West or the Occident ( Latin: occidens -sunset -west as distinct from the Orient) can have multiple meanings
• 1990 - Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union. Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1990 - West Germany and East Germany announce that they will unite on October 3. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's
• 1996 - Osama bin Laden issues message entitled 'A declaration of war against the Americans occupying the land of the two holy places. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March The United States of America —commonly referred to as the '
• 1998 - The first episode of That '70s Show was aired. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) That '70s Show is an American television sitcom that centered on the lives of a group of teenagers living in the fictional town of
• 2000 - A Gulf Air Airbus A320 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Gulf Air (طيران الخليج is the Flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region is an extension of the Manama ( Arabic: المنامة, Transliteration: Al-Manāmah) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain with
• 2000 - Nicaragua becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, is an international agreement governing Copyright Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations. This essentially deprecated the Buenos Aires Convention treaty, because as of this date, all members of the BA Convention were also signatories to Berne. In Computer software standards and documentation the term deprecation is applied to Software features that are superseded and should be avoided The Buenos Aires Convention is a Copyright Treaty signed at Buenos Aires on 1910-04-11 which provides for the mutual recognition of copyrights The Buenos Aires Convention is a Copyright Treaty signed at Buenos Aires on 1910-04-11 which provides for the mutual recognition of copyrights The city of Berne or Bern (, Berne, Berna, Romansh: Berna, Bernese German: Bärn) is the Bundesstadt ( Federal
• 2005 - TANS Peru Flight 204 crashes near Pucallpa, Peru, killing 41. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On 23 August 2005, a Peruvian jetliner Boeing 737 -200 carrying 98 people was en route from Pucallpa ( Quechua: puka hallpa "red earth" is a city in eastern Peru located on the banks of the Ucayali River, a major tributary of the Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America.
• 2006 - Natascha Kampusch, who was abducted at the age of 10, managed to escape from her captor Wolfgang Priklopil, after 8 years of captivity. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Natascha Kampusch (born 1988-02-17 in Vienna) is an Austrian Television host mostly known for her abduction at the age of 10 on March 2

Births

• 686 - Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. Events By Place Europe The Kingdom of Kent is attacked and conquered by West Saxons under Caedwalla. Charles "The Hammer" Martel (Carolus Martellus Charles "the Hammer" (ca Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his 741)
• 1486 - Sigismund von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat and historian (d. This article is about the year 741 For the 741 Integrated circuit, see Operational amplifier. Siegmund (Sigismund Freiherr von Herberstein, (or Baron Sigismund von Herberstein) ( August 23, 1486 &ndash March 28, 1566) was 1566)
• 1524 - François Hotman, French lawyer and writer (d. François Hotman ( August 23, 1524 - February 12, 1590) was a French Protestant lawyer and writer associated with the Legal 1590)
• 1623 - Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. Stanisław Lubieniecki (Stanislaus de Lubienietz also Lubiniezky or Lubyenyetsky) (b 1675)
• 1724 - Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Abraham Yates (1724 &ndash 1796 was an American lawyer and civil servant from Albany New York. 1796)
• 1741 - Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, French explorer (d. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jean François de Galaup comte de La Pérouse (23 August 1741&ndash1788? was a French Navy officer and Explorer whose expedition vanished in Oceania. 1788)
• 1754 - King Louis XVI of France (d. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Louis XVI ( 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) Louis-Auguste de France, ruled as King of France and Navarre 1793)
• 1769 - Georges Cuvier, French biologist and statesman (d. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Baron Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Cuvier ( August 23 1769 &ndash May 13, 1832) was a French naturalist 1832)
• 1783 - William Tierney Clark, English civil engineer (d. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or William Tierney Clark ( 23 August 1783 &ndash 22 September, 1852) was an English Civil engineer particularly associated with 1852)
• 1785 - Oliver Hazard Perry, U. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (August 20 1785 &ndash August 23 1819 was an officer in the United States Navy. S. naval officer (d. 1819)
• 1805 - Anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (d. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Anton Ritter von Schmerling ( August 23, 1805 &mdash May 23, 1893) Austrian Statesman, was born at Vienna, where 1893)
• 1814 - James Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (d. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Roosevelt Bayley, DD ( August 23, 1814 – October 3, 1877) was the first Bishop of Newark New Jersey, and the eighth The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. 1877)
• 1829 - Moritz Cantor, German mathematician (d. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Moritz Benedikt Cantor ( August 23, 1829 &ndash April 10, 1920) was a German historian of mathematics. 1920)
• 1836 - Marie Henriette of Austria, Queen of the Belgians (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Marie Henriette of Austria ( 23 August 1836, Buda or Pest, now Budapest, Hungary - 19 September 1902 1902)
• 1843 - William Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common William Southam ( August 23 1843 &ndash February 27 1932) was a Canadian Newspaper Publisher. 1932)
• 1846 - Alexander Milne Calder, American sculptor (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Alexander Milne Calder ( August 23, 1846 – June 4, 1923) was an American sculptor. 1923)
• 1847 - Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sarah Frances Whiting ( August 23, 1847 &ndash September 12, 1927) American Physicist and Astronomer, 1927)
• 1849 - William Ernest Henley, British poet, critic, and editor (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Ernest Henley ( August 23, 1849 &ndash July 11, 1903) was an English Poet, Critic and editor 1903)
• 1852 - Arnold Toynbee, English economist and social reformer (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year This page is about the economic historian Arnold Toynbee for the universal historian Arnold Joseph Toynbee see Arnold J 1883)
• 1852 - Clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Clímaco Calderón Reyes ( August 23, 1852 - July 19, 1913) was a Colombian lawyer Statesman and diplomat, List of Presidents of Colombia The President of Colombia (Presidente de Colombia is the Head of state and Head of government of the Republic of Colombia (d. 1913)
• 1854 - Moritz Moszkowski, Polish/German composer (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Moritz (Maurice Moszkowski ( 23 August 1854, Breslau, Prussia (now Wroclaw, Poland) - 4 March 1925 1925)
• 1864 - Eleftherios Venizelos, Prime Minister of Greece (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Eleftherios Venizelos (full name Elefthérios Kyriákou Venizélos, Greek: Ελευθέριος Κυριάκου Βενιζέλος ( Mournies The Prime Minister of Greece ( Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδος) is the Head of government of the Hellenic Republic and the leader of 1936)
• 1868 - Edgar Lee Masters, American author (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Edgar Lee Masters ( Garnett, Kansas, August 23, 1868 - Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1950 1950)
• 1875 - William Eccles, English radio pioneer (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Henry Eccles ( August 23 1875 - April 29 1966) was a British Physicist and a pioneer in the development of radio 1966)
• 1875 - Eugene Lanceray, Russian artist (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Yevgeny Yevgenievich Lanceray, also spelled Lansere ( 23 August 1875 – 13 September 1946) was a Russian graphic artist 1946)
• 1880 - Alexander Grin, Russian writer (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Alexander Grin (Александр Грин August 23, 1880 – July 8, 1932) was a Russian writer notable for his romantic novels and 1932)
• 1883 - Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV, U. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jonathan Mayhew "Skinny" Wainwright IV (August 23 1883 &ndash September 2 1953 was a career American army officer and the commander of Allied forces S. general (d. 1953)
• 1884 - Will Cuppy, American humorist (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year William Jacob "Will" Cuppy ( August 23 1884 – September 19 1949) was an American Humorist and literary critic 1949)
• 1884 - Ogden L. Mills, U. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ogden Livingston Mills Jr ( August 23, 1884 &ndash October 11, 1937) was an American businessman and politician S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1927-1932 (d. 1937)
• 1900 - Ernst Krenek, Austrian-born composer (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Ernst Krenek ( August 23 1900 &ndash December 22 1991) was an Austrian born (and from 1945 an American) Composer 1991)
• 1900 - Malvina Reynolds, American folk singer/songwriter (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Malvina Reynolds (born as Malvina Milder on August 23, 1900, died March 17, 1978) was an American folk / Blues 1978)
• 1901 - John Sherman Cooper, U. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting John Sherman Cooper (August 23 1901 – February 21 1991 was a liberal Republican United States Senator from Kentucky who served a total of S. Senator from Kentucky (d. 1991)
• 1903 - William Primrose, Scottish violist (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting William Primrose CBE ( August 23, 1904 - May 1, 1982) was a Scottish violist and teacher probably the best 1982)
• 1905 - Constant Lambert, British composer (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Leonard Constant Lambert ( August 23, 1905 &ndash August 21, 1951) was a British composer and conductor. 1951)
• 1908 - Hannah Frank, Scottish Artist and Sculptor
• 1910 - Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Hannah Frank (born August 23, 1908) is an artist and sculptor from Glasgow Scotland. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Giuseppe "Peppino" Meazza (23 August 1910–21 August 1979 also known as il "Balilla" Peppin and sometimes Pepp was an Italian footballer playing mainly for 1979)
• 1911 - Birger Ruud, Norwegian athlete (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Birger Ruud ( August 23, 1911 – June 13, 1998) was a Norwegian Ski jumper. 1998)
• 1912 - Gene Kelly, American dancer and actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Eugene Curran “Gene” Kelly ( August 23, &ndash February 2,) was an American Dancer, Actor, Singer, director 1996)
• 1917 - Tex Williams, American singer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Tex Williams (born Sollie Paul Williams) August 23, 1917 &ndash October 11, 1985) was an American Western swing musician 1985)
• 1919 - Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Russian mathematician (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin ( Russian Владимир Абрамович Рохлин) ( August 23[[ 919]] - December 3[[ 984]] was one of the 1984)
• 1921 - Kenneth Arrow, American economist, Bank of Sweden Prize winner
• 1922 - George Kell, baseball player
• 1922 - Jean Darling, American child actress
• 1922 - Pierre Gauvreau, Quebec painter, television writer and producer
• 1923 - Edgar F. Codd, English computer scientist (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Kenneth Joseph Arrow (born August 23, 1921) is an American Economist and joint winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. George Clyde Kell (born August 23, 1922 in Swifton Arkansas) is a baseball Hall of Fame Third baseman who played for the Philadelphia Athletics Jean Darling (b August 23, 1922, Santa Monica California) is a former American Child actress who was a regular in the Pierre Gauvreau (born 23 August 1922 in Montreal) is a Québécois painter who has also worked in film and television productions Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd ( August 23, 1923 – April 18, 2003) was a British computer scientist who while working 2003)
• 1924 - Ephraim Kishon, Israeli writer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ( אפרים קישון, August 23, 1924 &ndash January 29, 2005) was an Israeli Writer, satirist 2005)
• 1924 - Robert Solow, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1925 - Robert Mulligan, American movie and television director
• 1926 - Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist, (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Merton Solow (born August 23 1924 is an American Economist particularly known for his work on the theory of Economic growth. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Mulligan (born August 23, 1925 in The Bronx, New York) is an American film and television director Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clifford James Geertz ( August 23 1926, San Francisco – October 30 2006, Philadelphia) was an American 2006)
• 1927 - Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator
• 1928 - Marian Seldes, American actress
• 1929 - Vera Miles, American actress
• 1930 - Michel Rocard, Prime Minister of France
• 1931 - Hamilton O. Smith, American microbiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1932 - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dick Bruna (b August 23, 1927, Utrecht, The Netherlands) is an author artist illustrator and Graphic designer. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marian Hall Seldes (born August 23, 1928) is an American award-winning stage, Film, Radio, and Television actress Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vera Miles (born Vera June Ralston; August 23, 1929) is an American actress known from such classic films as The Searchers Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michel Rocard (born 23 August 1930 is a French politician, member of the Socialist Party (PS The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hamilton Othanel Smith (born August 23, 1931) is an American Microbiologist and Nobel laureate The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Houari Boumédienne (original name Mohamed Ben Brahim Boukharouba) ( August 23, 1932 – December 27, 1978) (هواري بومدين The President is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Algerian armed forces 1978)
• 1932 - Mark Russell, American comedian, musician, and political commentator
• 1933 - Robert Curl, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1933 - Pete Wilson, Governor of California
• 1934 - Barbara Eden, American actress and singer
• 1934 - Sonny Jurgensen, American football player
• 1936 - Henry Lee Lucas, American serial killer (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Mark Russell (born August 23 1932 in Buffalo New York) is an American political satirist/comedian Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Floyd Curl Jr (born August 23, 1933) the son of a Methodist Minister is an Emeritus professor of Chemistry at Rice University The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23 1933 is an American Politician from California. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barbara Eden (born Barbara Jean Morehead on August 23, 1934) is an American film and television actress and Singer who is best Christian Adolph "Sonny" Jurgensen III (born August 23, 1934) is a former American football Quarterback in the National Football Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Lee Lucas ( August 23, 1936 &ndash March 13, 2001) was an American criminal convicted of Murder and once listed 2001)
• 1943 - Nelson DeMille, American novelist
• 1944 - Antonia Novello, former United States Surgeon General
• 1946 - Keith Moon, English singer and drummer (The Who) (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nelson Richard DeMille (born August 23, 1943) is an American author Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Antonia Coello Novello (born Antonia Overview The Surgeon General is nominated by the US President and confirmed via majority vote by the Senate. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keith John Moon ( August 23, 1946 &ndash September 7, 1978) was the Drummer of the rock group The Who. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend 1978)
• 1947 - Willy Russell, British playwright
• 1947 - David Robb, British actor
• 1948 - Andrei Pleşu, Romanian writer, essayist
• 1948 - Daniel Ruettiger "Rudy", University of Notre Dame football legend
• 1949 - Katiana Balanika, Greek actress and singer
• 1949 - Geoff Capes, English Strongman
• 1949 - Shelley Long, American actress
• 1949 - Rick Springfield, Australian singer and actor
• 1951 - Akhmad Kadyrov, President of Chechnya (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Russell (born 23 August 1947 in Whiston Merseyside) is a British Playwright, Screenwriter, Author, David Robb (born August 23, 1947, in London England, UK) is a British Actor. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrei Gabriel Pleşu (born August 23, 1948) is a Romanian philosopher essayist journalist literary and art critic and politician Daniel Eugene "Rudy" Ruettiger (b August 23, 1948 in Joliet Illinois, United States) is a motivational speaker best known as the The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Geoffrey Lewis Capes (born 23 August 1949) is a former British and twice Commonwealth Games Shot put champion and former two-time winner of the Shelley Lee Long (born August 23, 1949) is a Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award -winning American film, stage Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorpe on August 23 1949 in Sydney) is an Australian American Songwriter Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Akhmad Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov (Ахмат Абдулхамидович Кадыров ( August 23, 1951  – May 9, 2004) also spelled 2004)
• 1951 - Queen Noor of Jordan
• 1951 - Jimi Jamison, American singer (Survivor)
• 1952 - Vicky Leandros, Greek singer and politician
• 1953 - Bobby G, British singer (Bucks Fizz)
• 1954 - Charles Busch, American director, writer, actor and drag queen
• 1956 - Andreas Floer, German mathematician (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Family and early life Noor was born Lisa Najeeb Halaby. She is the daughter of Najeeb Halaby, a former CEO of Pan-American World Airways Jimi Jamison (born Jimmy Wayne Jamison, August 23, 1951 in Mississippi) is a rock vocalist, best known as the lead singer Survivor is an American rock band formed in 1978 The band achieved its greatest success in the 1980s with its Album-oriented rock (AOR Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vicky Leandros (born as Vassiliki Papathanasiou on August 23, 1952, now legally Vassiliki von Ruffin) is a Greek singer with Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bobby G (also known as Bobby Gee) (born Robert Alan Gubby, 23 August 1953 in Epsom, Surrey) is a member of pop group Bucks Fizz are a British pop group formed in 1981 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest that year Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Charles Busch, also known by his drag character Mary Dale, (born August 23, 1954) is an American Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andreas Floer ( August 23, 1956 – May 15, 1991) was a German Mathematician who made important seminal contributions 1991)
• 1956 - Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, Norwegian politician
• 1956 - Skipp Sudduth, American actor
• 1957 - Tasos Mitropoulos, Greek footballer and politician
• 1958 - Julio Franco, Atlanta Braves, oldest regular position player in MLB history
• 1959 - George Kalovelonis, Greek tennis player
• 1960 - Rodney Alan Greenblat, American graphic artist
• 1960 - Chris Potter, Canadian actor
• 1961 - Dean DeLeo, American musician (Stone Temple Pilots)
• 1961 - Gary Mabbutt, English footballer
• 1962 - Martin Cauchon, Canadian politician
• 1963 - Hans-Henning Fastrich, German field hockey player
• 1963 - Kenny Wallace, American race car driver
• 1963 - Park Chan-wook, Korean director and screenwriter
• 1964 - Kong Hee, Singaporean, Founder and Senior Pastor of the City Harvest movement in Asia
• 1965 - Roger Avary, Canadian-born screenwriter, director, and producer
• 1966 - Rik Smits, Dutch-American basketball player
• 1968 - Chris DiMarco, American golfer
• 1969 - Keith Tyson, English artist
• 1969 - Jeremy Schaap, American sportswriter
• 1969 - Geneviève Brouillette, Quebec television and film actress
• 1970 - Jay Mohr, American actor and comedian
• 1970 - River Phoenix, American actor (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Valgerd Svarstad Haugland (born August 23, 1956 in Kvam, Hordaland) is a former Minister of Culture and Robert Lee Sudduth IV (born August 23 1956) generally known by his Stage name Skipp Sudduth, is an American theater film and Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Tasos (Anastassios Mitropoulos (Τάσος Μητρόπουλος (born August 23 1957) is a Greek politician and retired football Midfielder Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julio César Robles Franco (born August 23 1958, in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball Infielder The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Kalovelonis (born August 23, 1959 in Athens) is a former Tennis player from Greece, who represented his native country as a Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rodney Alan Greenblat (born August 23, 1960 in Daly City California) is an American Graphic artist known best in the United Chris Potter (born Christopher Jay Potter August 23 1960 in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian actor Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dean DeLeo (born August 23, 1961 in Glen Ridge New Jersey) is an American Guitarist for the rock band Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots (commonly referred to as " STP " is a Grammy Award -winning American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland Gary Mabbutt MBE (born 23 August 1961 in Bristol) is an English former professional football player Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Cauchon PC (born August 23 1962) is a Canadian politician and former Liberal Party of Canada cabinet minister Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hans-Henning Fartrich (born on August 23, 1963) is a former Field hockey player from West Germany, who won the silver medal with his team Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver who until recently drove the #78 Park Chan-wook (born August 23, 1963 in the Tanyan area of Jecheon) is a South Korean Filmmaker and Screenwriter. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Kong Hee (born August 23 1964) is the founder honorary and volunteer senior pastor of City Harvest Church in Singapore. City Harvest Church Jurong West Buildingjpg|thumb|210px|CHC Jurong West building]] City Harvest Church ( or CHC is a megachurch located in Singapore Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Roger Roberts Avary (born August 23, 1965) is a Canadian -born motion picture director, producer and Oscar -winning Screenwriter Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Rik Smits (born August 23 1966 in Eindhoven, Netherlands) is a Dutch retired professional Basketball player who Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Professional wins (7 PGA Tour wins (3 2000 SEI Pennsylvania Classic 2001 Buick Challenge Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keith Tyson (b August 23, 1969) is a British Turner Prize -winning artist Jeremy Schaap (b August 23 1969, New York City) is an American sportswriter television reporter and author Geneviève Brouillette (born August 23, 1969 in Saint-Hyacinthe Quebec) is a French Canadian Television and film Actress Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jay Mohr (born Jon Ferguson Mohr on August 23, 1970) is an American actor and Stand-up comedian. River Jude Phoenix ( August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American Film Actor. 1993)
• 1970 - Brad Mehldau, American pianist
• 1971 - Demetrio Albertini, Italian footballer
• 1971 - BoneCrusher, American rapper
• 1972 - Martin Grainger, English footballer
• 1972 - Raul Casanova, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1973 - Casey Blake, American baseball player
• 1974 - Ray Park, Scottish actor
• 1974 - Shifty, American musician (Crazy Town)
• 1974 - Benjamin Limo, Kenyan runner
• 1974 - Christian Beranek, American graphic novelist and actor
• 1975 - Eliza Carthy, English singer and fiddler
• 1975 - Jarkko Ruutu, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1976 - Scott Caan, American actor
• 1977 - Douglas Sequeira, Costa Rican footballer
• 1978 - Kobe Bryant, American basketball player
• 1978 - Julian Casablancas, American musician
• 1979 - Edgar Sosa, Mexican boxer
• 1980 - Denny Bautista, Dominican baseball player
• 1980 - Rex Grossman, American football player
• 1981 - Ozzy Lusth, American Survivor contestant
• 1981 - Stephan Loboué, Ivorian footballer
• 1981 - Carmen Luvana, American pornographic actress. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Brad Mehldau (born August 23, 1970) is an American Jazz Pianist. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Demetrio Albertini (born August 23, 1971) is an Italian former professional football Midfielder who spent most of his career with Wayne Hardnett (born August 23, 1971) better known by his Stage name Bone Crusher, is an American Rapper / Singer Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Grainger (born August 23, 1972 in Enfield, England) is a former English football player he was a defender who ended his playing Raul Casanova (born August 23, 1972 in Humacao Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball player for the New York Mets. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Raymond Park (born 23 August 1974 is a British Actor, Stunt man and Martial artist, best known for his portrayal of Darth Maul Shifty Shellshock is the Pseudonym for Seth Brooks Binzer (born August 23, 1974) a co-founder/front man of Crazy Town. Crazy Town is an Alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1995 by Bret Mazur and Seth Binzer. Benjamin Kipkoech Limo (born August 23, 1974 in Chepkongony, Uasin Gishu) is a Kenyan middle distance runner Christan Beranek (born August 23, 1974) is an American Graphic novelist actor musician and film/tv producer Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eliza Carthy (born August 23, 1975 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire) is an English folk musician known for both singing Jarkko Ruutu (born August 23 1975 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey forward for the Ottawa Senators Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scott Andrew Caan (born August 23, 1976) is an American Actor. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Douglas Sequeira Solano (born August 23, 1977) is a Costa Rican Soccer defender, who currently plays for Norwegian team Tromsø Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Kobe Bean Bryant (born) is an American All-Star Shooting guard Julian Fernando Casablancas (born August 23, 1978) is the Vocalist and Songwriter of the Alternative rock band The Strokes Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Edgar Alejandro Sosa Medina ( born August 23, 1979 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Denny M Bautista (born August 23, 1980 in Sánchez, Dominican Republic) is a Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Rex Daniel Grossman III (born August 23, 1980 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American football Quarterback for the Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth (born August 23, 1981 in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico) was a contestant on Survivor Cook Islands Survivor is an American version of the Survivor Reality television Game show based on the Swedish television Stephan Loboué (born 23 August 1981 in Pforzheim) is an Ivorian - German football goalkeeper who is currently Carmen Luvana (born August 23, 1981 in New York New York, US) is an American Pornographic actress of Puerto
• 1981 - Carlos Cuéllar, Spanish footballer
• 1982 - Natalie Coughlin, American swimmer
• 1982 - YTCracker, American musician
• 1982 - Scott Palguta, professional soccer player
• 1983 - Sun Ming Ming, Chinese basketball player
• 1984 - Glen Johnson, English footballer
• 1986 - Neil Cicierega, American cartoonist and musician
• 1987 - Nikki Gil, Filipina actress, host and singer
• 1988 - Daniel Schwaab, German footballer
• 1995 - Eliza Pineda, Filipina child actress

Deaths

• 93 - Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. Carlos Javier Cuéllar Jimenez (born 23 August 1981 in Madrid) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Premier League Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Natalie Anne Coughlin (born August 23, 1982) is an American Swimmer who has represented the United States at the Bryce Case Jr (b August 23 1982 otherwise known as YTCracker ( pronounced “whitey cracker”) is a rapper, former cracker, and Internet Scott Thomas Palguta (born August 23, 1982 in Toms River New Jersey) is a professional American Soccer player who recently completed his fourth Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Sun Ming Ming ( born August 23, 1983) is a Chinese basketball player Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Glen McLeod Cooper Johnson (born 23 August 1984 in Dartford, London is an English footballer who plays for Portsmouth in the English Premier League Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Neil Stephen Cicierega (born August 23, 1986) is an American Comedian, Filmmaker and Musician. Nikki Gil (born August 23, 1987) is a Filipina actress host and singer Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Daniel Schwaab (born August 23 1988 in Waldkirch) is a German footballer, who plays for SC Freiburg. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Eliza Pineda (born on August 23 1995 in Angeles City Pampanga Philippines is a Filipina child actress who is currently a member of ABS-CBN's elite circle of homegrown talents For roadways designated 93 see Route 93. For the novel by Victor Hugo see Ninety-Three Year 93 was a Leap year Gnaeus Julius Agricola ( June 13, 40 &ndash August 23, 93) was a Roman general responsible for much of the Roman conquest of 40)
• 634 - Abu Bakr, Arabian caliph
• 1106 - Magnus, Duke of Saxony
• 1176 - Emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. Year 40 was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Events By Place Oswald of Northumbria defeats Cadwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd in the Battle of Heavenfield and Early life Abu Bakr was born at Mecca some time in the year 573 CE, in the Banu Taym branch of the Quraysh tribe Magnus (c 1045 &ndash 23 August 1106) was the Duke of Saxony from 1072 to 1106 Emperor Rokujō (六条天皇 Rokujō-tennō) ( December 28, 1164 &ndash August 23, 1176) was the 79th emperor 1164)
• 1305 - William Wallace, Scottish patriot
• 1387 - King Olav IV of Norway (b. Sir William Wallace ( Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam Uallas; c 1272 – 23 August 1305 was a Scottish Knight, Landowner, and Patriot Oluf IV Haakonsson ( 1370 - August 23, 1387) was king of Denmark as Oluf II (1376–1387 and king of Norway as Olav IV (1380–1387 1370)
• 1507 - Jean Molinet, French writer (b. Jean Molinet (1435 &ndash August 23, 1507) was a French Poet, Chronicler, and Composer. 1435)
• 1519 - Philibert Berthelier, Swiss patriot
• 1540 - Guillaume Budé, French scholar
• 1591 - Luis Ponce de León, Spanish poet and mystic (b. Philibert Berthelier (c 1465 &ndash August 23, 1519) often known just as Berthelier, was a Swiss patriot, an uncompromising enemy This article is on the Spanish poet For information on the governor of New Spain see Luis Ponce de León (governor of New Spain. 1527)
• 1618 - Gerbrand Adriaensz Bredero, Dutch writer (b. Gerbrand Adriaensz Bredero ( March 16, 1585 - August 23, 1618 1585)
• 1628 - George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English statesman (b. George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham ( 28 August 1592 &ndash 23 August 1628) (surname ˈvɪlɚz ("villers" was the Favourite 1592)
• 1652 - John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, English royalist politician (b. John Byron 1st Baron Byron (1599-August 23 1652 was an English Royalist and supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War. 1600)
• 1706 - Colonel Edward Nott, Esq., British Crown Governor of Virginia (b. Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Colonel Edward Nott Esq (1654 - August 23, 1706) was a British Colonial Governor of Virginia. 1654)
• 1723 - Increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Increase Mather ( June 21 1639 &ndash August 23 1723) was a major figure in the early history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony 1639)
• 1806 - Charles Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Augustin de Cock (June 14 1736 Angoulême France – August 23 1806 Penis France was a French Physicist. 1736)
• 1813 - Alexander Wilson, Scottish-born ornithologist (b. Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexander Wilson ( July 6, 1766 &ndash August 23, 1813) was a Scottish-American Poet, Ornithologist, naturalist 1766)
• 1819 - Oliver Hazard Perry, American naval officer (b. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (August 20 1785 &ndash August 23 1819 was an officer in the United States Navy. 1785)
• 1853 - Alexander Calder, first mayor of Beaumont, Texas (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Alexander Calder ( 1806 - August 23, 1853) a New Yorker, became the first Mayor of Beaumont Texas, on August 8 1840 Beaumont is a city in and the County seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont&ndash Port Arthur Metropolitan 1806)
• 1867 - Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy (1796&ndash 23 August 1867) born at Marseilles, was a French satirical Poet. 1796)
• 1892 - Deodoro da Fonseca, 1^st President of Brazil (b. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Field Marshal Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca, pron. mɐnu'ɛw deo'dɔɾu da fõ'sekɐ ( August 5, 1827 - August 23, 1892 The President of Brazil is both the Head of state and Head of government of the Federative Republic of Brazil. 1827)
• 1926 - Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rudolph Valentino ( May 6, 1895 &ndash August 23, 1926) was an Italian Actor, Sex symbol, and early 1895)
• 1927 - Nicola Sacco, Italian anarchist (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ferdinando Nicola Sacco (April 22 1891 – August 23 1927 and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11 1888 – August 23 1927 were two Italian-born American laborers 1891)
• 1927 - Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ferdinando Nicola Sacco (April 22 1891 – August 23 1927 and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11 1888 – August 23 1927 were two Italian-born American laborers 1888)
• 1937 - Albert Roussel, French composer (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel ( April 5 1869 - August 23 1869)
• 1955 - Reginald Tate, British actor (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Reginald Tate (13 December 1896 &ndash 23 August 1955 was an English actor veteran of many roles on stage, in Film and on Television. 1896)
• 1960 - Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oscar Hammerstein II (ˈhæmɚstaɪn (born Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein) ( July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was 1895)
• 1962 - Walter Anderson, German folklorist (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Anderson ( Minsk, ( Belarus) October 10 1885 &ndash August 23 1962 in Kiel ( Germany) 1885)
• 1962 - Hoot Gibson, American actor (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the astronaut see Robert L Gibson. Hoot Gibson ( August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was a Rodeo champion 1892)
• 1963 - Glen Gray, American jazz musician and leader of the Casa Loma Orchestra (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glen Gray Knoblauch, better known as Glen Gray, ( June 7, 1900 &ndash August 23, 1963, Plymouth Massachusetts) was a The Casa Loma Orchestra was an American swing band active from 1927 to 1963 1900)
• 1966 - Francis X. Bushman, American actor (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Francis Xavier Bushman ( January 10, 1883 &ndash August 23, 1966) was an American film actor 1883)
• 1967 - Georges Berger, Belgian racing driver (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Georges Berger (14 September 1918 in Molenbeek Saint-Jean near Brussels – 23 August 1967 at the Nürburgring) was a Racing driver who raced a Gordini 1918)
• 1971 - The original Shamu, Sea World orca
• 1974 - Roberto Assagioli, Italian psychiatrist (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. -- 72200118193 ( talk) 0032 12 October 2008 (UTC---- Bold text [Link title]== [[ImageHeadline text]][[MediaExample Sea World is a Marine mammal park on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The Orca or Killer Whale ( Orcinus orca) less commonly Blackfish or Seawolf, is the largest species of the Oceanic dolphin family Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Roberto Assagioli ( Venice, February 27, 1888 - Capolona d' Arezzo, August 23, 1974) was an Italian 1888)
• 1982 - Stanford Moore, American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Stanford Moore ( September 4, 1913 &ndash August 23, 1982) was a U The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1913)
• 1987 - Didier Pironi, French racing car driver (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Didier Pironi ( 26 March 1952 - 23 August 1987) was a Racing driver from France. 1952)
• 1989 - Mohammed Abed Elhai, Sudanese writer and academic (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Mohammed Abed Elhai Mahm'od ( 11 January 1944 - 23 August 1989) Arabic ' محمد عبد الحي is a well known member 1944)
• 1989 - R. D. Laing, Scottish psychiatrist (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald David Laing ( 7 October 1927 – 23 August 1989 was a Scottish Psychiatrist who wrote extensively on Mental illness 1927)
• 1990 - David Rose, American composer and orchestra leader (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) David Rose ( June 15, 1910 &ndash August 23, 1990) was a British-born American Songwriter, Composer, Arranger 1910)
• 1995 - Dwayne Goettel, Canadian musician (Skinny Puppy)(b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Dwayne Rudolph Goettel ( February 1 1964 - August 23 1995) was a member of the industrial band Skinny Puppy. Skinny Puppy is an industrial band formed in Vancouver, BC, Canada in 1982. 1964)
• 1997 - John Kendrew, British molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (b. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Sir John Cowdery Kendrew ( 24 March 1917 &ndash 23 August 1997) was an English Biochemist and crystallographer The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1917)
• 1999 - Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Norman Wexler ( 6 August, 1926 – 23 August, 1999) was a screenwriter whose work included such films as Saturday Night Fever 1926)
• 1999 - James White, Northern Irish writer (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James White ( April 7, 1928 - August 23, 1999) was a prolific Northern Irish author of Science fiction Novellas short 1928)
• 2000 - John Anthony Kaiser, Roman Catholic priest (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. John Anthony Kaiser ( November 29, 1932 - August 23, 2000) was a Roman Catholic Priest who was murdered in Morendat 1932)
• 2001 - Kathleen Freeman, American actress (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Kathleen Freeman ( February 17, 1919 - August 23, 2001) was an American Film, Television, and stage 1919)
• 2001 - Peter Maas, American novelist (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Peter Maas ( June 27 1929 &ndash August 23 2001) was an American Journalist and Author. 1929)
• 2002 - Hoyt Wilhelm, American baseball player (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. James Hoyt Wilhelm ( July 26, 1922 in Huntersville North Carolina - August 23, 2002 in Sarasota Florida) was an American 1922)
• 2003 - Bobby Bonds, American baseball player and manager (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Bobby Lee Bonds ( March 15 1946 – August 23 2003) was an American Right fielder in Major League Baseball from 1946)
• 2003 - Jack Dyer, Australian rules footballer (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Raymond Dyer senior (13 November 1913 - 23 August 2003 always known as Jack Dyer, was one of the colossal figures of Australian rules football during 1913)
• 2003 - John Geoghan, American Catholic priest (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John J Geoghan ( c 1935 - August 23, 2003) was a key figure in the Roman Catholic sex abuse cases that rocked the Boston 1935)
• 2005 - Brock Peters, American actor (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brock Peters ( July 2, 1927 – August 23, 2005) was an American Actor, best known for the role in the 1962 film To Kill 1927)
• 2005 - Ninjalicious, Canadian author and urban explorer (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeff Chapman ( 19 September 1973 &ndash 23 August 2005) aka Ninjalicious, was a well-known Toronto -based urban explorer 1973)
• 2006 - Maynard Ferguson, Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader (b. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Maynard Ferguson ( May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian Jazz Trumpet player and Bandleader 1928)
• 2007 - Robert Symonds, American actor (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Robert Symonds ( December 1 1926 &ndash August 23 2007) was an American Actor. 1926)

Holidays and observances

• Roman festivals - Vulcanalia. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roman holidays generally were celebrated to worship and celebrate a certain god or mythological occurrence and consisted of religious observances various festival traditions and usually In ancient Roman religion and Hellenic neopaganism, Vulcan is the god of beneficial and hindering fire including the fire of Volcanoes He is also
• RC Saints - Saint Rose of Lima, Philip Benitius
• Romania - Liberation Day (1944). The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Saint Rose of Lima, ( April 20, 1586 – August 24, 1617) the first Catholic saint of the Americas, was born in Lima Saint Philip Benizi de Damiani (sometimes St Philip Benitius, Felipe Benicio Filip Benizi ( August 15, 1233 — August 22, 1285) was Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Liberation Day is a Day, often a Public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place similar to an Independence day.
• Swaziland - Umhlanga Day. The Kingdom of Swaziland is a country located in Southern Africa centred at approximately 26o49'S 31o38'E Umhlanga Day ( Reed Dance Day) is an annual festival in Swaziland when young women gather reeds to protect the windbreak of the Queen Mother's house
• Ukraine - Flag Day. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The Flag of Ukraine (державний прапор України translit

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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