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  On August - 23 birth of fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia)   

1623  StanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675) was born on August - 23.   

1724  On this day in history birth of abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796)   

1727  On August - 23 birth of friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer   

1740  Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41) was born on August - 23.   

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  Louis XVI, Versailles, king of France (1774-93) eventually guillotined was born on August - 23.   

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

1773  Jakob F Fries, German philosopher was born on August - 23.   

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

1805  Anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (d. 1893) was born on August - 23.   

1809  On this day in history birth of juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land)   

1814  On August - 23 birth of james Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (d. 1877)   

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 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 this day in history.   

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

1847  On this day in history 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  Arnold Toynbee, English economist and social reformer (d. 1883) was born on August - 23.   

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  On August - 23 birth of eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32)   

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

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

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

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  Death of Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40) on August - 23.   

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

1106  Death of Magnus, Duke of Saxony on August - 23.   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72