Famous Birthdays In August - 23

0686  On August - 23 birth of charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741)  

1486  On August - 23 birth of siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat  

1524  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien) was born on this day in history.  

1593  On this day in history birth of fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia)  

1623  StanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675) was born on August - 23.  

1724  On this day in history birth of abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796)  

1727  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer was born on this day in history.  

1740  Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41) was born on August - 23.  

1741  Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, French explorer (d. 1788) was born on August - 23.  

1751  On this day in history birth of louis-Francois Beffara, lexicographer  

1754  On August - 23 birth of louis XVI, Versailles, king of France (1774-93) eventually guillotined  

1769  On August - 23 birth of georges Cuvier, French biologist and statesman (d. 1832)  

1773  On August - 23 birth of jakob F Fries, German philosopher  

1783  William Tierney Clark, English civil engineer (d. 1852) was born on August - 23.  

1805  Anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.  

1809  Juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land) was born on August - 23.  

1814  On August - 23 birth of james Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (d. 1877)  

1818  On August - 23 birth of rufus Ingalls, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1893  

1829  On August - 23 birth of moritz B Cantor, German math historian  

1832  On this day in history birth of alexander Chambers, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888  

1836  Marie Henriette of Austria, Queen of the Belgians (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.  

1843  On this day in history birth of william Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (d. 1932)  

1846  Alexander Milne Calder, American sculptor (d. 1923) was born on August - 23.  

1847  Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.  

1849  On this day in history birth of william Ernest Henley, British poet, critic, and editor (d. 1903)  

1852  On August - 23 birth of arnold Toynbee, English economist and social reformer (d. 1883)  

1852  On this day in history birth of clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia. (d. 1913)  

1854  On this day in history birth of moritz Moszkowski, composer  

1864  On August - 23 birth of eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32)  

1867  On this day in history birth of marcel Schwob, Frans writer/journalist (Le Croisade des Enfants)  

1869  On August - 23 birth of edgar Lee Masters, poet/novelist [or Sep 23]  

1869  On this day in history birth of james (Sunny Jim) Rolph, SF mayor (1912-31), MUNI backer  

1875  William Eccles, English radio pioneer (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.  

1875  Eugene Lanceray, Russian artist (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.  

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0093  Death of Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40) on this day in history.  

0634  On August - 23 aboe Bekr Abd Allah, [al-Siddik], friend/successor of Mohammed, dies  

1106  On August - 23 death of magnus, Duke of Saxony  

1176  Death of Emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164) on this day in history.  

1305  On this day in history death of william Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded  

1328  On August - 23 nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle  

1387  On this day in history death of king Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370)  

1507  On this day in history jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72