Famous Personalities Born 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  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia) was born on this day in history.   

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  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer was born on August - 23.   

1740  On August - 23 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 August - 23.   

1751  On August - 23 birth of louis-Francois Beffara, lexicographer   

1754  On this day in history 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  Jakob F Fries, German philosopher was born on August - 23.   

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 August - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Marie Henriette of Austria, Queen of the Belgians (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history birth of william Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (d. 1932)   

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

1847  Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.   

1849  On August - 23 birth of william Ernest Henley, British poet, critic, and editor (d. 1903)   

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 August - 23.   

1854  On this day in history 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 August - 23.   

1869  Edgar Lee Masters, poet/novelist [or Sep 23] was born on this day in history.   

1869  James (Sunny Jim) Rolph, SF mayor (1912-31), MUNI backer was born on August - 23.   

1875  On this day in history birth of william Eccles, English radio pioneer (d. 1966)   

1875  Eugene Lanceray, Russian artist (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.   

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0093  On this day in history 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  Death of William Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded on August - 23.   

1328  Nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle on August - 23.   

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