Famous Birthdays 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  On this day in history birth of stanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675)   

1724  Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.   

1727  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1769  On August - 23 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 August - 23.   

1809  Juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1829  On this day in history 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 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  On August - 23 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  On August - 23 birth of clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia. (d. 1913)   

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 August - 23.   

1867  On this day in history birth of marcel Schwob, Frans writer/journalist (Le Croisade des Enfants)   

1869  On August - 23 birth of edgar Lee Masters, poet/novelist [or Sep 23]   

1869  On this day in history birth of james (Sunny Jim) Rolph, SF mayor (1912-31), MUNI backer   

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 this day in history.   

1328  On August - 23 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  On August - 23 jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72