Historical Events In August - 23

1903  On this day in history paul J C Gabriel, Dutch water colors painter/etcher, dies at 75  

1904  On this day in history automobile tire chain patented  

1905  Leonard Constant Lambert, London England, composer (King Pest) on August - 23.  

1906  Chicago White Sox win 19th straight, beating Wash Senators on August - 23.  

1907  Pitts Howie Camnitz no-hits NY Giants, 1-0 in 5 inning game on August - 23.  

1908  On August - 23 arthur Adamov, Kislovodsk Russia, playwright (Paolo Paoli)  

1910  On August - 23 fred Clarke makes a record 4 outfield assists for Pittsburgh  

1911  British premier Asquith holds secret meeting about British strategy in case of war with Germany on August - 23.  

1911  Albert Alberts, writer/journalist (French battle) on this day in history.  

1912  On this day in history the birth of Gene Kelly, Hollywood song and dance man, also producer/director  

1912  Gene Kelly, Pitts, dancer/actor (An American in Paris, Going My Way) on this day in history.  

1913  On this day in history bob Crosby, Spokane Wa, Bing's brother, orch leader (Bob Crosby Show)  

1914  Emperor of Japan declares war on Germany on August - 23.  

1914  On August - 23 japan declares war on Germany during WWI.  

1914  -24] German troops plunder Belgium on August - 23.  

1914  Felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks on August - 23.  

1915  Czar Nicolaas II takes control of Russian Army on August - 23.  

1916  Military court of Berlin sentences Karl Liebknecht to 4 years on this day in history.  

1917  Ontario cabinet passes order-in-council allowing the city of Berlin to change its name to Kitchener, effective Sept. 1; due to wartime anti-German sentiment on this day in history.  

1917  Race riot in Houston Texas (2 blacks & 11 whites killed) on August - 23.  

1918  Guus [August CM] Hermus, Dutch actor (Jantjes, Soldaat van Oranje) on August - 23.  

1919  On this day in history "Gasoline Alley" cartoon strip premiers in Chicago Tribune  

1919  "Gasoline Alley" cartoon strip premieres in Chicago Tribune on this day in history.  

1919  James Quinn, film producer/actor (Joey, Hammett, Overlord) on this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history m R Rinehart & A Hopwood's "Bat," premieres in NYC  

1920  On this day in history aart Verstegen, ballet dancers/choreographer (Jolly Joker's Last Joke)  

1921  Sam Cook, cricketer (England slow left-armer in only Test) on August - 23.  

1922  Brian Young, Chairman (Christian Aid) on August - 23.  

1923  On August - 23 capt. Lowell Smith and Lt. John P. Richter performed the first mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours.  

1923  Humphrey Fisher, TV producer on August - 23.  

1924  On this day in history mars' closest approach to Earth since the 10th century  

1924  Mars' closest approach to Earth since 10th century on this day in history.  

1924  Denis Sargan, econometrician on this day in history.  

1925  Sulkhan Fyodorovich Tsintsadze, composer on this day in history.  

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0686  Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741) was born on this day in history.  

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

1524  On August - 23 birth of francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien)  

1593  On August - 23 birth of fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia)  

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

1724  Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796) was born on August - 23.  

1727  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer was born on August - 23.  

1740  Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41) was born on this day in history.  

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

0634  On this day in history aboe Bekr Abd Allah, [al-Siddik], friend/successor of Mohammed, dies  

1106  Death of Magnus, Duke of Saxony on August - 23.  

1176  On August - 23 death of emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164)  

1305  Death of William Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded on August - 23.  

1328  Nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle on August - 23.  

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

1507  On August - 23 jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72