Historical Events In August - 23
Friday, 03 July 2020
1708 On this day in history meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.
1711 Admiral Hovenden Walkers fleet reach St Lawrence on August - 23.
1723 Antoine Mouque, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.
1727 Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer on this day in history.
1740 Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41) on this day in history.
1751 Louis-Francois Beffara, lexicographer on August - 23.
1754 On this day in history louis XVI, Versailles, king of France (1774-93) eventually guillotined
1773 Jakob F Fries, German philosopher on this day in history.
1777 On August - 23 giuseppe Sellitto, composer, dies at 77
1784 On this day in history eastern Tennessee settlers declare their area an independent state & name it Franklin; a year later the Continental Congress rejects it
1793 On this day in history in France, the first ever national conscription introduced for unmarried men from ages 18 to 25
1796 On this day in history african Methodist Episcopal Church incorporated
1797 On this day in history emanuel Allen sold at public auction in Montreal; last slave transaction in Canada.
1799 On August - 23 napoleon leaves Egypt for France en route to seize power.
1802 Corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.
1806 On August - 23 charles Augustin de Coulomb, Fren physicist (coulometrie), dies at 70
1809 On this day in history juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land)
1813 Battle of Grossbeeren on August - 23.
1818 On August - 23 the first steamship trip is taken on Lake Erie.
1818 Rufus Ingalls, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1893 on this day in history.
1819 On this day in history oliver Hazard Perry, naval hero, dies on 34th birthday
1821 On August - 23 mexico declares independence
1825 Amos Bull, composer, dies at 81 on August - 23.
1829 Moritz B Cantor, German math historian on this day in history.
1831 On this day in history august WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70
1832 On August - 23 alexander Chambers, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888
1833 Britain abolishes slavery in colonies; 700,000 slaves freed on this day in history.
1838 On this day in history mt Holyoke Female Seminary (South Hadley, Mass) first graduating class
1838 On August - 23 mt Holyoke Female Seminary (South Hadley, Mass) 1st graduating class
1839 Hong Kong is taken by British in war with China on August - 23.
1839 British capture Hong Kong from China on August - 23.
1839 On August - 23 charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57
1850 In the Lancaster Sound NWT, HMS Assistance and HMS Intrepid find first trace of lost Franklin expedition in Lancaster Sound, at Cape Riley and Beechey Island on this day in history.
1850 1st national women's rights convention convenes in Worcester Mass on this day in history.
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