Famous Birthdays In August - 23

0686  On this day in history birth of charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741)  

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

1623  On this day in history birth of stanisław 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  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 this day in history.  

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1754  On August - 23 birth of louis XVI, Versailles, king of France (1774-93) eventually guillotined  

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

1773  On August - 23 birth of jakob F Fries, German philosopher  

1783  William Tierney Clark, English civil engineer (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.  

1805  On August - 23 birth of anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (d. 1893)  

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  On August - 23 birth of rufus Ingalls, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1893  

1829  Moritz B Cantor, German math historian was born on August - 23.  

1832  On this day in history birth of alexander Chambers, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888  

1836  On this day in history birth of marie Henriette of Austria, Queen of the Belgians (d. 1902)  

1843  William Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (d. 1932) was born on this day in history.  

1846  Alexander Milne Calder, American sculptor (d. 1923) was born on August - 23.  

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 August - 23.  

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 this day in history.  

1854  Moritz Moszkowski, composer was born on August - 23.  

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

1875  On August - 23 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 this day in history.  

0634  Aboe Bekr Abd Allah, [al-Siddik], friend/successor of Mohammed, dies on August - 23.  

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

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

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

1328  On August - 23 nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle  

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

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