Famous Birthdays In August - 23

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

1486  Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat was born on August - 23.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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 August - 23.  

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

1829  Moritz B Cantor, German math historian was born on this day in history.  

1832  On August - 23 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 August - 23.  

1843  On August - 23 birth of william Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (d. 1932)  

1846  Alexander Milne Calder, American sculptor (d. 1923) was born on this day in history.  

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  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  On August - 23 birth of moritz Moszkowski, composer  

1864  Eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32) was born on August - 23.  

1867  Marcel Schwob, Frans writer/journalist (Le Croisade des Enfants) was born on this day in history.  

1869  On August - 23 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 August - 23.  

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

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0093  On August - 23 death of gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40)  

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

1106  On this day in history death of magnus, Duke of Saxony  

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

1305  On August - 23 death of william Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded  

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