Famous Personalities Born 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  On August - 23 birth of francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien)   

1593  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia) was born on August - 23.   

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

1724  On August - 23 birth of abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796)   

1727  On this day in history birth of friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer   

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

1741  Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, French explorer (d. 1788) was born on this day in history.   

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

1754  On this day in history birth of louis XVI, Versailles, king of France (1774-93) eventually guillotined   

1769  Georges Cuvier, French biologist and statesman (d. 1832) was born on this day in history.   

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

1783  William Tierney Clark, English civil engineer (d. 1852) was born on August - 23.   

1805  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1829  On August - 23 birth of moritz B Cantor, German math historian   

1832  On August - 23 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 August - 23.   

1846  On this day in history birth of alexander Milne Calder, American sculptor (d. 1923)   

1847  On August - 23 birth of sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1927)   

1849  On this day in history birth of william Ernest Henley, British poet, critic, and editor (d. 1903)   

1852  On August - 23 birth of arnold Toynbee, English economist and social reformer (d. 1883)   

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

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  On August - 23 birth of james (Sunny Jim) Rolph, SF mayor (1912-31), MUNI backer   

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  Death of William Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded on this day in history.   

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

1387  Death of King Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370) on this day in history.   

1507  Jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72 on August - 23.