Famous Personalities Born In August - 23

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

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

1623  StanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 23.   

1741  On this day in history birth of jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, French explorer (d. 1788)   

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

1754  Louis XVI, Versailles, king of France (1774-93) eventually guillotined was born on August - 23.   

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

1773  Jakob F Fries, German philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1783  On this day in history birth of william Tierney Clark, English civil engineer (d. 1852)   

1805  Anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (d. 1893) was born on August - 23.   

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

1814  On this day in history birth of james Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (d. 1877)   

1818  Rufus Ingalls, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1893 was born on this day in history.   

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  William Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (d. 1932) was born on August - 23.   

1846  On August - 23 birth of alexander Milne Calder, American sculptor (d. 1923)   

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

1849  William Ernest Henley, British poet, critic, and editor (d. 1903) was born on this day in history.   

1852  Arnold Toynbee, English economist and social reformer (d. 1883) was born on this day in history.   

1852  Clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia. (d. 1913) was born on August - 23.   

1854  Moritz Moszkowski, composer was born on this day in history.   

1864  Eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32) was born on this day in history.   

1867  Marcel Schwob, Frans writer/journalist (Le Croisade des Enfants) was born on August - 23.   

1869  On this day in history birth of edgar Lee Masters, poet/novelist [or Sep 23]   

1869  James (Sunny Jim) Rolph, SF mayor (1912-31), MUNI backer was born on this day in history.   

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  On August - 23 death of gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40)   

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

1106  Death of Magnus, Duke of Saxony on this day in history.   

1176  Death of Emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164) on August - 23.   

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

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

1387  Death of King Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370) on August - 23.   

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