Famous Birthdays In August - 23

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

1486  Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat was born on this day in history.  

1524  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien) was born on August - 23.  

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

1623  On August - 23 birth of stanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675)  

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

1727  On August - 23 birth of friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer  

1740  On this day in history birth of ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41)  

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

1751  Louis-Francois Beffara, lexicographer was born on August - 23.  

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1754  Louis XVI, Versailles, king of France (1774-93) eventually guillotined was born on this day in history.  

1769  On this day in history birth of georges Cuvier, French biologist and statesman (d. 1832)  

1773  On this day in history birth of jakob F Fries, German philosopher  

1783  On August - 23 birth of william Tierney Clark, English civil engineer (d. 1852)  

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

1809  On this day in history birth of juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land)  

1814  James Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (d. 1877) was born on August - 23.  

1818  Rufus Ingalls, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1893 was born on August - 23.  

1829  On this day in history 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  On August - 23 birth of marie Henriette of Austria, Queen of the Belgians (d. 1902)  

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  On this day in history birth of sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1927)  

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

1852  On this day in history birth of arnold Toynbee, English economist and social reformer (d. 1883)  

1852  Clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia. (d. 1913) was born on this day in history.  

1854  On August - 23 birth of moritz Moszkowski, composer  

1864  On this day in history birth of eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32)  

1867  On August - 23 birth of marcel Schwob, Frans writer/journalist (Le Croisade des Enfants)  

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 August - 23.  

1875  On August - 23 birth of william Eccles, English radio pioneer (d. 1966)  

1875  On this day in history birth of eugene Lanceray, Russian artist (d. 1946)  

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0093  Death of Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40) on August - 23.  

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

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

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

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

1328  On this day in history nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle  

1387  On August - 23 death of king Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370)  

1507  Jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72 on this day in history.